Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-09
BUSY SESSION Of
CHAMBER TRUSTEES

ADle routine WORK was disposed OF.
Several new matters were also taken
up, as, for instance, that of Consular
certificates for merchandise imported
from abroad, case having been re-
ported at which a declaration as to
the value of certain goods, made in
accordance with the Consular certifl-
cate accompanying them, had not saw
cd the importers from being fined for
making false entry.
A letter was read from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury stating that the
repairs to the revenue cutter Man
ming would probably be completed
this month, whereafter she would be
sent to Honolulu.
Arthur Berg was elected menu
Der of the Chamber.
A tentative scheme for the estab-
fishing of National Council of Com
merCe was read. II provided for
gathering at Washington of repre-
sentatives from all sections of the
country once year for the purpose
of keeping in touch with the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
Morgan stated that Governor Frear
had written about the matter, which
the Chamber would be asked to join.
1t was referred to the Committee on
Manufacture, Agriculture and Com
merce.
Representative Joseph V. Gran
wrote promising to give his support
to the Pearl Harbor appropriation
bill.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
wrote that 1t had adopted a resolu-
ton in favor of the Pearl Harbor APP
preparation. It had asked its Con-
gressmen to assist the bill, and was
confident that they would vote in IA
vor thereof.
T. Give Davies submitted state
ment of the finances of the Shippers
Wharf Committee, showing a total of
receipts for the year of $27,270.29,
and total expenditures In various
ways of $26,259.13, leaving an avail
able cash balance of s911.16. The
report was received and filed.
b. f. Dillingham; reported for his
committee in favor of the bill to
raise the pay of army and navy OFF,
GERS and men, and to include Hawaii
with the plans in which foreign SER
vice was paid. The report was adopt
ed
T. Give Davies reported for the
Committee on Commerce, Manurac-
ture and Agriculture that 1t could not
report progress in its work 'on the
matter of insurance rates, as the in
surance companies to which letters
had been sent had been very diflident
about expressing themselves and
would have to he approached again.
Morgan reported that he had ca
bled Wood about the Fort Shafter
appropriation matter and had been
advised by him that work on this was
being pushed.
T. c. Davies said he wanted to
bring before the Chamber n matter
which had come up between his firm
and the Collector of Customs in re-
gard to the valuation or sugar bags
The particulars of the matter rela-
ted to the importation of some sugar
bags from Calcutta, their value on
shipment being certified to by the
4 American Consul at Calcutta. The
goods were delayed in transit and
later Calcutta shipments caught NJ
to them, all arriving mere together
In the meanwhile the price of bag
had gone up and the Consular certin
cate for the last shipped showed q
higher figure than for the Davies
bags. Consequently the price sub
mitted for import duties by Davies a
Co. was declared too low and fals'
return.
He asked that the Chamber give IT.
aid to clear this matter up. His firm
had been fined for making fals'
entry, and 1t was matter or prin
ciplc to find out whether Consula
certificates were of any value or not
You can appeal and win" sug
gcsted j. p. Cooke, and that 1
about all, | think"
I'VE have no means OF knowing
what other people pay" said Davies
and we cannot protect ourselvc
from being fined"
The matter was finally referred T.
the Committee on Commerce, Manu-
facture and Agriculture.
Davies also said that more ware
house capacity for incoming good
, should be provided by the American
Hawaiian Co. 1t should proyid
greater space for the laying out q
freight so as to facilitate It's remoV
al. This was referred to the Harbo
and Shipping Committee.
The Chamber then went into exec
utive cession.
Those present at the meetin
were: President Jas. +. Morgan, A
n. Campbell. T. II. Petrie, w, J. Low