The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-27
HAWAI|'S
ESTIMATES
Fiscal Suggestions by
Governor 6. r.
Carter.
CMan Special to the Advertiser.)

(Ma1 Special to the AdVertiser.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., December IL.
The annual book of estimates for
warded by the Secretary of the Treas
xry to Congress contains several Ha-
waiian items. There are the salaries
of the governor, $1,000; secretary 3d.
600: chief justice, $500 and two asso-
ciate justices at $1,000 each; $23,500 for
s judges of the circuit courts at $4,000
each. The estimates of Governor Car
ter increasing the salary of his office
from $1,000 to $500 and for increasing
the salaries of the three judges in the
first circuit to 81 900 each yearly are
contained in the secretary's book. The
book also contains estimates of $4,000
for contingent expenses to be expended
for stationery, postage, travelling and
other purposes, and likewise the recon-
rendation of Governor Carter that this
be increased by $1,000.
An item, of $400, 900 is included in the
book for increasing the depth of Homo
lul harbor "to keep pace with the in
creased draft of steamers crossing the
Pacific $4,000 for condemning private
fishing rights, as these rights have
now been recognized by the Supreme
Court; 81, 900, 900 for a federal building
at Honolulu. There is a note printed
with this item calling attention to the
fact that the customs revenues of the
territory alone, since annexation, have
amounted to $4,000000 and that dur
ing the last five years the territory has
furnished the government free of
charge 6,253 feet of floor space for the
use of the federal court and its Of
fciaIs. There is also in the book an
comment being added: 1.-The volume
of American commerce which touches
at Honolulu on through voyages alone
justif1es Congress in the expenditure of
reasonable sums in the construction of
suitable lighthouses. There is still
another item of $31. .939 SO as a refund
to the territory for lighthouse main
tenance and repairs. Along with the
Governor Carter to the Secretary of
the Treasury, dated October 4, 1905.
There is also in the book an item of
-ss. 200 for the salary of the United
States District Judge $4,000, clerk
<s3 0O0) and reporter, $4,000.
Delegate Kalanianaole has introduce
ed bills for new lighthouses, which he
had before Congress at it's last session.
He is also preparing bill to carry out
the recommendation in the Presidents
message to allow the territory to re-
tain IS per cent of the federal revenues
for five years.
POSTAL FACILITIES.
In Postmaster General Cortelyou's
annual report, which was made public
here today, reference is made to the
postal facilities of the Hawaiian is
lands. In speaking OF the transporta-
ton for mails, which is what Mr.. Cor
telyou principally refers to, he says:
1.-The principal supply of the Hawai- |
ian Islands is by the steamers plying |
between san Francisco and China or
Japan and between San Francisco and |
Australia, touching at Honolulu. The |
local steamboat routes cover all navig- |
able waters within and around the sew |
group. Every landing on the islands |
is touched by some mail steamer, and /
every steamer carries mail. AT the
first port at which a steamer lands on
any island telephone communication is
had with all post-ofIices on that island,
advising as to mails carried by the
steamer, and connections by star routes
and mail messengers are made accord
routes. aggregatfng 1886 miles in
length and 71S.699 miles OF annual ira
vel. at a cost of $f01, 1861 per annum."
THE NAVAL STATION.
The annual report of the Bureau of
and Repair. in the Navy
has the following with
reference to the naval station at Homo
lulu.
Il Lieut. Commander A. P. Niblack,
U. s. Navy, has been head of the de-
partment of construction and repair
during the past year. +:
80 This naval station is largely I
coal depot. There are no buildings un- I
der construction and repair and no
plant for repairs to ships. None are
The facilities in these {
islands for docking ships are limited
to a marine railway at Honolulu. which
can haul out vessels up to 1,500 tons
displacement. 225 feet length between ,
and AZ feet beam. {
So During the current year the sta ]
ton steam launch was hauled out twice {
for cleaning and painting bottom and {
overhauling keel condenser, once on t
August 9, 1904. and once on July 80. Y
1905. The station tug Iroquofs, under
ny cop7"oand, was twice hauled out :
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