Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 405, 8 March 1892 — THE DREDGING CONTRACT. [ARTICLE]

THE DREDGING CONTRACT.

The Bulletin finds fault wilh Ka Leo and the Advertiser for not informing themselves about the coneditions of the contract for building the dredger and the same high "responsible" chatterer kindly volunteers the information, that the contractors have to run the plant for 30 days before handing <illegible> over to the government. Now, this is a very interesting piece of news, and must be received with profound respect, considering its oracular source, but who in the world ever said the contractors hadn't to do such a thing. Not Ka Leo for one; the Advertiser can answer for itself. But what Ka Leo and the public it represents would like to know. and perhaps the specially inspired organ of the Minister of Interior may be able to shed some light on the darkness, is what is to be done with the dredger after it is taken off the contractors hands. The Minister of Interior, a few months ago, called for tenders for working the dredger, but neither the Minisher of Interior nor his creature the Bulletin has ever <illegible> to let the general public know <illegible> whether there were any tenders lodged for working the dredger, if so, what were the names of the <illegible> <illegible>

tenders. Further if tenders were made whether any one of the bids has been accepted. Second if tendres were lodged, but none accepted, why were not they? Third if no tenders were lodged, would the <illegible> please tip us up the <illegible> <illegible> as to who is to be employed by the Minister of Interior to do the work. The deepening of the entrance to Honolulu Harbors is one of the most important works aflecting this country's welfare that has ever been attempted, and the public are anxious to learn and have a perfect right to know what is being done in the matter. The bar dredging is not placed in the same category with the Tantalus track, which by the way, is about the only fruits so far, of this present Min sister of the Interior's mahopian lafor during the past two year.