President ex rel. Queen's Hospital v. Castle

Opinion of the Court, by

Judd, C.J.; The substantial facts of this case are as follows: Thé steamer “Miike Maru” brought to this port from Japan on -the 26th June last some 1200 Japanese engaged with the .Board of Immigration under contracts to labor in these islands. The trustees of the Queen’s Hospital claimed that ■under the statutes in force, the Collector General should ■collect of the steamer the sum of one dollar for each such passenger for the benefit of the hospital. The Collector (General under written instructions from the Minister of .Finance allowed the steamer to be cleared from…