The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-17

Rep. Richards: The man COM
. bines the office of deputy tax assessor
with the other and has salary from
both
Item passed a. in the bill.
Pay Of police on Hawaii $40, 900.
Rep. Richards wanted it to 90 to a
committee
Minister Smith had no objections if
there was any necessity for il.
Referred To Committee on Finance.
Salary deputy sheriff # Maui $4,000.
: Rep: Richards wanted the views 81
the man from Maui But as he failed
TO respond, the item passed
Salary deputy sheriff Makawao,
$24OO; passed.
Salary deputy sheriff Lahains,
$500; passed.
Salary deputy sheriff Hama. $500 ;
passed.
Salary deputy sheriff Molokai,
$500; passed.
Pay of police Maui, $1,000
Rep. Robertson asked that the item
go 10 Finance COmmItree.
Rep. HauuDa wanted to know if it
was the same as last period. Being
informed that it was he sub-ided.
Motion 10 refer carried.
Salary deputy sheriff Lihue, 1920.
Rep. Kaeo moved that the item
pass at S2400 He has 20 travel aud
must pay his expenses The Waimea
deputy sheriff has $2400 and does less
work.
Minister Smith The conditions
are different. Waimea draws q larger
salary because it is q larger district
and is at greater distance from the
! sheriff than Lihue II is pOpulOus
district and requires careful attention.
| On Kauai the deputy sheriff at Lihue
can cover either extreme of the island
from his residence between morning
and noon. It could not be done by
the deputy sheriff at Waimea.
Rep. Richards asked for an eXplana- |
ton as 10 differences ia cost of f1icer- |
ing the police department on the i6l |
ands.
Minister Smith answered that it |
was due to circumstances. Where |
district court sat it was necessary to
have some one competent to prose
cute cases and attend to court duties,
and it required more policemen TO de-
liver papers.
Rep. Robertson wanted to know if
Kauai was such an easy place to get
around why two or three of the dis
trict courts on that island could not
be abolished and the salaries saved.
Minister Smith said it would not
do; the tax receipt books shows the
amount of work done there, and that
the district was large.
Rep. Richards: AS understand it
these deputies are to act as prOsecu
tors as we'll as deputy eheriffs.
Minister Smith, yes sir.
Passed as in the bili. {
Salary deputy sheriff Hawaiian
$3.50; passed.
Salary deputy sheriff Hanalei $3.50; '
passed.
Salary deputy sheriff KoIoa $3.50; !
passed
Salary deputy sheriff Waimea :
$2400; passed.
Pay of police on Kauai $4,000; S
passed
Salary of deputy sheriff, KocIau- t
poke, $1,000.
Salary of deputy sheriff; Koolauloa, !
Salary of deputy sheriff, Waialua, 7
Salary of deputy sheriff, Waanae, :
$1,000. c
Rep Winston asked that the salary t
Of the aforementioned be raised. He
is an efficient, capable officer. t
Minister Smith explained that it
was the district, not the man, that a
commanded the salary. By his eff
to be promoted.
Item passed as in the bill.
Deputy sheriff, Eva, $1440; passed.
Pay of police, Oahu, $40, 900
Minister Smith explained increase
rs due, to a certain extent, to the en- (
ployment of mounted patrol, which i
has done much toward preserving
peace in the community. Sixteen of
these men patrol from Diamond Head {
to Moanalua every night.
Rep. Rycroft asked that it be re-
erred to Finance COmmiC tee. =
Rep. Richards read memoranda of .
items in the bill showing
cost of maintaining police force and
force in Oahu. 1t amounted {
to 1898, $50, and be believed it was too
much.
made mistake. His department. was =
s67 600, including verything-not
S96 600
Rep. Richards: I am willing to take I
0uf the entire item. Even then it is =
100 much. '
Minister Smith explained that
nearly third of the population OF the
Islands resided in Honolulu, and if the
knew the circumstances he
might not object.
Motion to refer to Finance Commit
zee carried.
Salary of two clerks at Receiving
Station, $3.50; passed. n
Salary Supreme Court officer, $3.50.
Rep. Richards wanted to know if a
policeman could not be detailed for
he work.
Minister Smith: Hardly, as it is F
lifferent from ordinary duty. Pass
ID as in the bill. Salary of hack in
pector $240O; passed.
Physicians Receiving station and
prison $4,000; passed.
Pay of iailors, guards and lunas of 4
prisoners $50, 900.
Minister Smith explained the in
rease of $4,000 in appropriation by
aging that the class of prisoners is
UGH as to require a better class of
guards.
Rep. Rycroft wanted to know if the
yards at Puma are paid from this
appropriation? Minister Smith said
ONE of them were. Referred to