The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-30
TO NAME THREE
REPRESENTATIVES
CHAMBER OF ooMMHnoH or
smpPBRs' WHARF cohEnrrE.
TEE STANDS PAST.

For the purpose Of protecting abe
shipping and commercial interest Of
the port Of Honolulu, the chamber Of
commerce has adopted the policy Of
deyoting the shippers wharf tax
mainly to increasing tho present omer.
gency fund now under tho control Of
the shippers wharf committee. This
action was taken yesterday afternoon,
at tho regular meeting Of the chamber.
President Morgan was authorized 20
appoint three members to serve on the
shippers wharf committee and may
announce his choice Of the trio today
or tomorrow. The matter was brought
to head by the presentation of a reso.
luton by ]. P. Cooke, which was
passed unanimously as follows:
Whereas, An invitation has been ex.
tended to this chamber by the Ship.
pers Wharf Committee of Honolulu TO
appoint three representatives Of this
body who shall become members of
said committee, therefore,
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is hereby accepted and the president
of the chamber is hereby authorized TO
make such appointments as in his judy
ment may seem for the best interests
of the chamber, and
Be it Further Resolved That this
chamber recommends to its members
the continuance of the payment of the
wharfage tax as at present being
levied and collected by the said ship
pers wharf committee at least until
the converting of the next territorial
/ Legislature in 1913, and that it further
recommends that the proceeds from said
tax shall continue TO be devoted main
ly to the increasing of the present
emergency fund under the control OF
the shippers wharf comittee, for the
purpose of protecting the shipping and
commercial interests of this port.
Will Consider Resolution.
The following letter from Acting
Secretary of War Oliver, referring to
the proposed establishment of barracks
in the city limits for soldiers, was
read:
az have the honor to acknowledge
receipt of your letter of May 25, 1911,
enclosing a copy of the resolution
passed lhy the board of trustees of the
Chamber Of Commerce of Honolulu re-
ferring to the placing of a large body
of troops in the City of Honolulu.
1.-THE question of the number of
troops to be stationed near Honolulu
and of the location of the barracks
and quarters therefor is now under
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and the terms of the resolution above
referred to will be given careful con.
sideration in connection Herewith. -
Copies of the report of the Associat-
ed Chambers of Commerce, covering
the tour of its representatives to China
last year, will presently be available
here, according to the notice given in
letter to the chamber from Secretary
| Bnrks of the associated chambers at
} San Francisco.
Now Director Davies.
Phe resignation of e. II. Wodehouse
as n trustee Of the chamber was ac-
copied and Il. G. Davies elected to fiI
: the vacancy.
President Morgan announced that at
: a meeting of the trustees of the cham
: Der, held previous to the regular meet
. ing of members, he was authorized to
| send the following cablegram to the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce:
"The Honolulu Chamer of Commerce
sees no reason for Withdrawing its sup
! port from Delegate Kalanianaole 3 bill
concerning coastwise shipping laws. y
This is an answer to the cable re.
5 ceived from the San Francisco Cham
Der of Commerce on Tuesday, as fol.
lows:
t'strongly urge cooperation, try to
l induce your Delegate to congress- to
withdraw bin suspending coastwise
laws.
"'Duty is likely to be abolished on
Q sugar. Can not have free trade one
!. hand and protection other"