The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-17

~ pay W ucputy SuViih VI hawai-,
because his position warrants It..
These delu'i,> must he eom,eteut 10
s''.nd 10 insItt - In the department
OF Justice when the sheriffs arr away
and ii is not tight to have men with
small salaries do that work, Under
the Judiciary department an sppro
priatiou has been asked for n steno-
grspher. AS there are four terms "n
Hawaii and, AS this stenographer NUT
attend sessions in chambers as well,
you will readily see how impossible II
would be for him TO attend to the
duties ~ clerk in the sheriff's ONCE.
Rep, Richards: ! see these PEOPLE
sting aruund all the time and you
'snnot make me believe that one OF
tue policeman or the people who hang
around q Z Office all the time cannot
10 'he work. Make them earn their
money Ms we have TO. You will tell
Va The policemen are needed whether
they work ar rot. | move IN strike
the item out.
Rep Rycroft agreed with previous
speaker, tut he could not expect n
$50 man 10 he there all the time
Sheriffs and DEPUTIES were absent
from Hiio more than present. We
have established port Of entry AT
kailua, but it will be hard work 10
keep vessel there al all tunes sim
ply 10 keep the deputy collector bus, /.
am as anxious to practice economy
y, Rep. Richards, but there will be
no ecou omy in cutting off this item
Rep. Richards: The point il rs |
Ia - all tra -
a port Of entry Is no reason why q
custom house should be built. The
collector at Mahukona could go there
and attend to the work.
Rep. Rycroft: Will you hire an
other polio. man or have . SO =
month man stand his watch and then
keep books?
Rep. Richards: / am not hiring
policemen.
Rep. Rycroft: do not see any real
reason for knocking this peculiar item
out.
Item passed IS in the bill.
Salary of clerk to sheriff of Maui
1890. Passed
Salary clerk of sheriff of Kauai $500
Rep. McBryde wanted to know why
here should be such q difference in
The appropriations go long as Maui
and Kauai paid taxes to the same
amount?
Minister Smith Because the leland
is smaller ami the settlements more
compact. Was pleased to say that he
came from Kauai, and IL might b.
partly due to the more orderly charac
ter OF the people of that island that a
greater proport on of taxes was col
lected.
Rep. MoBryde :ilBut Kauai pays
5000 more taxes.
Rep Richards: 1t is not question
of taxes, but ore OF usefulness anu
labor.
Minister Smith spoke of the advan
tsles Of distances on Kauai, and, to
perform the same duti $, does not re-
quire ss much work or time rs o.
Maui
Item passed a. in the bill.
Salary Of Deputy Sheriff, Hawaii,
$500.
Minister Smith explained the rea
son for Increase of 5000 over last Pc
rod rs due to increased population
The deputy should be quite as COM
petent as the sheriff.
Passed as in the bill.
Salary deputy sheriff North Kohala,
$400; passed.
Salary deputy South Kohala, $1OSO /;
passed.
Deputy sheriff Hamakus, 5000
passed.
Deputy sheriff North Hilo, S144O; ;
passeI.
Deputy sheriff North Kona, sl44O /;
passed.
Deputy sheriff South Kona, sl44O /;
passed
Salary deputy sheriff Kau, 5000 /;
rassed.
Salary deputy sheriff Puma, $3.50.
Rep Rycroft asked an increase, on
the grounds that he had more riding
10 do than any man in the district,
aud over twenty-seven miles of the
toughest road on the island. He is
man that would be hard to replace al
the salary. Asked that the apprOpria
ton be increased to 1890.
Minister Smith asked il the Rilo
police did not attend to some of the
police work in Puma.
Rep. Rycroft answered affirmatively
and added that, iostesd Of tour fs miles
in the di. trict, as when the salary was
fixed, there were now over fifty, and
Tx coffee plantation on which Japan
csc were employed
Minister Smith referred to the re
port of the Chief Justice, showing
fewer arrests in that district.
Rep. Rycroft suggested that it was
D good recommendation for the sher-
Minister Smith said that in some
instances increases had been asked
owing to increase in population, and
be, for one, would be willing to have
an increase in this case.
Rep. Richards: The man COM
bines the Office Of deputy tax assessor
with the other and has salary from
both
Item passed as in the bill.
Pay of police on Hawaii SAG, 900.
Rep. Richards wanted 1t to go to a
Minister Smith had no objection, if
there was any necessity for IL.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
Salary deputy sheriff of Maui $1,000.
Rep. Richards wanted the views OF
The man from Maui. But as he failed
10 respond, the item passed.
Salary deputy sheriff Makawao,
s24O0: Dassed.