No. 390.
Mr. Comly
to Mr. Evarts.
Legation of
the United States,
Honolulu, September 20, 1880.
(Received October 14.)
No. 124.]Sir: In my No. 120, of July 30, 1880, I had the
honor to report, in reply to your No. 61, inclosing letter of Secretary
Sherman, requesting information as to the large importations of foreign rice
to the Hawaiian Islands, and whether sufficient precautions are taken to
prevent such rice from being reshipped to the United States as Hawaiian rice
free by treaty. In that dispatch I inclosed copies of correspondence with
the United States consul and with the Hawaiian office so far as
received.
In my No. 122, dated August 16, 1880, giving course of political events and
Hawaiian legislation affecting American interests, I had the honor to inform
the Department that an act had been passed and approved fixing a tariff of
2½ cents a pound upon all foreign rice imported into this kingdom.
Since the date of No. 122 I have a note from the Hawaiian foreign office
giving official notice of the passage and approval of this act, and
inclosing a copy of the same. In order to complete the record of my No. 120,
I transmit copy of the minister’s note and the original inclosure.
I have, &c.,
[Inclosure 1 in No. 124.]
Mr. Bush to Mr.
Comly.
Department of Foreign Affairs,
Honolulu, August 31,
1880.
Sir: In reply to your communication of July 17,
1880, relative to “the suspected evasion of customs duties on rice
fraudulently shipped as the growth and produce of the Hawaiian Islands,”
I have the honor to reply that the legislative session of 1880, which
has just closed, made provision to prevent any suspicion of fraud by
passing an act entitled “An act to impose specific duties upon rice,
paddy, and raw sugars imported into this kingdom,” approved August 14,
1880. A copy of the act is inclosed for your consideration.
It is the great object of His Majesty’s Government to observe faithfully
all treaty stipulations with the Government of the United States of
America, and to prevent any cause of apprehension.
Renewing the assurances of my highest respect and distinguished
consideration,
I have, &c.,
JNO. E. BUSH,
Minister for Foreign
Affairs ad interim.
[Inclosure in note of Mr.
Bush.]
AN ACT to impose specific duties upon rice, paddy, and raw sugars
imported into this kingdom.
Be it enacted by the King and the legislative assembly
of the Hawaiian Islands in the legislature of the kingdom
assembled:
- Section 1. There shall he levied,
collected, and paid a duty of two and a half cents per pound
upon all rice imported into this kingdom, and if the same he in
the husk, or what is commonly known as paddy, a duty of one and
a half cents per pound, and a duty of two and a half cents per
pound upon all raw sugars imported into this kingdom.
- Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws
inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.
Approved on the 14th day of August, A. D.
1880.
KALAKAUA, R.
