The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-07-26

Lighthouse n H-a.lIr. anil T-f-- E- ~ 49, 800
on maapIo q yr Green. u- t1m va.str-gs s...
GGl 90
'.s-LLM-Hi 10000
This ten ~as srIn--i as iaeEp-l.gat al This
Road from III, % Wanna. ........ 5000
Along discussion easaei on III. i.-a. f-aI.a.
i.uaaI.
THe-dny. July 81.
Ths rules wer .1sulnleI, and a petition rad from Honolulu.
uAt pc sum - $500 BE- appropriated fr the District Judge o.
h,-l.G.n referred O. ihe Committee 90 th= Judiciary.
NT Bald~ia, from The Committe=of E-aoImeut, reported that
sT h'ss has sislei the hds o. abolish section 552 AID to
Mr knuissE, chairman q the committee on Dr. smiths
sertei IN The appropriation biI. The report vas received, and
rosi2aI-i iii the miscellaneous expenses come IL the appr9pH4-
Nr. k6aadssa, chairman q ,hs eonm:.e~ appointed 70 report
REPORT.
Your COMMITTEE BEG leave TO report that, after
having made all due inquiries, they have come 10 the
conclusion that the amount Of so, 900 be aUpro-
prIated for the expenses Of the Government Press for
the next two years., with the proviso that it shall be
the duty of the Director Of said Press to pay quar-
terly iuto the treasury all receipts OF his Office, section
AZ Of the Civil Code Notwithstanding
Furthermore, it is the opinion Of your Committee
that this House call the attention OF the Minister CT
the interior to the fact that, an officer under his de-
partment has, during the years 1853 and 1859.
expended out ofthe public funds the sum Of -, 527 43
for work which all, or the greater part Of it, he was
paid to do himself.
PoLYNEsrAS OFFICE, July 20, 1860.
SIR Your letter Of the 18th inst. has been duly
received, and | hasten to reply to the inquiries which
the Honorable House Of Representatives have done
me the honor to make, viz:
l. What il the expense Of the PoEyn,siq1 uewspaDer uer
year-that -, Of the setting, printing, paper, and 50 forth?
The workmen not being solely employed on the
journal, (PoiyHeSiaH,) and no separate time ever
having been kept, we can only estimate the expense
by calculating what would be the cost of setting,
presswOrk, and paper, for a journal similar to the
POiyHesian. Such estimate we make ut $50 per
week, or say, S4,l6O per annum-uo calculation for
. loss pf gTTun or aNfra no Iasnrs n-1rl.I - 4, -.
figures.
and z r What s, amount ;. Of mo z s do you receive sxt su from .absertOers'
The subscriptions aud sales of papers for the two
years ending March 81, 1860, were, on our books,
S1,7GJ, or say 1854 80 per annum. exclusive of
copies and bound volumes furnished 10 Government,
or by order Of the Departments, which amounted for
the two years to 1850. or say S525 per anuum.
The advertisements Tor the two years. as appears upon
the books Of the Office, were S3,75 . 81, or say
Sl,s1J 81 per aUnum, exclusive Of advertisements
for various departments Of government, amounting
for the two years to Sl,5l6 %, or say SOS "a per
annum.
, What Is the gross amount received yearly for other work
S6.372 Ga for the two years ending March 81,
1860, or say SO. 1S6 81 per annum, exclusive Of
Si,7GI 40, or say - $50 - per annum job work
done for the government.
IL should be borne in mind that the above figures
for subscription, advertisements and job work. show
the work actually done at the Office, some portions Of
which has, however, not yet been paid for, and some
may never be paid.
l. What amount q printing l. done by your press FOR each Of
the several departments OF government
See the annexed schedule. = 1866 62 for the two
years ending March 81, 1860, or say 1928 81 per
annum. Of which S2,S24 81 have been paid tor, lely-
ing an unpaid balance Of S3,Gil So. to which should
be aided the sum Of S92i for POiyHCsigHs furnished
to the House Of Representative and the departments
Of government. making in all S4,5d5 G6 as due from
the government and its various departments To this
Oilce.
s. what DO You consider As necessary Tor the next two years
directing, citing. &c, Sc-'
We give the following statement in reply:
PIr.Ha1E AMI blank paper. 1t pr-ssu, prices sass
Nc iyr- ihe Up 900 ih+ Office being '-ro Or
ta=el years 100
Incidental expense. iu-uIils gas, baa;-hir-,
F@%,fs' 'r;als:ss..,,. 1899
The occupation of the Reporters attached to the
ONCE being precArIous, | cannot offer an estimate OF
their salaries, but will provide for them rs the ueces-
sites Of the Office may require. according to the pro-
vision Of the 4l7th section Of the Civil Code.
Very respectfully submitted.
CHARLES GORDoN HoPKrSs.
Director Of the Government Press.
Nr- Tsese ia:E,l7esi a TesoIa.ign to tig IT; hat a Dis.ris;
Nr Kahu!auui introduced 4 resolution to tine eject that 500
pr yer BE- appropriated ior a srus at ialIwa. No,pkai-
On motion II Mr. piip'- resolved that $1,000 be appropriated
Tie Speaker Rad a communication from the Mobiles. giving
notice tat they had passed tn ill t, facilitate TIE punishment
SLIGHT amendment Th- hLl. a. uericl. passed.
\ Pill % regulate family names was sent from the Mobiles, as .
passed. ry that House This hail passed it, second reading, and
~a- made the business &c Friday
r. fHuHir-e- uf the Whole. Mr.. Na1ue ia the chair. the Ap-.
preparation E! came up The item q III Government Press
vas taken up. Nr. Green moved 20 abolish the newspaper, I
POiyHssi1H he thought that If the life Of the Government
depended upon the life Of such a paper, the quicker it died the
better Mr. WHiemauu made some severe remarks On the report
Nr- Green had made 81 his words on a previous occasion, and
explained them 10y saying that It had been said on good authority
that the POl HesiU had, in former times. saved the Govern
msut from destruction. and that the time might ONE again. for
which reason this paper ought 90 be- kept Up 1t "a. hazards.
Nes-rs. Dowset- k'isml, Webster AMI Kanakau opposed the
motion M'-srs. Baldwin. Mah'e AID Green advocated it, pas
SAGE. Nr Green read 40 item from a letter from the Director,
stating that the receipts ium the subscription list Of the POiy-
HssiaH amounted 70 SsS+ 80 per annum, which allows it "a circu-
lati0n ~ ab1u; H. copies After a short dehat-, the appropTia-
tion passed at $4,000. with the additional section 10 the appro-
prati1I bin, that Al. receipts Cf the office b. paid into the trea-
sury, section AZ % the Civil Code Notwithstanding.
PUHLGc IMPROVEMENTS.
Bridges on
"4 "Hl--- "-'p
on Maui. 5000
on hfAai'-. 600 - SUI
The Committee rose. and the House adjourned.