The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-06-18

pay the balance of freight on ord
nance. The Department of Foreign
Affairs had an appropriation of
SO, 900 for purchase of ordnance,
which had been expended, and q bill
of S2,377 70 for freight remained to
be paid, and the Minister of Foreign
Affairs called for, and the Attorney
General paid, the $1,000. II ac0S q
direct transfer from one depart
mem to another, regardless Of
1oac. The total expense amounts
to S33,S11.55.
1--WE noted that higher prices
were paid for hay for the horses
than paid during the same period by
Capt. j. II. Brown, under the Board
of Health, for the horses used upon
the streets. The average price paid
by the Board of Health was $3.50
per ton Tess than tie other, and the
hay for the armed force. was bought
in much larger quantities. The whole
sum paid for hay and feed for the
horses, is sc, 6,59O.S2. 1t appears to
the Committee that there has been
either gross neqJigence or U,Jajr
dealing III the matter, Many other
items of less Importance seemed to
indicate lavish expenditure. Your
Committee are of opinion that the
force is unnecessarily expensive, and
as organized is of very little value,
and would uldrecommcndtAat no ttwther
appropriation be- made for the
| Object.
Before concluding with the At
torney Generals department, we
would again remark upon the fact
of the large and unauthorized eN-
penditures for legal services en-
| ployed by the Attorney General,
| From May IA, 1888, to December
Ia, 1888, there was no Attorney
General, and that was doubtless the
occasion of paying large fees to
lawyers not connected with the Gov
ernment; but since the present in
cumbent took the Office we fail to
see the necessity for paying S400 per
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 more than
ever before, and the criminal pro-
secutions which have required the
attention of the Attorney General
have been less than during the pre-
vious period.
The Attorney General has cetainly
had much time to devote to q
lucrative private practice.
Until the last period the clerk Of
the Attorney General has always
been q person competent to perform
the duties of deputy, and there was
no difficulty in obtaining the services
OF such clerk even at the former
salary. And we believe that a com
petent clerk can now be obtained fol
the present salary to assist the At.
torney General, and if the Attorney
General will devote himself to his
duties no further legal assistance
will be required.
DEPARTMENT OF THE JUDICIARY.
Order and system prevail in thi:
department. About the only item
deemed worthy of comment is the
expenditure of $50 for three gown;
for the Justices of the Court.
THE MARsHAL's OFFICE.
The ledger accounts were no
properly posted and balanced" Th'
practice of paying informers from
forfeited balls is adhered to, and il
improper. "The system of paying
all fines and penalties into the Treas
ury, and meeting rewards to in
formers and other criminal expense.
from the appropriate fund should b'
strictly maintained" The system
of reports by the Sheriffs is goot
and carefully observed.
The amount due the Oahu Prison
on uncollected bins for labor o,
prisoners is So, ,465, of which 50, ,44O
is for labor at the Palace; SIG OF
Coronation accounts, and the bal