The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-03-15

REsUMNe the consideration of the APP
preparation Bill, the first item that pre-
sents itself is the army This expenditure
is not one that commends itself to. the
general public, by any means. For this
small kingdom, as was said last week. it is
not an army that is needed. it is only a
force of sufficient strength to put down
civil disorder the Hawaiian army is never
going to protect these shores from for
eign invader. Any power which meant
business in that line would be able to con
centrate force which would practically
eat up anything we might attempt to put
up against it. Indeed the matter is not
worth argument; no one does, no one can
dream of it. The only valid reason for
keeping up a military force in this country
is to have something to fall back upon IN
case of not or overt defiance of the law.
There is a necessity of having such force,
but it has already been argued in these
columns that a far better organization
than the army can fulfil what is desired.
The safety of life and property demand
liberal expenditure Now taking the ex-
| penditure in the Attorney Generals de
partment as being devoted entirely to the
maintenance of civil order, and adding to
this the vote for the army, which can only
be maintained for the same purpose, we
have the sum of S239. 500 which was voted
at the last session of the Legislature no
mean sum, but it has not been used to the
best advantage InsteadIof..being divided
1t should be concentrated If more money
Is required more should be given. An eff
ficient constabulaIy force should be organ
lied the men should be properly trained;
should have prospects of promotion and
ultimate pension before them. Into the de
tails of such scheme it will be impossible
to enter now, but such details it would not
be difficult to work ont. This move however
would necessitate thorough reorganiza-
ton, and this could only be brought about
by going to the root of the matter There
would have to be change in the present |
appointing or dismissory power to the pc
lice force. At the present time the APP
pointments are in the hands of the Gov |
errors. the dismissals in those of the /
Sherifs
Whether our next Legislature Will feel |
disposed to make an effort in this direc- |
ton remains to be seen. One member at |
least seems to favor some change of the |
sort, if the leading article in last weeks |
idoeT1iser is any criterion. the desire for |
administrative reform is certainly right.
The roads are perhaps the next matter
calling for attention. During the biennial |
period period closing March, 1882, if all |
the money has been expended. no less
sum than S2S5,000 Will have been paid un-
der this head directly for roads S175,OO0
We're voted by the last Legislature $50
600 more would he raised by taxes. to he
used in the districts where collected /
5000 were given for road damages. $4,000
for the purchase Of road stock. and $4,000
for the Pail Road The latter grant has
not been drawn upon for what i was in
tended Throwing this S}0,0o0 aside We
may roughly say that about S2n cG1 ought
TO have been expended on tn rcris in fhr
kingdom. Good roads ar q vital raoa. &,
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