The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-05-15

f. e 30 so@ o@ e5 .,3t,, our asTisa ala ri :. and 1a. plaP RS s,t from the sGss.
tIons- We are able 70 supply ourselves With these articles Of
neece-siiy and 70 export them also % foreigu mArke.s, and
there Is no good reason Why We should depend upon others FOR
~hat sc ought - furnish for our own consumption, provided BY
ehianee TIE value Of domestic pr'daehons- should the autles on
rice and sugar be increased ten Per cent no public or phi
o1t domestic resources would to some extent be cherished and
A revision Of the list Of articles permitted to be entered free
ofdaty. in the discretion ot the Minister Of Finance, il required.
should more specifically state Is intention. and more accurately
establish the distinction between free AID dutAble merchandise
A definite legal rule on the subject would relieve the Custom
House and the Department Of Finance from much emberrass-
meut in determining questions in which the mercantile com
munity are grayely concerned.
The iTeggiari'y Of receipts into the Treasury Is often the
source Of embarrassment Payments are made ia such a man
nr as 10 create occasionally a stringency, which can only De
not To exist The means o. the Government are adequate TO all
is wants There has never been a time within the last four
years with all our necessities, when the public credit has not
been preserved But there should IL some plan devised To meet
promptly all demands Of every escrptOn-including salaries
shl Al omeiAl eoinpensanon-npoh the instant uey eooH
due, without loans, or eNpeiients 10 obtain money by eNtraordi-
interest. and FOR a hort 100. f. n n.ie of meeting the Diff
Guilty. Another mode, which has recently been suggested, is to
place the funds Of the Government in the hands Of banker,
meet tie drafts of he Treasury, in consideration OF the advan-
tases he might receive as a depostaTy- The subject Is placed
before the Legislature in the way Of suggestion, without any
expression Of opinion as TO the merits Of the plan, though 1t is
believed that II the Government can continue its present system
Of disbursements, with the aid TO be derived rom me 4GcaS,Ghai
issue Of deposit certificates, as nov practeed, the puohe inter-
Iesisi.,nr. tn sea,~e,s ,, fr rbe saSe of Convenience. are
presented in the form Of bill of appropriations, to which lis
believed no objection will be made, as there has been no inten-
ton Of interfering with the full right Of legislative discretion
public business may thereby be promoted. Some differences
from the estimates Of former years will be noticed. These have
chiefly arisen from the changes of administration proposed by
the Government for the purpose of ehecting a reduction o eN-
pendifures-
1t will be observed that the usual estimate in the Civil List
for His Royal Highness Prince Kamehameha is omitted, and
that provision is made for the compensation OF the Minister o =
the Interior. This change was made by the express direction OF
His Majesty and with the assent of His Royal Highness.
Estimates for the pay Of District Justices are not included,
for the reascn tina. it has been deemed advisable TO commend
that such officers be compensated by fees instead Of salaries.
Two Circuit Judges for Hawaii and one for Oahu can. II IS sup
posed meet III he eNigencies OF the pubNc service IN 'hose
islands, and appropriations for a greater number have therefore
been thought unnecessary. A revision of the system Of public
prosecutions, so as to abolish the office Of District Attorneys
aud create an Attorney General will he recommended, and a
salary for such oncers included in the estimates. As the
RepOrto Of the Chief Justice enters INTO a full discussion OF the ra-
add to this explanation. II they are approved by the Legislature,
considerable saving Of expenditures will be made, without
impairing the efficiency OF the administration oil justice
The suppression Of the Bureau OF Public improvements arises
from public necessity, the reasons Of which are fully explained
in the Report Of the Minister Of the Interior.
The accompanying table ." A will show n detailed statement
Of receipts into the Treasury from all sources, during the bien-
nial period ending with March 81, lS62.
Table " b" exhibits in detail the expenditures for the same
period.
Table "I- contains a detailed representation OF the various
items Of which the public debt is composed.
Table - o" shows the balances Of the appropriation Of 1850
remaining due and unpaid On the first OF April, 1857
Tie tables ." ID " and 4" e. compiled by Mr.. A. Fernandez
and Mr.. }. ;. Walker, at my request, throw much hight upon.the
commercial condition Of the country for several years past. The
latter, especially, disproves the falacy sometimes asserted, that
the increase Of duties to 10 per cent, has materially enhanced
the price Of goods To the consumer. IL will he seen that most
we mainly depend upon the United States, and that the civil war
there, and not the tariff here, is the main cause Of increased
prices
All Of which is respectfully submitted for the consideration Of
the Legislature.
MAY COP LoSG PRESERVE AND PROTECT HIS MAJESTY
D. L. GREGG.