The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-27

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nor to more than forty acres OF land
under the same ownership
President Smith, with Vice Presi-
dent Kalama in the chair, opposed the
bill on the ground that it worked
bad faith toward those VINO had tax
en- up new industries under the pro-
visions of the present law. Ii cor
porations and estates were portioning
land out to growers Of the products
mentioned it was to encourage new
industries.
Robinson defended the bill
Coelho argued that the bill would
only interfere with the working OF the
law. If corporations or other large
landowners were not paying the taxes
on the excess Of forty acres owned by
them it was up to the tax collectors
to see that they did so. He moved
that the bill be referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Moore said he would like to know
if these corporations were not eVau-
ing the law by parceling the lana out
TO contractors for cultivation of forty
il the Kona Development Co. for IN
stance was paying taxes on Its excess
of forty acres.
Baker said individuals we're not cul-
tivating 40 acres but only five acres
or So Ten acres was too much for
one man to cultivate.
Fairchilo said Baker was right in
his idea. But the large owners were
renting land in small parcels to en-
courage new industries. In the long
run the small farmer would pay the
taxes. If they made this change IN
the law the tax would ultimately fall
on the small man. The corporations
were able to look out for their own
interests. He favored reference to the
judiciary committee.
Moore failed to see where hardship
came on the man of five acres. He
did not see how the paying of taxes
by corporations on the excess of 40
acres could hurt the small man. The
corporations should be made to pay
their taxes. He moved to defer the
bill to Tuesday next to find out il
the corporations were paying their
taxes. A"T ~
Mccarthy moved to refer it to the
ways and mean committee as rep
resenting all the islands. Baker con-
scented to this.
Makellau wanted to go ahead and
dispose of the bill. In 1907 they pass
ed law to encourage people, corpor-
ations and others, to raise new pro-
ducts. Surprising one man invested
his $1,000 or his 100000 in such indus
tries in consequence of that law, TO
produce Hawaiian starch or whatever
it might be. About million dollars
he supposed had been invested in the
new industries under this law. Even
if corporations were benefited the en-
couragement would be ended in five
years. %
Mccarthy said there was no change
in the law excepting in the conclud-
ing clause, forbidding the exemption
to more than 40 acres of land under
the same ownership.
Makekau said the provision applied
only to pineapples in the previous
part of the section, while the last
clause would apply to land on which
all the articles named in the bill were
cultivated. That was where he saw
mischief in the bill, With smil,
= he said the author of the bill wa.
young in legislation.
Smith agreed with the interpreta
ton of the previous speaker.
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