The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-20

expended out OF the loan fund autnor-
ICED by the Legislature of 1905.
While we are blessed with num-
ber of what we consider beautiful and
substantial school structures, still, to
all familiar with conditions throughout
the islands generally, It is a we'll
known fact that our school buildings
and school equipment is at the pres
ent time grossly inadequate to the
growing needs of the Territory. Our
Superintendent of Education In a re-
pert recently made places the estimat-
ed cost of these much-needed inn
provements at $1SS,50o.
In petitioning Congress to set aside
seventy-five per cent. of our Internal
Revenue and Customs receipts, with a
view to using a portion thereof from
year to year in furtherance of our
school needs, we do not feel that we
are asking anything more, than even
handed justice calls for.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
As has heen said. new quarters for
the Custom House, the Postofice, the
L. s. District Court, and the Internal
Revenue Department are very much
needed.
ht HOW NCCupltu
by these various departments are
either buildings turned over to the
Federal Government by the Territory
at the time of annexation, and now
given over entirely 10 Federal pur-
poses, or are limited space in build-
iEgs still Territorial property, space
that is very much needed by the Ter
ritory for Territorial purposes.
We believe that no better use could
| be made of substantial portion OF
this revenue than by devoting por-
! ton thereof to the erection of COM
modious Federal buildings. wherein
our Federal officials stationed through
out the Territory might be housed, the
erection of which would be a source
of pride, not only to the citizens of
Hawaii, but to every Patriotic Amer
lean citizen.
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.
The United States proposes to main
tain commercial supremacy in the Pa
cific. In the point of tonnage and rev.
cnues collected, Hawaii, as has been
heretofore stated, stands tenth on the
| list.
! The harbor of Honolulu should be
such that vessels of any draught and
length crossing the Pacific could dock
and fine ample facilities for handling
both freight and passengers. Al pre- b.
ert time this can not be done, even by
certain of the vessels calling at our
ports. None of the Territorial wharves
today are suitable to accommodate the
larger vessels entering the port of Ho
nolulu. New and longer slips should
h.
more spacious sheds provided.
LOAN FUND MATTERS.
ont of the loan fund authorization
by the Legislature of 1908, there was
appropriated, and has been expenovo
on harbors and wharves approximate.
ly $371,000, and the expenditure of still
further amounts for like purposes wa.
provided for by the Legislature of 1905
The Territory has for many years
realized a considerable revenue from
wharfage charges, this, during the fis
cal year ending June 80. 1905. amount
ing to approximately $4,000. However
even this source OF revenue has stead
lily declined from year to year. owing
III large measure to the fact that tn,
Territory has not had sufficient tunas
| wherewith to place its properties In
such condition as would enable vessel.
to economically handle their freight
Our commerce is constantly growing
and provision should be made to NEE
the new demands that are being ant
will continue to be made upon us.
| We believe we are keeping strictl,
within the range of modesty when W,
! petition that seventy-five per cent. o.
our Internal Revenues be set asid,
ard PORTION thereof be devoted tt
| the Improvement and extension of ou
harbors and wharves. which are al
most wholly in the nature of Fedora
improvements.
MILITARY AND NAVAL DE-
FENSES.
Personally l do not feel as though
any of this special fund, If created
should be devoted TO military anG
naval defenses throughout the islands
Prior to annexation. Hawaii was al
Independent nation. She had no navy
and no army worthy of the name Hel
very weakness was her strength among
! the powers of the world She required
I no defenses of any kind.
After annexation a proper defense
of the islands became of vital impor.
tance to the United States. At nc
/ point Is there more urgent need "a
heavy expenditures in the way of mill
tary and naval defenses than in little
Hawaii, However, should this revenue
be set aside 1t must rest with Con-
gress to determine whether or not any
OF 1t shall be devoted to this purpose
1t should be borne in mind that the
expenses of maintaining our island gov.
ernment have steadily Increased II
every department since annexation.
In the courts of the Territory the
criminal and civil business has prac.
tically doubled. Where. prior to an
nexation, there were three or four
terms of court each year In what Is
called the First Circuit (This being
the Island of Oahu on which Honolulu
is situated), each OF these terms last
ing not to exceed five or six weeks,
there are now continuous terms in this
circuit, lasting the year through. Not
only this, where two judges were be-
fore able to handle the business, three
are now required, with the necessary
Increase Of force In the Attorney Cen