The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-09-22

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The above !. .-om tie Ministerial press. The
statement: referred 70 appeared in this paper.
The law contains the following section
.S--7-oy 5. sad A.;rr1ey General s-zI 10: r7@i7, any -
- : 81 I..y = as:..-s: z1r : s5ss--9si a. -
q a-:a--ey s--.a-r Is-sy l. any c.I -ct5.a 1eg=-1-a= up-a
t= sane STAKE of fc,.-r
Whatever may have been the intention Of the
Trainer of tie law. ;be legislators generally IN
dersto0d thai the Attorney General was - be
restricted 10 has o1iaal seryioe and this view OF
the c4ze i supported by the f.ct that the salary
was raised from f,r5 EousGEd in 1862 70 fir
thousand in 1S6G. f0E no other purpose than -
afford . sufficient income 70 tie incumbent With
out his f5rslkin- his official ;5r private business.
HIS duties. - laid down in the Law. are numeT-
Gus. and sufficient, # faithfully executed, =
keep one man employed al the time. In the
discussion which took place in The legislature
On The item fur q clerk for this officer, il was
stated by one Of the Ministers ,ha: his duties
under the new law would lie - oner5us, that
unless be had a clerk he could not attend 70
them properly. With this Ufcial statement. the
legislature passed tie appropriation, and yet We
have here the Ministerial organ recommending
his services - tie public. l. this honest?
We have iE years c0nJeudei tbat Govern
ment O5ceIs should mind their official business
only, and LEI outside sTecuiati5ns alone We
have done -. because We believe State interests
demand the adoption Of the rule. and not from
any desire - carp ~ Government oficsrs. Our
readers VIII bear u witness that oar structures
.-=- r--- H. -, g. cd ,ar---
We objected to Mr.. Wyllie's meddIing in the
pon6eroUs Iaualsi Plantation, and lad be fol-
lowed our advice lie nigh: Re living today.
We object - Mr.. Harris becoming involved IN 4
sugar plantation. because il i not wise for =
Crown Minister - be engaged in such . Specu-
lati5n. where much Of lis time and services.
,eh.cs are pubic PryPaty. mus; necessarily be
occupied. - the d~=t.ineuT, IN . greater q less
degree. Of Tie public interest. Il NAV Yet cls;
him his life and all he i worth. - il DID the
late Mr.. W.ll.s. The salaries Of the Ministers
were raised 70 5000 . year, foE 10 other r54S1n
than . enable ibem 10 live without engaging in
outside business. = the discre5it r rbe Nation.
What would - said If Secretary M'Culloch u
6sr;5-k = carry On . sugar - cotton plantation
while acting - Treasurer H would n5t -
main IL o5ee thirty days after il became known.
The same rule. If correct when applied 70
Crown Ministers. should apply 10 ere-v goverr-
D.a-i 2f=osr. Be be A;torney-Generl, Judge o.
clerk. For the time being, while any man holds
oEce. be ! under contract Il serve the nation,
- devote CT ms aif..,y - this tam ard t:s
sr~r!rss are -ef rs oa-l. bu; belong 70 the p
PIE, and no homes; q Ei,htu! public servant viii
ever Violate the obligation.
This has been the great fault Of our public
o5cer<-a desire 70 cheat ,he government oat Of
what Justly belongs 10 Il. And We are s5rry 70
- tas ministerial organ - anxious = Iea3 .
new. and - far . We have been abe = learn.
most worthy oEesr. INFO TIE track e Lis PRED
c~~1=- We protest a--5r-; @-- government
l=ear~ engaging IN outside business --a- lzE=s
tlme and ~rTir@ which Justly being = tie Nv
eminent.