The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-02-22

MESSAGE
(Contlnued from mage 30

TO disbursements within a reasonable
estimate OF revenues, there need be no
return to the days of registered war
rants-of temporary borrowing from
those who supply the community with
material or labor.
REQUESTS.
Permit me to repeat the requests
made OH former occasions:
First-1hat you legalize no expendi-
ture beyond the estimated revenue. 1t
is useless to pass appropriations with
out supplying the necessary funds with
which to carry them out.
Secondhand you refer all financial
matters to a single committee, so that
questions relating to either revenue or
expenditure can be intelllgently con-
sidered and the latter kept within the
former.
RESPONSIBILITY.
1t must be borne in mind that all
revenue of any Government is collected
from it's people, and in a representa-
tive government this can be enlarged
or decreased at the pleasure of the
peoples representatives. You gentle
men are chosen by this community to
act for them in these matters. You
alone must weigh the Importance Of
the various demands on the public
purse and conclude whether or not they
warrant an increased burden on the
community. Your work will not bear
the stamp OF public approval IL you tax
the few for the benefit of the many, or
the many for the benefit of the few,
end you will prove unworthy of the
high trust imposed upon you IL you
legalize outgo greater than income.
EDUCATION.
No work is Of greater Importance to
Hawaii than that done by her four
hundred and thirty or more teachers
in their daily contact with the sixteen
thousand six hundred and fifty-one
pupils found in our public schools.
In the great retrenchment of 1904.
made in order to permit the income of
the Territory to overtake past expen-
ditures, all other departments were
able to meet the reduction by dimin,
ishing the number of their salaried Of
ficials or cutting out particular lines
Of work. And though the percentage
of reduction was considerably less with
the Department of Education than any
other. yet 1t was more deeply felt for
the reason that no school could be
abandoned or the number of it's teach,
ers be reduced. Thus the reduction had
to be accomplished principally in the
item of teachers salaries.
Now that our finances have again
become normal, 1t will be a source of
to all for you to provide
out of the increased revenues:
First-A return to the normal sched>
lle of pay for teachers.
Second-In appreciation of the un,
manner in which the cut
was accepted three years ago and the
faithful work which has since been
maintained, the passage OF
an act establishing a fund for the PEN
of teachers deserving of retire.
nent on pay from our Government
schools.
This latter question has been dis
cussed time and again, but no way
could be found to overcome the many |
difficulties. The danger of having such |
IN act repealed, and thereby causing |
has prevented its seri-
JUS consideration.
A recommendation Is made that the |
Maertens property at Beretania avenue |
md Victoria street be used, with the |
ERECTION of suitable building as the
ocation for high school.
PUBLIC WORKS.
Your deliberations should be guided |
by common interest for the whole |
Territory. Your duties. If properly I'M
lertaken, do not make you partisans
IF either County of Territory. There
s no saving by the transfer of expen-
iitures from one to- the other. But, in
Jew of the separate corporate powers
md responsibilities, the property of
me cannot with reason and propriety
re transferred, without consideration
r compensation, to the other. This
question Of the right to dispose of
property is serious and can no longer
e set aside with Indifference.
If it is your desire to enlarge by
the functions, the scope of
he Counties, and give over to each
he court houses and jails, with the
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assed first reading by title. Leader
,aniho of the minority on the floor OF
ne House introduced three bills, all of
'hich passed first reading by title. The
rst one provides for the amendment
Section 1914 of the Revised Laws SO
nat 1t will read, I'm the Third Circuit
curt at Kailua, in the District of
forth Kohala, on the fourth Wednes-
ay in April, July and November" An.
ther bill provided for the erection of
hospital in the District of North Ko-
ala for INDECENT Hawaiians. 1t car
les an appropriation OF $4,000 for the
purpose. The hospital Ia to be under
he Board OF Health and the salary OF
he superintendent is to be provided for
" the Legislature. A third bill by
provides for the division OF
laval into two Senatorial districts
ne to be known as the First Sena-
orial District and the other as the
fifth Senatorial District. Each dis
riot Is to elect two Senators, The
NTH District will contain the judicial
istricts of Kau, North and South Kona
nd North and South Kohala. The
FIRST District will contain the judi,
ial districts of North and South Hilo
nd Hamakua.
Representative Sheldon likewise in,
reduced three bills which passed first
eading by title. fine Is to aiaend Sec
ion 1898 OF the Revised Laws and pro-
ide pay for Jurors in courts of record
i the rate OF 50 day and 10 cents
Mileage going and coming His sacond