The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-08-15
tMan Special to The Advertiser }

| IIlIO bOHf1 or rNdC its last
ing BY the committee apnointed to in
veStigate and report on the Kuhio Bay
Mn"rl AT" that srNenty-two per cent o.
we Pers"ns hddr'Ssed ny the commit.
| TEE anu ASKED I" state their opinion
! reRArulng th' US" OF IN" wharf are MOI
| h"Wc''h'IE interested to even reply;
''aI OF 'n"Se WI" rrPhPd seventy per
| w" """''" lt"lght landed directly
rom 'ihhSPhrlh' steamers ont" ia
| 'nh'" my "nhri seventeen per C"nt
Ia'ied 10 express definite opinion,
WINE ohly thirteen per cent ar" in IA
E"r OF present arrangements.
Inc report OF the committee failed
i.o mehlon what has heretofore been
'ne prlhclPaI objection against the
wharf, viz, the alleged undertow. the
main draw back now being the lack of
proper irelRht'handlIng equipment
ho"tHrr' SINCE the "H"f OF the hawan
" "S"l'"",e" h"ll"hE 7" install tins
| 'qulP"en'' SuoJe'' 10 the same belnE
.'keh over ny the government at n
'"''r ua'e' - reported to nave been ia.
Sorao'y received by Governor Pink
n"m' In'S onJF'n"n should soon b"
overcome ana 'he "hntt h' the central
ShiPP'hg polht NJ h'l"' The report
Was dS i"iio"S:
Report Of Committee
Your committee appointed to look
iEto the status of the kuhio Bay wharf
bcgs leave to report as follows:
AFTER several meetings, one of
which was attended by {. X. Forbes,
chairman of the board Of harbor com
nissionPrs, the committee is unable to
arrive at any decision as to the safety
OF the knh'o Bay wharf Mt all times,
! 'here Delng VIDE difference of Opin.
ION between tn" board of harbOr com
hlSsloners, together with captains of
certain vessels who have used the Ku-
mo bay wharf, and some of the cap
ta,nS or other vessels running into
Hilo.
Your committee not being sure
that the mercantile interests and 9th,
ers of Hilo have ever expressed re.
quest that the transpacifc steamship
companies have their passengers and
lrelgnt landed directly on to the Ku-
hio Bay wharf from the carrying
steamers, we mailed eighty-three cir.
Guitar letters to the principal shippers
and citizens of the Island, from Pa
auilo to the Volcano House, including
Hilo COPIES of letters and list of per,
sons to whom addressed attached here.
tC), requesting an expression of their
views as to the use of the Kuhio BAY
wharf. The result in the way of re
plies has been far from satisfactory,
there being but twenty three answer.
received, which are classified as fol
lows:
How Renlies coma Tn
.Tep ronIia. -, ~ ho,,n rx,;oh,
landed d;rectIy ~ to tha Enhia a.
wharf from tho Tron.nao;G. -
;e.I steomnrs
tSix ranlies ore in fovar ~ tho nros.
emf orranGament a. for ~ tbo Iptor
Island steam Noviqa,ior Comn,nv "a
| copcarped hut ujsh u hovo az Goa
and forsi1n fro;oht 1000 d;raa.I,, o
IN th. Knbin Rev ,,;horf fran, o!,r,,
inc steamers
'Fou. rcnlies ara on.committ,I
..Tk 90 renlies Arc in fayor of tho
nresen. ,rrangemant ou around
$50 far "a wa can Ieorn tho nr;r.
cinol reoson tLat Tho rTronsnd.;Go
steamship communities baye Dot nod
use of the Kubio Rov vhorf to dota ;s
that tho fociEtios a. ~ ronid 90 -
economical handIing of fre;obt ~ III,
wharf have mot Sat baen comniotaIx
inst,iIad n ia ohv;ous .Lot ~
suoar ho;no the nrinn;nni tam 90 omt
] go1ng fraight ~ be boadiod nvar ~,
Knbfo Raw wharf that mill sncb
tina 40 10 nronar mooh;norr - Nv
stoIIad IN enahIe tb;s 20 ha ho,aI,a !,
a chean md axnadit;ops name !,
would not he to the advantaga ~ tba
Transpacifc Steamshin comnsnios r.
mako use of the Kubfo Raw wbarf
| ..It ~ the recommendation ~ the
coumittee that the HIo Roord n
| Trade request the proner anthoritie.
| to install Mt once the necessary fac;I
ties for handling sugar and FREIGHT
on the Kuhio Bay wharf and thai
the HiIo Board Of Trade also address
the bend offices of the Matson Novi.
CATION Company. the American.Hawa
| inn Steamship ComDonv and the Tovo
| KiseD Koisha rconesting that tbev
| make use of the Kuhio Raw wharf e.,
the discharginp and landing Of freight
! and passeppers at IA earIv "A date rs
nossiblc, if being the wish Of the nrin.
| cipal shippers of HiIo that their freight
| be 80 handled
Respectfully submitted,
&C G. KENN EDY Chairman
"T. GUARD
"E. +. NICHOLS