The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-14
MONEY FOR FOOD :. .
/! GBAM|ESS|l9AA$ED
Special Appropriation TO Garry
Work To End Of Biennial Pc
riod Necessary, Says Report

!. If the territorial food commission is
TO continue its activities for the re-
'main'ler of the biennial period, the i'm.
mediate appropriation Of 10000 by
the legislature at it's special asession
will beVnecessary. Another apprOpEia,
ton OF $4,000 will be asked for which
Will be used to draw upon in the event
that the coming special session enacts
laws to encourage the production : Of
tarO and other foOdstufts, wherein
cash guarantees must be given the, pro-
!duesrs!. g.. ~ o.. ,....... 49,.
"A lengthy report to the Governor,
setting forth the needs Of the commits.
sion land Urging the Governor to rec.
ammend these appropriations, was read
q unanimously adopted by the food
'commissien at Its special session yes.
terday. ,.. -.r- ao,., CO.,.
According to the report, Of the $25,.
600 appropriated by the last Legislature
FOR the carrying on of the work of the
food commission, SIS, 194.3l, has been
expended up to, April 80. It is esti.
mated that to carry on the expense of
the county agents and Ito pay the
salary of the executive officer and the
two members Of his stat, IL win be
necessary TO have a minimum appro-
priation of 10000 to carry on the pres.
emit work of the commission through
the biennial period. Unless these funds
are Immediately forthcoming, accord
ing to the report, it will be necessary
either to discontinue entirely the ex-
leeutive operations of the commission
come months prior to the close of the
biennial period, or discontinue at a
still earlier date, the county agents.
WORK Of County Aaenta it, - 0sgA.sH
\ ,It,ise,the a, belief 'of the commission
hat tha aonnty ooent ,yorL ~ tha RIO.
rest stan VET takeI toward M ltinv tbe
;slands ssaIf ,snnnortino in ,the, matter
a. food and also toward making sIc.
eassf,,l tthe efSorts Of tbe smalIer land
Lhohierr 10 prodnce and mari a. the yaTi,
nns crons !. -,
|. "A rai,ort comn;lad NV tho territorial
'food co,nmissiop ennmerating the, nc.
/ ~ ;tias, ~ The vario,s eornty !, GIANTS In
this TerritoTv, shows that, from Oetobe,
<. sIal7T M, Anr;I IA 1918 5s5o call,
nv cn6ptv agents have hear, made IN
thot nar;nd PACKAGES NJ saed amount
Inc 70 94S5 have been given away
d vbile eaIa, ware soId o.
:, Two hundred and thirty .six aOrienl
ktnraI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT we're made n
Nbicb ao61 nersons were Instructed In
nlant;rs,. Instrnctiops in ,snravinD were
g;yes; a. 1927 Jananose, Ghinesee Ha
"a an Part,Iouese and Wb;te farmer,
ma 1850 farmers of similar rnationai
t;ea = a. insbrncted in, ,barveat;ny., =,
|, Aid For faro J,rovers ! a. 49,, - Y
\, 5Radatd ~ the neeessity Of a $5O. O0(
fana y 36r X n 4 !, AZ "a ,ement az fur
] tbe,s food prodaction. ,especially staro
/ the renort avs that altbonob t6e nric.
! az MT has Iadvarced ,ranid1y. the tart
nyaIScer has, mot lbeuefited proportion
afeiy from. this. advance and to meet
fthis sitnat;on n NAV he necessary I,
|, g,,araS teetato. the Growers",a certain
I m, nriee oer. 100 ynoHnds for ,sucl
: taro ~ nav be planted. commeucips
I 49, IN cary date and Continuing for !
( two wear nefiod or for a, certain length
Of A,aa after the war, This, procedur,
.woald not have TO be taken With corr
/ w ~ re itLisgsaid -as the laws Of snppl,
and demand are nj present, taking goo
tcare, az the producer in, this respect,
7 Pish Hatehery wanted
! yRaleffte tn the "a 81 sauestiop, the re
| mort avs that the .aecessary factor,
7 In, n ,permanent and .satisfactory solu