In re Tai Kee

OPINION OF THE COURT BT

FREAR, J

Tbis is a petition for a wilt of mandamus to compel tbe respondent, J. A. King, Minister of tbe Interior, to issue to tbe petitioner, Tai Kee, a license to keep a lodging bouse. Tbe parties and tbe lodging bouse in question are tbe same as in tbe case of Tai Kee v. Minister of the Interior, 11 Haw. 57, and tbe allegationr of tbe petition are much tbe same. In tbat case tbe respondent contended tbat tbe statute gave bim discretionary power to grant or refuse a lodging bouse license but we beld tbat tbe statute made it bis duty to grant tbe license upon tbe…