The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-24
House..

Minister King stated tnat the
President had signed the following
An act to amend Chapter 10 of the
Laws of 1892 relative to vending of
foreign wares tnewspapers) to pro-
vide for the custody of dockets and
record books of the District Magis-
trates, and Joint resolution to re-
lieve the Marshal of the RESPONSE
bility of certain shortage in that
department prior to 1892.
Rep. Bond from the Committee
on Public health and Education re-
ported on items in the bureau
of public instruction which
had been referred to them.
The present pay roll Of the depart
ment is SIS, I67.2 per month; the
salaries of teachers ranging from
$40 month for the temporary as
sistants to $225 a month for the
highest paid principal of schools, Of
whom there is but one who draws
the aforenamed salary. The aver
age salary paid to teachers at the
present time is about $50 month.
The average number of pupils per
teacher is IS. The sum of $780,
600 provided for in the bill received
from the Senate, is at the rate Of
$4,000 a month, which is below
the present pay roll and allows Of
no further expansion in the schools.
The force of the Observation that it
would be useless to build school
houses if there are no funds to pay
for teachers to teach in them, will
be at once apparent. The only
way to meet the difficulty if 10 re-
lief is given by the Legislature,
would be to close the schools when
the funds are exhausted or to re-
duce the salaries which, with very
few exceptions, only afford bare
living for the teachers. The Board
asked for an appropria ion of $42o,-
900 for the two years ($I7, 500 a
month) and the request was based
upon calculation. During the
last two years the number OF
pupils in the Government English
schools had advanced from 1882 to
9oe3, an increase of 1861 pupils or
1916 per cent. Allowing that dur
ing the next two years the increase
would be only 1900, and the aver
age number Of pupils to teachers be
increased to 40, there would be 80
new teachers required, which at the
average salary of $50 per month
would mean $500 a month more
$50, 900, years.) There would be
be required for additional janitors
and truant officers $3.50 month
($6, 900 years. and for raises in
salaries necessited by the schedule
which has been the guide for the
Boards action in apportioning sala-
ries, the sum Of about $33 a month.
In connection with this subject
your committee would draw atten-
ton to the fact that the practice OF
aiding private schools with funds
from the public treasury, has re-
Gently been by law discontinued,
and the amount thus saved,
amounting to the sum of about
$3.50 annually may justly be
considered as legitimately available
for the purpose of extending the
public schools.
We recommend that the items
pass as follows:
Salary Inspector General, rs, 500;
deputy inspector, $3, 600; clerk and
secretary, 5000; messenger and
book clerk, 81, 800; support Of Eng
4, lish and Hawaiian common schools,
pay roll, $395.4oo; salary school
agents, "a, 500, Total, $4I5, 400.
To be voted ON later.
Rep. Robertson from the military
committee to whom was referred
the item of $r36,ooo for the sup
port Of the military reported as
follows: Considerable economy
has of late been displayed in the