The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-26

/ Oh JnlS particular Deputy SnerlH
t true, but the size of districts must b
e considered. The salary of the deputy a
t Makawao is 81, 400, but he is in large
t district, as the report shows. | there
D fore cannot favor an increase in thu
e salary of the incumbent at Lahaina
;. though l endorse every word the mem
Der ha spoken regarding his efficiency
Rep. Pail changed his motion, fixing
the salary at an even $4,000, but the mo-
ton was lost and the item passed as in
the bill.
Pay of Police Oahu, $4,000
Rep. Hanuna said he was asked by
a policeman here to help to get their
salaries raised. When the man was ask
ed why he wanted it increased he was
told that they were really more SOL
diers than policemen; they were drill
ing all the time, and if there is any
trouble the policemen were put in the
front rank, while the soldiers brought
up the rear. In opium raids there was
much risk to their personal safety. The
! speaker did not think the House had
any right to go into the thing, but if it
was true, as this policeman had said
there was a reason for granting the re-
|
even if they are native Hawaiians, en-
| titles them to some recognition.
Rep. Rycroft-I would like to know
if there is any question before the
House?
Minister Damon rose to say in answer
| to a question previously propounded
by Rep. Rycroft that the Deputy Sher
| iff at Puma received from his position
! as school agent S75; deputy tax asses
sor, $3.50, and deputy sheriff, $3.50, MAX
| ing total of $S05 per year.
Appropriation, $4,000 for Oahu po
| lice. Passed as in the bill.
Minister Smith asked if the Commit
tee on Prison Guards was ready to re-
port.
Rep. Richards, chairman of the COM
mite to which the matter of salaries
had been referred, said he had the re.
port partly written out, but had not de-
cided whether they would recommend
| $52, 800 or make it S55, 900, as the Minis
ter asked, in order to try some expert
ments. Believed the committee WOULD
be satisfied to recommend $50, 500.
Minister Smith said a class of pris-
| oners, "long termers," was increasing
and he wanted to fix upon place in
one of the lots to put them to work
dressing stone for the curbing of side
walks. Believed it would be better to
provide employment for these men in
the yard, so as to reduce the chances
of escape. We cannot establish work
shops. because there would be no de-
mand for the products. think it would
be wise to allow this additional amount
SO we may try the experiment.
No action pending report of the COM
mittee
Rep. Rycroft asked that the items in
the Finance Department be reconsid- |
cred so that new item could be intro |
duced. He then read the following |
item:
Expense auditing accounts bureaus |
and departments, 81, 500; the result of |
said audits to be published in the news
papers"
Minister Damon hoped the item would |
pass, as it had happened during the Pc
Rod that two or three departments had
not been properly conducted. This
would allow the employment of man,
when occasion required, rather than
having an Office of this character on the
list. The Government has lost nothing
by the irregularities mentioned, exceptf
as it reflects upon the heads for the bad
\
this item pass, and the employees of the
various departments know that the rel
suit of such audits will be published in
the daily papers, it will make them
careful. It's this very fact of publicity
which some men fear, and l believe we
will save more than the 1,5O0 asked
for.
Rep. Rycroft-There is no reason why
n oh nIlld no nae of |
the men who have taken public funds
during the period but what expected to
put the money back. If they learn
that their accounts may be audited at
any time and the result published, l
am sure this practice of borrowing
public funds will cease. There are men
On the islands who have been handling
funds for years whose
books have never been examined.
Rep. Hanuna-This may cut both
ways. If an outside auditor is to be en-
Dloyed, the people on the other islands
will grow suspicious and think the min
sterS and officers have been knocking
Down. If this is so l think we had bet
Ter start in and get a new Executive.
have no faith in such measure; no :,
good can come of it, and it shows that
We have no confidence in you.
Minister Smith think there is room
,or an amendment. There are some
Kings that would not do to be pub
ished, because it might interfere with l
he service. 1t would be a good thing l
or the Auditor General to have fund
% that he might send some one away
o audit accounts where it was ne3es-
airy, but 1 doubt if it would be wise at Il
IL times to publish results.
Rep. Rycroft-I must differ from the
.ttorney General in his remarks This U
not a close corporation, and when it e
shown that a man is dishonest there
no reason why the matter should not d
e given light.
Minister Smith Gnterrupting) = Let W
lie stop you right there. 1t may be that u
ne auditor would see something gus U