The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-06
MORE NEED
OF ECONOMY
Circular Letter Is
Sent to the
Sheriff.
KEEPING WITHIN
APPROPRIATION
The Attorney Generals Depart
ment is Saving Money for
the Territory.

Rigid economy has been exercised in
the police department OF the Territory
since the Executive Council decided
upon a pro rata system OF expenditures
In order to keep within the limit OF
funds available. II other departments
follow the rule laid down by the attor-
ney generals department there need be
no further fear as To finances.
Excepting as TO the incidental appro-
priation. the department has been
Keeping well within the allotted
amount. and Attorney General Dole
yesterday sent a circular letter to the
high sheriff and the sheriffs OF the va
rious islands. compiimenting them on
the fact and urging still more rigid
economy. The letter Is al follows:
Territory OF Hawaii.
Office OF the Attorney General.
Honolulu, II. l., June 5. 1902.
Mr.. A NJ. Brown. High Sheriff OF the
Territory of Hawaii:
Dear Sir:-The expenses OF the de-
partment for the ten months ending
April 30. and the pay OF police OF
Kauai. Maui and Oahu. and the pay
OF tailors. guards. etc, for the month
OF May last tthe May bills under the
IND show for these ten months and as
far as the bills are In for the last
month. that the aggregate expenses OF
the department have been f5.Oi23s less
than the pro rata of the appropriations
In the aggregate.
I am gratified In noting under the
appropriation for coroners' inquests
that. as the result OF the careful study
and economy which We had To give this
matter. the expenses for the ten
months ending April 30. were sS2-i
less than the pro rata OF the approPri-
alton
I am also Rratified To- note that in
spite Of the great increase OF criminal
business the prolonged sessions of
grand juric-. and the many extended
and special terms 81 the Circuit Court.
that the expenses for witnesses In
criminal cases for the ten months end
Ing April 10. have exceeded the pro
rata OF the appropriation only 49,.
or about sz.57 per month.
Daring the ten months ending April
10 1907 and since. the appropriation Tor
fucidentais. civil and criminal expenses
which the last legislature cut down
has been subjected To- extraordinary
demands The transition cases. So
called: the prolonged sessions OF grand
iuries: the. extended and special terms
OF court. several terms OF court being
held at the same timc In different parts
OF the Territory. thus requiring the
employment Of extra help In conduct
ing the criminal business Of the de-
partment: the large interests Of the
Territory In the litigation Of fishing
rights also making the employment OF
outside counsel necessary. the extra
ordinary amount OF opinion and Office
work incident ~ the transition from
an independent nationality To n Federal
Territory. making II impossible for the
head OF the department To- do any con-
adorable amount OF court work: out
laws incident To- installing the Game
we'll police alarm system. etc.-an
these Things have combined To subject
ths. appropriation for incidentals TO
emergencies which the Legislature could
not have taken into account.
During the ten months ending April
20 1902 the expenses for civil and
criminal incidentals have exceeded
upon the average. the pro rata OF the
therefor at the rate OF
ss2s III Der month IL will be necessary
for US TO cut down our expenses under
this appropriation about s4OO.vv per
month. Our pro rata under this appro-
priatIon Is $4,000 per month III we
can save out OF this appropriation
about s2OO.O 90 n month. / think We snail
be able in spite OF the extraordinary
demands on the department TO nnish
our biennial period without having 10
ask the legislature to make up n single
dollar OF deficiency under any appropri-
alton OF the department. / am very
anxious to do this IL IL can be done In
Justice and without prejudice TO the
public service.
I am sending a letter OF Ike tenor
herewith 20 each OF the sheriffs-
Very sincerely yours.
fSlSnedD r. Il. DOLE.
Attorney General.