The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-02-21

measures adopted 70 promote the public pros
perity. That i the initiation Of some economi-
! cal system in our governmental expenditures
w have -, often alluded u this that II seems
"a waste Of space again To do 80. But until
something Is done in this particular, We cannot
hope fr = permanent relief. Government Is
squanderiug IT. tens Of thousands in exOrbitant
or useless salaries. creating distrust in IL on the
part Of it, frmest friends. And that, too, 1T a
time when it becomes a serious question how
u provide for our ways and means. The Minis
Try see it all. but = l~istleSs suppineness seems 10
possess them. and 80 long a. a monthly balance
Of S333, 80 remains in the treasury, ;. the degil
may take the hindmOsr."
We began this article with the assertion that
labor i high but the government l. doing
more than any thing else 70 keep salaries be-
yond what the Legitimate business Of the coun-
try Will warrant, and it, example operates di-
rectly toward making labor dear. Book-keepers
in mercantile houses are glad to get twelve OF If
teen hundred a year, hut the Government pays
for the saae serr'ce twenty-five hundred a year.
In other countries, government officers generally
receive less than the rates paid by mercantile
houses. This Is 50 in England and in the Uni
ted States. Why should the rule be reversed
here? Simply because the Ministry possess 80
little interest in the present and future welfare
Of the country that they do not choose To
move and determinately adhere 10 a reduction
IN the expenses. Lest We make this article
too lengthy. we will simply add here a sche-
dule Of the pay of the various colonial Off
Gers Of Victoria, V. l., u taken from the Brit
ish COloHist, and our Ministers may investigate
the matter at their leisure and make i COMPARE
son with the salaries paid here
Salaries Of The chat Of~cers.-Governor CT 200;
Chief Justice. $500 Colonial Secretary. $500; Treas
urer, 600 Attorney General, 600 Surveyor Gen
eral, eiOO. Total. e3.6O0.
STATEMENT A.-EXPENsEs OF
OF CLERKS. ETC,
Supreme Court Of CiUil yIstice.-Registrar, e250;
furniture, fittings, etc, ElOO. Total, 1850.
CO'OHiaI Secretary's Ofice.-Clerk, 1900 print
ing for all departments. 600. Total, 81 900.
Tredsury-Clerk, goo books, etc. fl25. To-
tai, E325.
.4noruey Generals Ofce-Clerk, goo ; expen-
ses incidental TO prosecutions, e3IO. Total, e51O.
LGRds and UOTbs Surveying DePartmcnD-One
Assistant Surveyor, $500, l 10. do, ESQ drawing
material, etc, e15O. Total 800.
Post OTicG-POstmaste General, goo clerk,
ESQ stationery, etc, El00 conveyance Of mail in
the colony, ESQ. Total. G6OO.
POLice.-COmmissioner Of Police. $3.50 Superin-
,endani; Sergeantsa and Consrables' se2o provisions
e75i Is clothing and bedding, e246 fuel. lights.
medical attendance. and other miscellaneous
expenses, elel los. Total e2,360 -.
Jai.-Jailors and guards, e26i provisions, e6s9
lbs clothing and bedding, e52 fuel, lights, turni-
ture, medical attendance, and other miscellaneous ex-
penSes, cl3S los. Total q, IA IS.
EccicSiasficGL-Rev Mr.. Cridge, Colonial Chap
e2OO do. do, allowance, Goo. Total. e4o0.
Harbor .uaSter's O6fcc.-iIarbor Master, $3.50
clerk ESQ boats crew, 600. Total 1850.
EiHcafioHai-PubI Scioo9s.-Mast of school
At Victoria, Ll5O do. do, at Craigfower, Ll50;
10. do. at Nanaimo, Ll5O. Total, 1850.
SheriF's OHcc-Sheriff, LOO Bailits, Occasion
Il, )LjO. Total, L2j0.