The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-30
PRIVATE FISHING u.
RIGHTS IN HAWAII
MAY Be ABOLISHED
Food Commission viii Recon-
mend To Congress Radical
Action To Remedy Conditions
WHEATLESS DAY FOR e..
CITY is INSTITUTED
Question As To Reasonableness
Of Raise In Price Of Milk viii
Be Thoroughly Investigated


( "a recommendation TO- congress that
the private fishing rights of the Terri.
tory be abolished will be made by the
territorial food commission. At their
meeting yesterday it was decided to
appoint committee to investigate the
fishing rights with a view to presenting
their findings before congress with
recommendation that all private fishing
rights be condemned and thrown open
to the public. IN .... ...- r.. s.1,
1t was learned after the meeting that
IL il is considered necessary at the time
the report is ready, A. l.. Castle will
go to Washington to present the recon.
mendation to congress in person. The
fishing rights In Hawaii, are a survival
of the old monarehial DAYS, and there
Is nothing like them on the mainland,
so that the question Of fishing rights
| will be new matter entirely to the
national legislators.
| No delay in getting the report ready
will be encountered for lack of com
plete data as to boundaries Of the fish
ing rights, az they were fixed by Jaw
two years ago, and official maps are
now in the attorney general Office at
the Capitol. Everything is in legal
shape 80 that the matter can be pushed
through with speed g. "ar.a
win Ask For Fish Hatchery
:" This action IS by far the most radical
vet undertaken by the commission, and
shows its determination to accomplish
real results forsthe public. A federal
fish hatchery for Hawaii will be asked
! of the national body at the time the
report is presented. 1t is thought that
a hatchery would in time increase the
suppiy of FISH in the waters adjacent to
| the Islands.
The establishment of public right
to use the batting grounds, which are
all comprised in the fishing rights,
should put new face entirely on the
| fish situation here. If any sampan may
procure its own bait there will be no
! reason why there should not be an am
Iple supply of aku at all times at very
low price for deep-sea fishing. With n
plentiful supply of cheap bait there
should be more fish caught, and a large
quantity would tend to bring down the
market. At the same time the federal
fish hatchery would be keeping up the
.suPPlp-sf-aSaP.ssa fish, and also of null
let, which is always foremost in de.
mand. ~.
wheatless Day ,,.
All hotels, cafes, restaurants, and.
householders of the city are asked to
10 without white bread on Wednesday,
November 4, aud on every Wednesday
thereafter. The, use of graham, whole
wheat, and corn, breads is recommended
for that day to take the place of white
bread. The savings of this one day
alone win make noticeable difference
in the amount of white flour consumed
weekly. Hl
The reason for the raise in the price
of milk announced by the dairymen s
association is TO be investigated by the
territorial food commission during the
coming week. This was determined at
the meeting of the commission held
yesterday morning.
Richard Ivers presided at the meet
ing, the others present being A. L..
Castle, John Waterhouse, j. France
Child, A. w. Nicely, f. +. Blake, Col.
Richmond McA. Schofeld, Robbins An
derson, and Charles r. Hemenway
The milk Investigation will be taken
up during the coming week. public
hearing will be held by the food com
mission next Wednesday afternoon at
two clock in the directors room of
the II. s. p. A. in the Bank of Hawaii
building. At this meeting representa-
tives Of the dairymen : association will
be present, and their reasons for the
advance in the price Of milk will be
threshed ont.