12 Jul 1901
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Newspaper
Hawaiian Gazette
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
1
Robertson and Wild ER defend against a tax dispute as three law firms prepare to engage in the case. The brief outlines a legal clash over income tax obligations with multiple firms involved in representing the defendant.
At a meeting officials discussed a pending tax dispute and a plan to file returns under protest. Treasurer Wright said a quick ruling could end extra payroll for income tax work. Attorney General busy. A G M Robertson to prepare documents. defense to be handled by Robertson & Wikier.
HON WILLIAM C WILDER DIED EARLY LAST EVENING. The city obituary notes Wilder's apoplexy death after a long illness. Officials plan night post office service with added windows and staff to handle mail from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., aiming to ease late arrivals and serve residents, including Mainland and island destinations.
A formal protest from the Chinese Consul opposes transferring $221,000 from the Immigration Trust held at First National Bank to the Territorial Treasury. The fund, raised by Chinese laborers, is to be returned to them or used only for their benefit, with risk of a legal contest over possession. The dispute involves the Territory of Hawaii and was forwarded to Minister Wu Ting Fang in Washington.
Negotiations with Gay and Robinson by Hawaiian Sucay Company will bring a second water source from Makatell stream to the plantation. The expansion will more than double current supply from the Fa napepe stream, boosting yield significantly at an estimated cost near 288,000. Preliminary work starts this morning amid reports of labor scarcity at Kahuku, with one plantation contending death for that reason and other plantations possibly following.
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