The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-19
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AHansa agreed that she Auditor
salary vns not 600 large lreauso one
Hf hIa duties was 90 90 to lilo. Dec
ihrngit iho Attorney General and fla
Treasurer. Who hai only 90 I'D around
bon Honolulu. might Doe rut down with
1d,aaingp hui NOT ihe Auditor.
toncB said the Territory was iu tho
-Hmc hole NOW hs boz 1905. at which
timc salaries wcrc an cut lie favored
cutting tho Auditors salary now bart
Co.. $3.50 month.
Long stated that the offices cut ont
bad been because the services Of the
officials were no longer required, not
/ because there was such a scarcity VI
funds
Kauiho favored cutting the salary
because some Of the clerks were sol
! have their salaries cut. lie vigorously
| opposed such class legislation. He
agreed that the Auditor travelled
around, but all he had TO do was to
! look at the books the other men had
worked ON. In his opinion the Auditor
had cinch and should not be paid as
much as the High Sheriff, who had TO
go out and fight for his country. Ka.
niho was in splendid form aud showed
some of the fire of former sessions in
his logic and length Of talk.
Sheldon favored leaving the salary
alone, and said so, giving reasons.
Kamahu supported the cut and
talked.
Altogether. the debate on the item
took one hour and ten minutes the
committee rising without coming to a
vote.
Cox Checked Up.
The Committee on Public Expendi.
lures reported the results of their in.
vestigations into the sale Of number
of old school desks by Inspector Cox
in 1906, value S2l. DIR. Fitz of Alto.
' lan got the desks and traded back
other materials. The trouble arose
from the fact that no record of the
transfer was made. The committee
J.. therefore recommended surcharginp
Cox : accounts with $2l and holding
that much out of his salary. The re
port was adopted.
4 Sheldon and Rice commended the re
port, both approving the lesson intend
ed to be taught by the adoption of tn,
/. report. No one thought that anythin,
:, shown, however.
,. Expenditures Report.
The Committee ON Public Expendi
). lures and Accounts presented an eX
!, tended report on the matter of Incl
!. dental expenses in the various depart
D, ments of the government, making N,
i general recommendations except tina
5. the appointment of a government pur
(, chasing agent to serve all the depart
ments was favored, and a suggestion
1, made that the Police and Health Com
a, mttee investigate the matter of pr
$. vate fumigation by the employees of tn
=, Board of Health.
., The report contains much statistics
e. information not TO be found in an
other government reports.
Wireless Telegraphy Bills.
n Shingle introduced a trio of wire
r. less messages The first is bill max
n ing il necessary for all wireless CON
/ panies to take out a license, TO secur
y which requires some maneuvering. TIL
o. bill provides that no person, associs
: ton of persons, joint stock company
@. or corporation, shall engage in tn
l.. business of transmitting and receivin
messages and intclligenees by wireless
n telcgraphy within the Territory of Ha
IN wall without first obtaining from tn
ID Treasurer of the Territory, with tn
n. approval of the Governor, a licens
10 authorizing such person to engage j
10 such business in this Territory. Sue
II license shall not issue for longer {
>. shorter period than one year, and sha
n. be granted only upon application b
3s written petitiong duly verified by a
a. fidavit of the applicant or someone
a. his, their or its behalf, supported b
the affidavit of one or more credib
witnesses, showing the conditions an
nd facts hereinafter in this act require
s. to be shown.
%. The application for such liceni
". must show to the satisfaction of I'll
T. Governor and Treasurer that the a
J. plicant has been engaged in the bus
oil. ness of transmitting and Tcceivir
W, messages and intelligences by wirele
RS. telegraphy within the Territory of ii
RS. wall for the period of one year ne:
er preceding such application. But,
lg, the applicant has not been engaged
err. the business of transmitting and 7
fe, cciving messages and intelligences |
l.. wireless telegraphy within the TER
A. tory of Hawaii for the period of OF
nd, year next preceding the date of app
AN cation, then the application must sho
by such verified petition and, affiday
an or afidavits, the following facts al
on, conditions, to the satisfaction of t
fe, Governor and Treasurer, to wit: TIL
fe, il is the bona fide intention of the q
NJ. plicant to engage in such business
ms, good faith; that the applicant is pr
ers pared with sufficient and suitable O
l. planes, property and means, to 81
cessfully conduct such business; TIL
nui the applicant will, if granted such
IA cense, keep secret any and all IN
j. sagcs and intelligences received
transmitted or received and not
is. vulge the same to anyone other tn
and the sender or ADDRESSED, except up
the written order of the person
rch persons sending same or such order
irs The persnn or per,ons to WHOM 81
life, is addressed unless ordered and dire
ed so to do by the order or suhpoC
of court of competent jurisdictit
'om, that the applicant is a fit and pro
luai person or party to conduct such bl