The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-10
FINED FOR MAKING
A FALSE RETURN


A matter Of importance to Honolulu
importers and matter Of principle
with r. II. Davies 4 Co. was brought
up at the meeting Of the trustees Of
the Chamber Of Commerce yesterday BY
| r. Give Davies. This was in regard
to the worth Of consular certificate
~ value on imported goods. Davies a
CO. accepted such a certificate recently
ut its face value and were fined ss5a.1o
nv Collector Stackable for making a
false return as n result. Mr. Davies
wanted the Chamber to take the mat
ter up and straighteu Il out. "
The particulars Of the mat0 related
to the importation Of some sugar bags
from Calcutta. their value on shipment
being certified to hv the American Con
sui at Calcutta. The goods were de-
laycd in transit and later Calcutta
shipments caught up 90 them. al ar
irving here together. In the mean
while the price ~ bags had gone ap
and the consular certificate for the
last shipped showed a higher figure than
for the Davies bags. Consequently the
price submitted for import duties by
Davies & Co. was declared too low and
a false return.
W. Pfotenhsuer stated that .ther
eases Of the kind had come up and r.
F. Dillingham; thought that Il was a
matter where the Chamber could take
action. On motion the matter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce,
Manufactures and Agriculture.
PEARL HARBOR IMPROVEMENT
Some very favorable communications
from Congressman and others were
read. promising support for the bills in
trodueed in the matter and giving en-
couragement that the matter viii be
favorably considered in Congress. The
Hon. Joseph V. Graft. a member OK the
Committee on Appropriations. wrote
assuring the Chamber that he had not
forgotten his visit to Pearl Harbor last
summer and promising TO support toe
appropriations asked for to improve
the harbor.
SHIPPERS WHARF COMMITTEE
REPORT.
The shippers Wharf Tax Committee
presented an annual financial report,
showing a total of receipts for the year
of s27, 27O.29, and total expenditures in
various ways of $40, 259.1S, leaving an
available cash balance Of s9li.f6. The
report was received and filed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Dillingham;, for the Committee
on Finance, reported favorahly on n
draft bill to be presented to Congress
asking that the pay of the men Of the
army and navy be increased in order
to maintain the force up to their proper
strength, the suggested increase being
from 10 10 % per cent in the different
ranks. The report also favored the e.
of a regulation placing the
troops in Hawaii on. the same footing
for payment as the troops in the Philip
pines, Cuba and Porto Rico. The re-
port was adopted and the proper repre-
sensations will be made TO those back
ing the bill and asking for the support
of the mercantile associations.
Mr.. Davies, for the Committee on
Commerce, Manufactures and Agrieul-
ture, to which had been submitted the
question Of local insurance rates, report
ed progress. He stated that the home
offices Of the various insurance com
panies addressed in regard 10 the Wake
field report on Honolulu : water sup
ply and FIRE protection systems showed
4 great deal of difidenee in stating
the facts as set forth in the
report were responsible 70. the present
-ates OF not.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Following the reading Of a number
# communications and the disposing
# a mass Of routine work the meet
ng went into executive session.