Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-06-21

competent tn perform the duties VI deputy
aud there uas no difirulty IN obtniuing the
.,rytces vi such click even AZ the fumirr
Ialtr, Aud We believe that comp ieni
rlrrk apu now bs obtained for the pr,~n'
stlrry zoo Assist the Attorne, Beu"fai iod
" tno Attorney GENERAL etll devote himself
~ hi. duties. ma further legal Assistance will
w. required
ptrirrNrSr ~ trpt'nuy
m. accounts ~ me Department ~ 'he
Judiciary nfst tprcivcd the attention ~ Tie
Committee order and system prevail ~
ibi. Department. aud. with The exception NJ
ono ~ two miupr points The l"mnitt"n had
40 sufgu-tiDus ir make Ih 'ttI Cen
prepares fribl balance ~ Tho ur'i ~ each
month which he plncoa before tho Cbioi
Justice The only unusual expenditure
uihdo during the last biennial period was an
item Of 500 paid 10 tho deputy CLERK ior
services rendered during the vacancy ~ he
office uf Chiof Clark, after leo death NJ J. !.
Barnard E.q. aud the sum Of slD0 paul ior
three gowns purchased Ter the justices vi
the Court.
rur u,nsu,bs orrtcr.
Thu nroouuts of the Marshai'- q lice were
not quite MS shtisfaoiofy ~ the Committee
would desire. The ledger accounts woro not
properly posted aud balanced, and tha pfac
iicc 81 paving To infurmcr. shares ~ balls
which have been forfeited scents to have
beun adhered ~ Ia some cas"s. This
pinctic" Il improper aud should b.
discontinued the appropriation for ctim
iunl expenses II ample IT, meet such
cases. Tho system II paying all fines
aud pcntlties into the Treasury, aud mete-
ing rewards to nfOrmerr aud other criminal
expense. from the appropriate fund, should
ba strictly maintained. The system Of 70
ports rendered by the several -hrrtis ap-
prared 10 be good, aud carefully observed.
The arc.uut- Of the Oahu Prison showed
/ IN amount ~ uucoloctrd bills for labor ~
pii4nners due March ~, 1881. vi $3.50 rs
( nj which, 2,4iO 10 was for labor Ut the
! Palace, sii6 81 on Coronation accounts, aud
/ the balance on sundry accounts. The Mar
! slal sta Tod that h. had been able to collect
I those amounts, aud 10y the alvicc OF the
Minister of Interior, had placed them 10 the
, hands VI the Attorney General bat nothing
! had been done with them.
orricE or 0ovuHSon or OAHr.
No accounts appear 10 be kept in this
/ office except the expenditure for tho mill
tary, which accounts came under tie Depart
msnt ~ Foreign Affairs cheek book was
found, from which drafts requiring the ,ig
I nature ~ Tie Governor u Oahu WIS draws.
The Committee Obscryod that ia more than
one instance part payment ia advance. On
account Of commissions, had been made to
nssc-,or- before the taN-cOllccturs had rcii-
lored their reports. This seemed Ia the
Commit" 10 DE improper.
Inf noARD oF upUcArtoN.
The aononnts uf the Board II Education
are kept in clear and comprehensive
manner the balances were correct, and The
yonchcrs ~ order. An inyestigatlon Of the
expenditure, for the period showed that one
~ tho statements NJ the President Of ia.
Bnard IN hia Official report was misleading.
The sta tcmeni iA Thus IL viii be seeu
that there remains an uusx pended halanc,
on account ui the Bureau Of Education Of
si5 IGj 02 and Of tue large sum oi 80 bUl
voice by Tia. last Assembly ior the support
4 English and Hawaiian schools, onl>
81 ,53l 80 has been expended
The fnct is that SOS, 1856 10 was expended
by the Board for that objecf during the
period. The amount Of 81 ,537 80 only wa.
taken frsm the appropriation as stated, bn
the unusual step was taken OF drawing upon
the cash general fundsl Of the Board, aud
from the rchOo-tax Of the district of Hon"
lulu tn meet the amount required Tn,
whole amount was made up ~ follnws:
Drawn upon Appropriation 80 8
Drawn from Department Funds i2,!on u
Drawn from Honolulu school TAX. ldL7a
Iott 90 q
The occasion for drawing from tne,e uu
, usual sources appearing TO be tie fact tha
the Treasury was 50 depleted that this c"nrr
, became necessary.
The Counties noted that ia June. 1903
sonu after the appointment VI the prs-un
Board. the salaries III number "f TN
teachers IN the Honolulu English schHJl
were increased, the total increase RInountin
to 81, 600 per amman. Fayortism seem .
, have been shown in the pay of teachers
+, Mr.. Hcndry, II newly appointed assistnn
..,st., ia ,1f =
4 year, while the highest salary paid to ar
4 other assistant lady teacher is 81 600; III
Q other salaries being frsm $500 to 81 ,OOu
J., Many of these assistant teachers have bee
long in the service of the board, and AT
capable and efficient
Tn. Committee would also call attcntio
e IN the amount of the bonds taken by tn
d Bo rd from school agents, Ia the case u
s. the agent Ter Wsiuku. bond for bu
?, $1,000 WAS taken, while by his account
!" Of March 81, 1884, he held IN hand
{ balance of $500 40 in cash. III
- amount of the bonds required should b
m NOR. Commensurate with the funds III til
: hands ol the agents.
m The Cominittee deem i, their duty
~ condemn the course pursued by the Boar
{ in Summarily Diminishing faithful teacher
Or aud agents f"r political reasons.
\ r. Committee recommend that ST5, U
NJ lie again appropriated for the support
vi English aud Hawaiian schools. Gpner
., aud liberal education IL one Of the create
;, safeguards oi the nation.
he BOARD OF eESEALooY.
y The appropriation Of $1,000 for Il
u. relief Of tue Board oil Genesiogy has q
been drawn from the Treasury upon wa
rants by the Munster Of the Interior, NJ