Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-24

cut for the use OF the regimental kit.
chens, there had to be an outsider
/ found to do II. The soldier was too
strong, for anything but gun carrying
The officers took care of some of the
pickings too, for though there were
many meals in camp, 1t may be seen
that the communication of rations
amounts to S9S7.1O.
The regular monthly payroll of the
regiment is 1910. This includes pay
of an adjutant, two clerks and others.
! in all 1G men, of which the duties of
l. are put down as watchmen. One
Waterman and clerk often do all the
work of regiment In an Eastern
State.
! Dealing with the Citizens Guard
/ the expenses show that the quarter
master was paid for three years the
sum of $4,000. that for rifles. pistols,
belts and scabbards, cartridges, shells,
| primers, powder and lead, total of
S3,21O was consumed with an addition
Of nearly $1,000 for the rife range
for the destruction of the materials.
It cost the Guard S11.25 for printing
and SIS for gold lettering on its sign.
Flowers are down at s4S90. while the
engrossing of memorial to McStock-
er cost the taxpayers $3.50. Patrio-
tism In this case counted not the cost
to the people.
Perhaps the legislator and citizen,
who gives little thought to these par
ticulars Of government Cor misgovern-
menD might think that through the
changes wrought by the organic act,
giving these islands territorial gov
eminent, there would be little doing
In military circles. But he is in err
ror, as witness the expenditures dur
ing the present year. While the Leg.
islature was In prospect, the men In
blue and gold prepared for the recep-
ton of the lawmakers by buying fur.
niture and having their armories and
club house repaired, buying new caps
and leggings. stationery and stamped
envelopes by the thousand and finally
during the month just passed the fol-
lowing items, 22,600 primers, 43 kegs
of powder and 4.506 pounds of lead
enough to annihilate the population
of the islands, IL the men shoot as
well as they should after the prac.
tice they have had as shown by rife
range expenses. The bills of the
military for January and February,
with part of those for March paid,
reach the enormous sum of $6,95l.57,
while as stated In the beginning OF
this report the most necessary road
repairs have been entirely suspended
for lack of fun.s. Who is to blame
for this state Of affairs? What sane
person could suggest the perpetual
ton Of such a condition OF things in
a community going through a most
crucial period In its financial history
"a period In which the best thought
OF our legislators Is brought into play
to minimize the burden of taxation,
while providing the revenue neces'
sary to meet the most urgent require
ments OF the territory at large. and
the obligations created by the losses
to individuals through the bubonic
plague, and yet we find In the appro'
priation bill submitted to this legisla'
ture the sum OF sS7,90i for military
and In supplementary message of the
Governor an item OF $1,000 for clerk
10 adiutant general and incidentals.
II II not time that this should stop
Time that the military arm Of the
government, from It's commandment
chief down be brought to a realizing
sense OF the fitness Of thlngB2 In the
opinion or your committee ihlh waste
FIJI extravaganza has gone on entirely
too long We therefore recommend
that all expenditures for the military
account except as below, cease i'm
modlately, and We recommend that IN
the future each company Of the guard
10 por cent NJ whose enrolled mem
hership attend tho drills ~ prescrlb
I'D In tho regulations, be allotted wv
q month for expenses, That the head
quarters be- given s7b per month foI
olork hire aud ALI olllco okpenHeh Fur
theT We recommend that COMMITTEES