The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-25
SMITH
COMMENDED.
High Praise From His
Commander.
WORK IN PHILIPPINES
Other News at Governors CounciI--
Sheriffs Urged to Keep
Down Expense.

Captain Paul Smith, formerly of the
Hawaiian National Guard, is winning
laurels in the Philippines, and yesterday
in the Governors council letter was
read by Governor Dole from Major w. E.
Craighill, his commander, speaking in
the highest terms of his work with the
troops who are fighting the F'ilipinos.
Governor Dole also read communica-
ton from Col. j. w. Jones, commanding
the First Regiment, National Guard of
Hawaii, wherein he reported the plans for
the new rifle range which is to be erected
at Kakaako to replace the one which was
Used during the plague pest house
and was recently burned. The Board of
Health has the necessary material, he
reported, to build the new ranges. The
matter was referred to Secretary Cooper
and he will advertise for bids
The Vriedenburg matter, which came up
some time ago, was discussed. Mr. vrie-
denburg owns land near Hilo and he
asked to purchase ten additional acres
along the sea for the purpose of erecting
d mill. AS it is contrary TO the policy of
the Government to dispose of any land
along the sea, it was decided to send a
surveyor to Hilo to select another piece
of property adjoining the Vriedenburg
land which may be disposed of to Mr..
NI.edenburg.
A. f. Judd of the Oahu College Alumni
Association sent in a request asking for
the use of the Hawaiian band at recep-
ton which is to be rendered to the new
resident of the college very shortly.
A petition was received from one Kolua,
who is imprisoned at Kalaupapa for the
recent disturbances at the leper settle
nent, asking to be released. AS it did
not specify what his offense had been, no
action was taken and the matter was re-
ferred to the Attorney General
The following letter, which will be of
interest as bearing on the deficiency in the
II easury, has been sent to the sheriffs of
all the different Islands:
Territory of Hawaii, Office of the Attor-
ney General. Honolulu, Sept. "a.
Dear Sir: The changes incident to an
Dexation have deprived the local Govern
ment of a considerable portion of it's in
come, the revenue from the customs
house alone amounting to about s., 200 900
a year, the cost of suppressing the plague
was enormous, and the increased work
which changing conditions are putting
upon us tend to considerable increase of
legitimate expenditures.
/ know and appreciate the good and
honest work which officials of the De-
are UOlIS lHTOuSnOul the
tory, and yet, as l go through the month
ly bills, the question occurs to me wheth-
er 1t is not possible to substantially re-
duce miscellaneous expenses without par
simony and without doing any one wrong.
If public improvements are to keep pace
With public needs there will have to be in
the near future either increased taxation
or a very careful consideration of dollars
be fore spending them-perhaps both.
l do not know of any way in which we
can serve the public better than along the
line of this suggestion, which I am max
ing, directly or through their immediate
superiors, to all officials of our Depart
ment who have to any considerable ex-
tent the contraction and approval of bills.
Very truly yours E. P. DOLE,
Attorney General.
Secretary Lansing read the application
for the reduction of the capital of the
First American Bank of Hawaii and the
matter was referred to the Attorney Cen
eral Articles of incorporation of the
Pearl Harbor Agricultural Company, an
organization which is to do a large bust
ness in cane raising near Pearl Harbor,
were also presented by Mr. Lansing.