The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-09
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WEDNESDAY. MAY 9. 1883.

WEDNESDAY, MAY VI 1860.
THRT Palace wall to which we made
allusion last week is capable of further
If our information was
cor-rect viz that a bid for $3.50 was not
accented. and that one for S2800 found
favor in the ewes of the executive. and
moreover If the information that the
Superintendent Of Public Works was ask
ed to estimate upon it and gave as his
opinion that Sl.800 was amply sufficient to
do the Job. how is it that the Auditor
General allows such accounts as correct.
Another pretty feature about the matter
is that the palace wall was charged to the
roads and bridges appropriation By
what species Of sophistry that unfinished
wall can be regarded as bridge we leave
to others to tell.
So THEY can't pull smoothly together
moor things. IT is very sad indeed.
Rumor haiti II that the Cabinet was with
in an ara OF dissolving itself into Its com
pononi parts last week. and there was one
Minister last Saturday who talked oil
eoIlipg his uniform. but oh no: no one
could believe that story the uniform
viii be stuck TO as long as possible. If
o,,, disr11ption comes it will have TO come
f,om without and not from within the
,,rasent holders Of office occupy their
nositions for their own and not for their
couutrv's good and their own good
consists in hanging on to Office in spite
of not pulling smoothly they will contrive
orub along The situation may be uncom-
Portable, but they all manage to tind
alleyiations.
Since writing the above we hear that
there is one member Of the cabinet who
prefers principles to place this is MIR.
Preston, the Attorney General. We are
informed that he hands in his resignation
to-day, because he entirely disapprOyes
of the King interfering in the affairs of
his Department A liquor license has
been granted to s. Nowlein. entirely
against Mr. Preston's advice. Mr.. Preston
viii have the good opinion OF every night
thinking man in the community for hay-
ing the courage TO support his OPINION.
AYp once more we have an instance Of
the valuable improvements of the pres
cnt administration A bridge has been
built at Kapaia. Kauai As TO the cost of
this valuable Improvement" report IS
for the moment silent but like the parrot
tho citizens do deal of thinking, power
of thinking in fact Well the other day.
It became necessary to cart some cane
over this bridge. When the improve
mcnt " was interviewed by the practical
manager Of the plantation it was found
too narrow for the bullock carts TO go
across and the plantation had actually TO
go to work, take up the bridge and enlarge
il at their own expensel
Who is responsible for this mismanage-
ment of public funds How is it that
important improvements, which ought to
be specially adapted for all the needs of a
district, are SO carelessly put up that they
are insufficient for what is mere ordinary
work II is perfectly absurd that bridge
should be constructed, over which it Is
impossible to take bullock carts. What
was the contract for this bridge? We
have not been informed who built it, but
the Government ought certainly to look
over the contract and see If the work has
been done according 10 agreement. II
the work has been done according to
agreement. the Minister of Interior de-
serves censure for ordering the construc
ton OF bridge without properly knowing
what is needed