The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-09-02
Commercial ADVERTISER
REPORT
,s. Chief Justice of the Sapreme Cours TO
rhe Le.i.iafure of 1888.
.nRrprrsExrArIvEs :

,,rs ,vp REPRESENTATIVES,:
I L.vs ,b.. honor 10 make known 70 YOU. i'm con-
,itv with provision OF the C"n-t tuition, fhe
- the judiciary Of rhe kingdom. with the bust
,srt lining TO that department for the years 1856
n 1857.
H.. en- rent uige who presi lei over this Dep rt-
r;,b "a much ability and success has been caiied
= this scene Of earthly iu'y. HIS pure character,
LEARNING. experience and ability, had especially
Il him for this duty, and his oss has been n source
IT 10 the nltion He has left many memorials
g. D.nartn,ent which will ALWAYS aid those who
ksoi him. You will find in the Hawaiian Reports,
.b have been published in pursuance of an appro-
tiau made at your last session. an exposition of
,inles and series of decisions especially valua-
They rebound to the credit of my distinguished
{,.cs.sor and also to my associate, Robertson who
himself given many valuable decisions, which you
find in the Reports. Judge Robertson has edited
YORK with ability and is worthy of great credit
II . report OF decisions of the highest Judicial
kunal is always liable to the people, and here it
nuch so certainly rs in any other country from
soro,xhat peculiar customs and usages which have
hsrto prevailed.
fhe Committee appointed TO prepare n complete
IA Cde will report TO the Legislative Council and
+xerv provision regarded especially necessary
This Department viii be included in said Code
Intel in the form of amendments, have regarded
unnecessary to make additional suggestions at
= time.
here Is one provision which has not been introduc-
into the Code, which is worthy of your serious
ks;ierations. [ refer to that part of our system
.h applies 10 district justices. 1t is the duty of
l. Department of Government to reduce its
- a. much a possible, consistent with its faith
ADMINISTRATION; AMI am inclined to the opinion
Il good AMI efficient system may be introduced,
which has hal "A long and successful trial in the
,aI States which will lessen the expenses of Gov
npnt TO the whole extent OF the present apprOpria
| for that service | would therefore respectfully
your attention TO a change of the law by which
e. Of the peace may be appointed. with powers
Iar 10 those vested in the district Justices The
AZ flee To be 6xei by law, will belong to them
ead Of the salary as now paid. This system i'm
the obligation upon those who cause litigation
y the expenses of il. II is your especial province
nsider the expeliency of this law. You can well
e In other countries IL works admirably, and
IN not he discontinued for any other system. L
10 substantial reason why it may not be equally
essfu among Hawaiians- Ii may be worth the
riment for should it not work well as antic-
u a change could be easily made Ii you'd
,ess be thought advisable to appoint msfe jus
If the pelce than there district justices.
nuuher could b.e left to the appointing power.
every section OF the islands would be accommoda-
Ear better than underline existing system That
chtrge will ultimately be made there can be
bt: j. for you, with your knowledge of rhe people
Of their circumstances, to judge whether the time
! arrived
kace the last session of the Legislative Council,
new prison At Honolulu has been completed and
nov occupied IL is a remely f,r the many evils
en- ex.siei in our former prison system The crimi-
las "A ~ ne fiithfully administered. but if the pun
aeut mp sell By the court virtually defeated. the
-r Of the law, which l. the reform of the criminal
the prevention OF crime by others. is also defeat
Jar present prison system l. operating faVor1i-
] trust, hOxe er. that you will personally ex-
ne the prison su1 the system, for from time TO
there nay he improvement >. On the other
nls there afe Complaints of the system pr;lcticed
Re-
sa.rts have been rsceiv Ell from the several Dis
Attorneys throughout the kingdom exhibiting
foiluSing statistics
AVAIL rom the Report of r X. Chamberlayne,
b strict Attorney tor the Sd Judicial District,
yetrs that the while number o convictions on
silud during 1856 was $50, and in 1857 WAS
You will perceive thur fr the three last years
pa sicj0ns have varied very little
ChtnberlIyue IN each of his reports for the
Two yeirs. says that in some fes Instances the
net Justices have excee.ied their jurisdiction.
i the OF which he Is infor. he Iakes
o. instruct them for the future.