Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-15
SPECIAL income
TAX TO Be urged
Legislators To Tackle
Problem Of Raising
More Money

istration measures which will be
brought before the Legislature and
which the lawmakers Of the Territory
will be urged by the Governor to pass
will be a bill providing for special
Income tax.
| Whether this measure will meet
with any very determined opposition
but there seems to be no reason why
II should. The proposed tax will be
a special tax OF per cent. upon all
incomes of $4,000 and over. Few OF
the legislators have incomes that
| you'd be affected by this measure,
and comparatively few of their con-
stituents would be affected by 1t.
L. The proposed tax is a special tax
and the measure will make no change
IN the income tax law now in effect.
The money to be raised by the new
tax will be used for the special pur-
poses of securing immigration and
for the conservation of the Territory's
natural resources.
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proposed financial measure will meet
with opposition from some OF the law
makers who are constitutionally
"agin the Government" as embodied
In the executive authority. Also the
fact that the money to be raised by
the special income tax Is to be used
for special purposes and cannot be
apportioned out by the members of
the Legislature may be a factor that
will render the bill distasteful to
some Of the elect. But II seems hard
lly probable that there will be strong
enough opposition to endanger the
lthances OF the measure.
Regarding the proposed special tax
and the necessity therefor Governor
Frear said last Saturday:
Vital Problems
1.-THE most vital problems that will
leone before the Legislature can be
grouped under the heads Of the con-
servation and development Of re-
sources. 1t is a broad subject and
the most important matter that IL In
cludes' Is the stimulation Of immigra-
= tion with view Of strengthening the
Territory with home owners and In
u dustrious workers who can supply oui
increasing labor demands.
= "As is well known, under the Fed
y eral laws the Territory cannot nov
Obtain immigrants from Europe as II
did In 1907 and the immigration from
, the Orient has practically ceased.
% determined effort is now being mad,
a. to secure new settlers from the main
a. land, but at this time we Cannot sa!
e how 1T will turn out.
wi "It the supply Of labor is not main
81 tanned the prosperity that We are nov
enjoying cannot but be checked an,
diminished. This will mean dul
10 times for the majority of people here
the small investor as well as the MAJ
X. OF large capital. 1t will mean als'
that the revenues Of the Government
IL which are already too small, will fal
re OF materially. In other words, II
e. order to maintain government expen
ditures, both Territorial and County
b. without the revenues being reduce,
In degree that will seriously crippl,
49, administration, II will be necessar.
nj tn obtain immigrants In considerably
numbers at an early date.
&c European immigration
N. THE only source that Is open to u
CO that can provide the necessary mum
bcrs is Europe, SO far as we know. T,
m obtain them will require larg
of amount OF money and We certainl
have none to spare. 1t will be nee
III essary to raise q special fund to NEE
,r this and the other necessities. Fo
instance, there is considerable to b
done in connection with the polio
of conserving the natural resource
of the Islands. We need more none
a for the all-important work of forest
ry. We need a photographic an
Typographical survey SO We can tel
more about water supplies for irriga
ton purposes, power and domesti
uses. an all-important matter in thes
Islands. A survey is needed especial
~ for preliminary reclamation work
We understand that the Federal Gov
eminent will soon make a beginnin
In this connection. there being larg
areas in the Territory that can be re
claimed and be made available TO
homestead purposes.
At present much Of the land tina
can be taken under our laws is NOR
or less inaccessible but the areas tina
can be reclaimed are in localitie
that would make them extremely val
liable when once productive.
To Aid the Farmer
There Is much need for invest
cations along the lines of protectio
from pests and plant and animal in
dustries. all matters Of great impor
lance to the small landholder an
settler. There Is another way Il
which the small producer could b
greatly benefited and that is througl
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