Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-14

three of four at a time, from a porti.
| @. What is your rate upon cattle
from Kona to Honolulu? :. 8.
/ A. $500 - "a 9-. ~ ~.l
9. Is that available to everybody?
| @. Say that a homesteader is
bringing one ..
A. There are limitations.
| q, ~ What are II the limitations n"
| O. So that If there is at least IS
in the invoice then yon may pay as
little as $3.50 II there is at least
/ rs in the invoice and the cattle are
of sufficient size then according to
the weight - what is the ordinary
weight, 600 pounds?
"A. / do not know. 500 pounds is
$500. 400 pounds is 81
@. Now, is that for all shippers?
| A. All shippers of IS head.
I q. SIS invoice? " Ss@
| A. rs head of cattle. fix
@. You never bring IS head of
cattle on one steamer?
A. We can bring 100 head on some
of the steamers.
@. Isn't the usual number 80?
A. On the mail steamers. .e
Q. Shipping 80 on the mail steam
ers, what would be the rate?
| A. $500 flat.
Same to All Shippers.
Mr. Fisher: Would that be to all
| A. Everybody the same The
cattle have to swim out to the ship
with the boats and it takes great
Ideal Of time. -.
Mr.. Ashford: Are the rates be-
tween here and the Kauai pores uni.
form or substantially so?
| A. With the exception of Hanalei
and Wainiha it is, all $3.50 ton,
that is in ton lots.
@. / was speaking of passage rates.
Has there been any reduction In the
passage rates?
A. There hasn't been any reduc-
ton I'm passage rates, but there has
been an Improvement in the accom-
modations.
Mr.. Ashford: / think that is al,
want to ask Mr.. Kennedy.
Mr.. Olson: Nothing.
Mr.. Lewis Called. -$z..@
Mr.. Fisher: Mr. Lewis: What is
lyour full name? III ...~
A. Abraham Lewis, Jr. -
@. What is your employment?
/ A. Ny present employment is Vice
j President and Manager of the Bank
Icf Hawaii, but think am called here
by virtue of the fact that in 1903,
was then an attorney at law,I re-
tceived the appointments as Chairman
of the Advisory Land Law Commits
sion.
/ @. The reason l called you is for
beth reasons, because you are now
Iconnected with the bank and because
you did have this further connection.
How long have you lived in Hawaii?
| A. IL years.
Q. And what was-have you had
all your business experience here?
i A. II you want my life history
tgraduated from the Stanford Unfyer-
sty in 1895: then took up course
LOT the study Of law in the Hastings
Law School in San Francisco and
graduated from there and received
IIny license to practice in 1897. was
Il
with a law firm in San Francisco,
which subsequently dissolved. In 1900
j came to the Territory of Hawaii and
leufered into the law office of W. o.
Smith; the next year became partner
of Mr.. W.lO. Smith and from that year
Iuntil about three years ago Tremained
a member of the firm of Smith AM
i Lewis. 1t was as a member Of such
firm that became member of the
Hand Law Commission. = =
| @. Did you come To the Islands be-
lcause YOU thought you had more OPP
Iportunity here or had you any family
here?
| A. l came to the Islands as the re-
suit of a talk with the heads of the
firm at that time and with Mr.. Smith.
Nh. Smith formerly occupied q gov
ernment rosition here and had gon
into private practice of the law and
wanted assistance. 3
Q. Now professionally have you
been identified with any particular
class of practice here?
A. Well in the Island practice here
I think a man represents all classes
of practice. had certain corporation
practice, practice carried in the Fed
eral courts, and the general advisory
! practice, representing all classes.
| O. Were you counsel to any of the
large interests here?
A. Well, l think We held retainers
for number of the large concerns
here
| Q. Sugar concerns railroad or
I what?
| A. Both sugar and steamship.
J. Q. Now at the time you were ap.