The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-28
TIE CIVIL SERVICE OFFICES.
COMMISSIONER MAKES REPORT
ON HAWAII.
Heads of Departments Give Lists That
VIII BE Used in Assigning Hawaiians
Who Pass Examinations.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 15.--The
Civil Service Commission has received
replies from the several Secretaries of
Departments, and other executive chiefs
to its recent circular letter, asking for
the number and classification OF em-
ployes of each department and bureau
in Hawaii. The replies have been an
alyzed and tabulated, and upon the re-
turn to commissioner Rodenberg and
his associate will be utilized in assign
ing the Hawaiians who may pass the
examination.
Secretary Root gave the following list
of civilian employees of the War De-
partment in Hawaii (quartermasters
department.: one chief clerk, at $3.50
per month; two clerks, each, at $133.33
per month; one clerk transportation
AGENT, at $l33.33 per month; one clerk
assistant transportation AGENT, at 500
per month; two clerks, each at $ll6.67
per month; one clerk, at 1888 per
month: one superintendent OF construC-
ton, at $3.50 per month; one messenger
at $50 per month; one veterinary sur
geon, at $75 per month; one blacksmith
at $50 per mOntn, one wheelwright, at
$50 per month; one paCkmaSter. at 500
per month; one trainmaster, at $50 per
month; one forage master, at $50 per
month; one carpenter, at $50 per month;
one Waterman, at 500 per month; one
timer, at $50 per month. In a report to
Secretary Root, which accompanies the
latter's letter to the commission the
Quartermaster-Gen says: The civ
ilian employees holding classified pO-
stions in Hawaii are of the war emer-
genCy class, whose term of service is of
a temporary character If the Civil
Service Commission contemplates es-
tablishing a local board of examiners
in the islands for other branches of the
public service, with view to providing
a register of eligibes it would be de-
srable to include the quartermaSter's
department and, when the eXamina-
tons are called, to give the present war
emergency employees of the quarter
master S department on duty in Ha-
wall an opportunity to enter the eXa-
limitations for the places they now tenn
porarily hold with a view to their GER
tification by the civil service commits
sion for permanent appointment, should
it be found necessary in the near future
to make these positions permanent
ones.
The Attorney General finds the fol-
lowing Hawaiian positions under the
Department of Justice Above classifi-
cation-Supreme Court: One chief JUS
tice, two associate justices. Circuit
court: Six circuit judges. District
court: one district judge, one United
States attorney, one United :, .ates mar
shall. Excepted and excluded: AssIs-
tant attorney, clerk to attorney and de-
putty marshals are appointed when ne
cessity arises. The establishment of
local boards is considered unnecessary
by this Department.
The Treasury Department makes a
showing as follows: Honolulu Custom
house: (Non-eXcepted) One deputy col
lector four deputy collectors and clerks
two examiners, one examiner and gau-
ger, nine clerks, one weigher, twenty
four inspectors, one foreman Of labor
ers. Excepted One deputy collector,
Honolulu; one deputy cu..ector, Kahu-
lui, one deputy collector, Hilo, one de-
putty collector Mahukona. Internal
Revenue Service: one presidential APP
pointee. one collector, five deputy col
lectors (unclassfied, appointments hav-
ing been made under the war revenue
act of June -, 1898, and act of July l.
1899; siXty-three deputy collectors
Temporary until not later than July /,
1901, for registering certificates of resi-
dence obtained by Chinese, under the
civil government act for HawaiD and
one Janitor.
Secretary Long, for the Navy Depart
ment says that at the naval station at
Honolulu there is a first clerk to the
commandant and a Waterman, each
holding his position under a temporary
appointment. The Secretary of the
Navy gives it as his opinion that the
establishment of local boards for the
examination of messengers and watch
men is desirable.
Commissioner of Labor Powderly says
that under his office there is employed
in Hawaii an expert for the investiga-
ton of labor conditions. He says he
would like an eligible list from which
to appoint one or more employees,
The Department of Agriculture has
but one employe in the islands, the
special agent in charge of the Homo
lulu experiment station.
Neither the Secretary of the Interior
who is now in charge of Hawaiian af-
fairs, nor the Secretary of State who
was formerly the whole thing in the
islands have any places at their dis
posal in the territory.
FRANK II. HOSFORD.