The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-09

Following are the remarks OF the
Territories committee of the House Of
Representatives on the raises in sal
aries recommended:
In section of the bill the Senate
has made some very proper increases
in the salaries of officials in Hawaii;
they increased the governors salary
from five to seven thousand dollars,
the secretary of the Territory from
three to four thousand, the justices IF
the supreme and circuit courts were
each raised $500, the United States
district attorney was increased from
three to four thousand, and the mar
shall from $500 to $4,000.
In two of these cases your COM
mitee officially representatives
making further increases. The COVER
nor of Hawaii, because of the loca-
ton of Honolulu at the crossroads Of
the Pacific, is constantly called on to
entertain officially representatives
and dignitaries of foreign govern
ments, frequently at the direct re-
quest of the State Department; he is
also expected to entertain fleet officers
of the navy, army officials, and other
high officials of the Federal Govern
ment who visit Hawaii or pass
through to the Orient. AS no man
sion is furnished to the governor, it
is obviously impossible for him to
meet the responsibilities of his office
for less than $4,000 per year; hence
to pay less than that sum means res
tricting the occupants of the COVER
nors office to the wealthy few.
With respect to the circuit court
judges; it is impossible to keep tho
roughly capable men on the bench at
a salary such as is paid in Hawaii to
a head bookkeeper in business houses.
The people of Hawaii have always
insisted as far as possible, upon
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judiciary, The cost of living in Ha-
wall is greater Cfrom % to so per cent
according to various estimates) than
on the mainland, and the legal pro-
fessioD is not so overcrowded. Con-
sequently, it is difficult to get the
best men to serve on the bench with
out fairly adequate compensation.
Many have done so at pecuniary sa-
crilice to themselves. During the
present year one supreme court JUS
tice and one circuit court Judge have
resigned, solely because they could
not afford to remain on the bench at
the present salaries, and another SUI
preme court justice has signifed his
intention of resigning IN the near flu
ture.
In view of the fact that Hawaii
pays nearly a million and a half of
dollars annually into the Federal
Treasury, it is only simple justice that
we should pay the few officials sal
aries sufficiently large to command
the services of able and competent
men.
Section 10 of the bill ratifies, but
only so far as the question of jurisdic-
ton is concerned, the naturalizations
made by the territorial circuit courts
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cred, and in village homes; town
pigs whole and "put down" the
and weighing 100 pounds would
ham and thin pieces of belly meal
thick pieces of belly meat, packe,
with salt or brine, will make a
beans and other vegetables. The
head and feet may go into head
mings and other scraps of lean me
made sausage. In some large f
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erly it was a common farm prac
to be more useful to purchase b
establishments, The general use
homes at the present time has III
of time meat may be kept and so u
buy at a time with advantage.
Picking, smoking and other
use has been discussed in an ca
series.
The preservation of meat an
matter of great Importance but
enterprise, as the difficulties i'm