Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-07
DOLE SAYS To CUT
DOWN ALL EXPENSES

On account Of the shortage in the
Treasury and the extreme fear on the
part Of the Government that the last
shaky plank in the structure of the eX.
ecutive will give way, Attorney Gen.
eral Dole has been prevailed upon to
send the following circular letter to
High Sheriff Brown, the deputy sher.
in and officials in the department
throughout the Islands:
Territory Of Hawaii, Office of the At.
torney General Honolulu, II. l.,
January 9Th, 1907.
Dear Sir: me rapid increase of
population. the large influx of disorder.
ly and criminal characters, the failure
OF the Legislature to reduce most mis-
demeanors under the laws of the Re.
public Of Hawaii to the grade of mis-.
demeanors under the Constitution OF
the United States, making II necessary
to prosecute petty offenses, If prescott.
ed at all, by the expensive machinery
| of a Grand Jury; the Introduction of
the Grand Jury system itself: the
enormous growth of court business,
with protraCted, extended and special
terms; the conflicting decisions in the
habeas corpus cases, the substantial
advance in the price of beef, poi and
other prison supplies and various nee.
essaries of the departmental these
things make II possible for us to keep
within our appropriations only by the
most painstaking economy.
The expenditures of the Attorney
Generals Department for the year 1900
were $4,000 less than the pro rata oil
the appropriations fer its support,
saving Of a trile more than $500 a
month. Our present appropriations
are less and our expenses are greater.
The bills for December, 1901, are not
yet all in: but during the five proceed.
Ing months, July, August, September,
October and November, we spent only
Sl97Sl less than the pro rata OF our
appropriations, a saving of only 1886
month. This is living very close to
! our possible average income and
leaves nothing for unforeseen and eX.
traordinary emergencies.
During these five months we spent
Sll90.66 more than our pro rata for
the support and maintenance of prison.
eTs, $6l7l.51 more than our pro rata
| for incidental civil and criminal eX.
penses, and S237.62 more than our pro
rata for expenses Of witnesses in
! criminal CaSeS-a total excess of our
pro rata on these three approximations
| of S3O97.79 and il is ouly by saving on
other appropriations that we have
kept within the sum total of our pro
rata.
BY careful administration IL is be-
lieved that the Territorial Treasury
will be able to meet the most pressing
demands, and that publlc improve.
ments will not be DELAYED to the Sc.
rious prejudice OF public interests.
But to do this requires good financier.
ing and that all Territorial officials
shall work together for the common
welfare. At recent executive meet
ing the whole subject was gone over
with a view of cutting down expenses
pro rata. The reduction assigned to
our department is 500 a month for
January, February and March OF this
year.
| feel that whatever success have
| had as Attorney General is due to the
honest and loyal support of the de.
partmcnt as whole; that il was al
most impossible for me 10 utterly fail
with such good lieutenants as | have
had; and. in view Of existing financial
conditions, ! ask cordial aid in the en-.
! deavOr to keep down expenses in all