The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-18

during period and tentative preliminary plans
for such works. as well as needed public buildings have been
prepared for the of the department with this view and
as means Of assistance to YOUR honorable hov 70 aba 49,
the better decide what works should be undertaken and how
much should appropriated for them The estimates for needed
works aggregate than million and half dollars state
will be submitted such portions OF these
In this connection should remind that upwards
of three million dollars been expended public improvements
out OF loan funds since the OF territorial govern
thereby bringing the bonded Indebtedness up nearly
millions While this only about three per
values of real and personal should be taken
absolutely especially
improvements that will not produce revenue Every increase
additional annual charge on the interest
and sinking fund
- I call YOUR special attention to the Honolulu
49, ,opxs water works Early the period it became
~ ~ apparent that the time of completion
of the Nuuanu Dam and Reservoir would necessities
continued the original con-
and accordingly that contract cancelled
tract made involving less and time for completion under
which the work has proceeded in satisfactory manner bouob
with delays due unusual drought This project will
100000 The works. whole represent investment
of than SIoooooo In order obtain benefit
this large expendtuby reducing of operation prevent
ing utilizing the power which developed BY the
from the reservoir and in order furnish abo
uey pure SUPPLY recommend your careful
the questions of suppementng and sseazng the various
parts installation of electric plants for power purposes
the power for pumping wells lower
levels and thereby avoiding the maintenance
of filters, and the requirement of meters by
WAITED uopps TOP The prolonged drought and the
coNTpv resulting hardhps the omesteaders
and others in the district of Kua Maui,
forcby the question whether the Government
should not some cases provide works for domestic use
and for irrigation in districts There
principle why this should be done for people living the
country well for people living in the 1t is mainly
question of and coupled with the gov
ornamental action order the needs In district which
is likely to be comparatively tcky settled by people of
moderate who otherwise unable obtain adequate
supply of where the of obtaining
sive and the installation of works likely yield
the investment there every why the work
should be undertaken by the Government Similar may
be required small scale at Kappa and at Kalaheo the
Island of Kauai and perhaps at other places.
.ro,,1pr,rr>r or Hitherto Notwithstanding the many
TOP pTTp quremens of land for Streets roads, build
IIc ppposrs ings and other public purposes, has been
~ ~ customary not to appropriate money for OBJ
tanning such lands either by private purchase by condemnation
has been tacty understood that the Government would
obtain the land by exchange Of other lands This not
only has resulted in widespread dissatisfaction in number of in
but has often been embarrassing the Government As
rule private parties dealing with the Government prefer
changes sales and it believed that the Government might
often do better could sell the land proposed to be exchanged
and purchase the desired land with the proceeds that
general appropriation made such author
lands which otherwise might be exchanged This would make
more
open serious inherent objections.
., u,nrp It is desirable that all public lands should
ppT Tn vopxs be under department, namely, the land
department except in SO far needed for
use by other departments. Sales and leases
be made now by least three departments and patents
be issued by There is also uncertainty
whether particular piece of land under the public lands the
public works department and also whether the legislature
has authority place the of forest lands under the board of
agriculture and forestry and the status of lands acquired
by exchange bill pending Congress remedy these
Meanwhile several other Objectionable features the laws
relating lands clearly under the department of public works
may be remedied by legislative action.
IMMIGRATION
Towards close last period the board of nmgra-
countries by of voluntary contributions who
unable comply with the immigration laws returned The