The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25
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We noted that higher prices paid for hay for the
horses than was paid during the same period by Capt
j. H. Brown under the Board of HEALTH for the horses
used upon the streets The average price paid by the
Board of Health was Sl2 50 per ton less than the other
and the hay for the armed force was bought i'm much
larger quantities The whole paid for hay and feed
for the horses as shown above is 5000 So while the
feed for the horses and mules the road work of Homo
lulu for the whole period was but S3626 e. 1t appears
to the Committee that there has been either gross neg
ligence or Unfair dealing in the matter Many other
items of less Importance seemed to indicate lavish ex
penditure Your Committee are of opinion that the
force is unnecessarily expensive and organized is of
very little value and would recommend that no further
appropriation be made for the object
Before concluding with the Attorney Generals de-
partment would again remark upon the fact of the
large and unauthorized expenditures for legal services
employed by the Attorney General
From May H. 1888, to December IA, 1888 there was
no Attorney General and that doubtless the occa
sion of paying large fees to lawyers not connected with
the Government; but since the present incumbent took
the Office fail to the necessity for paying 500 Der
month for such outside help During the period the
salary for the clerk of the Attorney General has been at
the rate of $500 per year than ever before and the
criminal prosecutions which have required the attention
of the Attorney General have been less than during the
previous period.
The Attorney General has certainly had much time to
devote to a lucrative private practice
Until the last period the clerk of the Attorney General
has always been person competent to perform the
duties of deputy and there no difficulty i'm obtaining
the services of such clerk at the former salary
And we believe that competent clerk can now be OBJ
tanned for the present salary to assist the Attorney Gen.
eral and if the Attorney General will devote himself to
his duties further legal assistance will be required
DEPARTMENT OF JUDICIARY.
The accounts of the Department of the Judiciary next
received the attention of the Committee Order and
system prevail in this Department. and with the excep-
ton of two minor points, the Committee had no
suggestions to make The chief clerk prepares trial
balance the first of each month which he places be-
fore the Chief Justice The only unusual expenditures
made during the last biennial period was an item of
500 paid to the deputy clerk for services rendered dur
ing vacancy in the Office of chief clerk after the death
of J, E. Barnard Esq, and the sum of $50 paid for
three gowns purchased for the Justices of the Court
THE MARSHATs OFFICE.
The accounts of the Marshals office were not unite as
satisfactory the Committee would desire The ledger
accounts not properly posted and balanced and
the practice of paying to nformers shares Of balls which
have been forfeited to have been adhered to in
some cases This practice is improper and should be
discontinued the appropriation for criminal expenses is
ample to meet such cases. The system of paving all
fines and penalties into the Treasury and meeting re-