The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-05

probably auplufi that bill. In alldf.
lion incidental money VII be- given
nmnuntins 70 nearly a million dollars.
These intidentaiH STE 90 let the ofiiciaiA
travel about and smoke cigars"
The speaker then enlarged on the In.
ridcntal fund. now In the senate. STA
,ing that he had overheard remark
that the Attorney General had been
glad to get $4,000 although he had
asked for $4,000. We could see the
good work done by the county officials,
but can only see the Territorial Of
ficials eating up the three millions pro-
vidcd for them, for their cigars and
newspapers and such. II the treasurer
OF oahu should only get 5000 n month.
the treasurer OF che Territory ought
only to get $500 a month.
The Attorney Generals department
had a first. second and third deputy
and a criminologist.
II would like to know what that fell
low does?" exclaimed Kaleiopu--
He then compared this department
with that of the County Attorney of
oahu, and made other comparisons
along the same line, saying that the
Territorial Auditor got $3.50 a month
for doing nothing and now 1t is whs-
pered he is to get $500 month for the
same work.
If Hughes would be willing to cut the
Territorial Auditor to $4,000 a year he
would be willing to cut the County
Auditor to $1,000. He would be willing
to have all the Territorial and County
salaries the same.
a 49, Af,,N t,,er
oahu had been lost sight of. The
main kick is because the county has
not enough funds, resulting in a cut
of the police and fire departments. On
top of that oahu has lost 100000 a year
in the changes of the income tax law,
passed by the present Legislature.
The matter has sipimered down to
the fact that the police and fire de-
partments have been cut already and
the oahu members must be careful
about raising salaries.
Where is the money to come from?'
was the conundrum thrown at Kalei-
opu. The House has passed bills rails
ing the laborers' pay and giving witness
fees in criminal cases. These amounts
will come from the counties. not the
Territory. 1t may be that the Terri
tory was receiving too big share, but
this should be readjusted before any
raise of salaries all along the line be
adopted Some of the officials he
knew were underpaid and some of the
TENS might be increased; the pay of
the auditor, for instance, was too low
at $500. 1t should be $4,000.
KUNST PARK PROPERTY.
Kaleiopu threw the blame for the cut
on the police department on to the
not the Legislature. The
supervisors had shouldered the Kunst
park property spending $4,000 for 1t.
They had been elected as good and
responsible men, but diverted this
from the payrolls.
The details of this deal were given
by Kaleiopu, who saw no virtues In
1t. He jumped on the purchase of q
$4,000 automobile, which was sold for
$3.50, and blamed the past Board of
for squandering at least
100000. This was the reason why the
police department was suffering, not
because of any fault of the Legisla-
ture.
Rawlins said he was not here to de-
fend the supervisors. Perhaps during
their eighteen months of power they
had spent 100000 foolishly. But Oahu
was up against a hard fact that they
We're going to face big deficit of $780,
BOO in the next two years.
The real question is whether Oahu |
can get along on it's income, not the |
merits of the Kunst deal. There is
Every indication that the income will |
be insufficient.
Rice read a few figures on the in
'ome tax question, showing that the
amount to be diverted would be only
$4,000. The total income tax collect
I'd in Honolulu had been $121, 900, of
which $4,000 came from other islands.
2awlins objected to these figures, but
he Speaker shut off the argument
md called for a vote. The raising of
lands gave a tie vote at first but car
led on a second call, the Oahu's audi
or's salary remaining at $4,000 a year.
kahana wanted to make the Hawaii
worth $1,000, the motion be-
ng lost and the salary standing at
1000.
Pail had the Maui auditor cut to
1900.
Coney amended the Kauai County
Attorneyship from $500 to $500, the
carrying.
Nakaleka boosted Mauis treasurer
0 $500.
Rawlins wanted the Eva deputy
heriff cut back to $1,000 from $500.
'aoo objected, speaking as the mem
err most interested.
Paoo quoted figures to show the hard
'ork done by the deputy at Eva,
aving made over 600 arrests during
asst period and secured nearly 500 con-
lotions. In Waialua 212 arrests and
~ convictions only were made, while
ne pay. was the same. In 1906 only
,rty-six arrests We're made in Wal
lua. The figures show the good work G
the EVA deputy and justification 4
'r his raise. g
Hughes thought $1,000 enough. The a
ardest work the Eva deputy had to Il
, was to sun himself around the de-
IT.
Correa informed the House that the =
wa district had three of the largest .
antations in the Territory and $4,000
sople. He was surprised at Hughes =
marks about the deputy. Hughes >,
d little summing of himself at times :,
The Speaker cautioned the mem .
RS about personalities. y
After Rawlins and Paoo has argued u
q matter at length and evervfhipv