The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-04

oGn Presenk maximum peace strength
S"'If, as IS probable, the Mexican sit
uation continues to be acute, do not
expect. that there win be any opposi-
ton to this military legislation. F" <.
within a comparatively short distance
of their objective points and can reach
same in short time.
New Lighthouse Installed
" Third. II may not be known to
you, but it is fact that the United
States lighthouse department has just
erected new lighthouse and installed
a new. light at McGregor's at consid.
, cradle expense, which, they would not
have done had there been any intina.
tion made by the harbor commissioners
that IL was their intention to dismantle
MeGregor s, Landing No such inten.
! tion in regard to McGregor's was eyer
intimated to the United States light.
house Inspector and; the first he knew
i of any such intention was when we
received notification from the board
of harbor commissioners on October S2l
last, that they would, dismantle Nc
Gregor s. Landing on or about the first
week in November, which information
we conveyed to the lighthouse in
snector. -
Wharf In Good Condition "a
7 /" Fourth. The. United States light,
house inspector has recently made q
personal inspection of the wharf at
MeGregor 3, and states that with tho
exception of some top plahking, the
wharf is in good condition and can be
put in good repair at a small cost.
| j" Fifth! In view of the fact that
If the present wharf at McGregor 3 Is
put in repair aud the new extension Of
$50 feet Is made to same (for which
the money has Just been appropriated
] by the hgislatnre), it, will. then be.
come one Of the best landings on the
Island of Maui, atawhich passengers
can be landed at night time with per
feet safety and quick despatch, the dis
mantling of McGtcgor's would seem to
be against the best interests of the
people of Maui, and their legislative
delegation, through whose efforts such
appropriation was made, and it would,
therefore, seem to he the duty of the
territorial officials of the government,
instead of dismantling McGregor s
wharf, to Immediately repair the same
and build a new extension as author,
lied by the legislature.
Wants Maui Considered
In conclusion, we respectfully re-
quest your most careful consideration
of the question hereby submitted, and
we trust that the idea Of dismantling
Gcl'regor S wharf, as. proposed by the
harbor commissioners, be abandoned,
and that the government will extend.
AZ as early date as possible, the said
wharf and put the present wharf in
good condition, thereby meeting the
wishes of the people of Maui as ex.
pressed by their Representatives in the
legislature and providing hafe and
convenient landing for all Maui pas
sengers.
Yours very respectfully,
INTER ISLAND STEAM
NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
. (Signed) By JAS. l.. MCLEAN,
Vice President.
Mr.. Mclean Cannot See II Veg.
eff there is anything In the above
letter to cause the members of the
board of harbor commissioners to feel
that they have been insulted, all / can
say is that / feel sorry for them, and
! will leave it TO the public TO judge
whether the communication is either
childish or ridiculous, as is claimed
by Commissioner Church, If he has
been reported correctly. "a
1.-The whole trouble with some of tina
m0mhers of the board Of harbor com
mIssioners Is that they are determined
to carry out their own ideas and dis,
mantle the wharf at McGregor 3, in
spite Of the fact that the Maui delega-
ton in the last Legislature waited on
Governor Pinkham and obtained his
approval for an appropriation of &c.
600 to repair and extend the wharf at
that port. b .Et5t 4{a.If.
''TO show how the people Of Maui
feel about this matter, will state,
that while on Maui the other day, one
OF the members Of the last legislature
told me that he had taken the chair
man or the harbOr commissioners to
task in regard to his attitude on the
McGregor wharf proposition, and said
he told The chairman plainly that IL
he had any fancied grievance against
the lnter.Island Company, to take il
out on the company and not attempt to
interfere with the wishes of the people
on Maui -
! THE letter to the Governor, which
] have asked YOU, Mr.. Editor, TO pub
lisb, was written at the Governor .
request after had interviewed him
as TO the intention Of the government
IN regard to McGregor's, and he as.
sgred me at the time that it was At
the request Of the Maui delegation in
the legislature that ne had agreed to
approve the appropriation asked, for
by them, II certainly seems strange,
after this, that the harbor commission.
ers should take II upon. themselves 10
put aside the wishes OF the people and
10 carry out their determination TO dis,
mantle the wharf at MedregOr's ::
]" Honolulu, June .. 1918. .
! rE." GAMES L. MCLEAN, -