Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-17

giving the preference to those, such as
that for public schools, which have the
better claim on the revenues. In the
third place, finding II impossible to
carry out this pledge literally--that Is.
out OF general revenues--the Legisia-
ture may more than fulnll II In spirit
by providing more amply, as apparent
~ II plans to do. for the same object
out of loan funds. Additional sources
of revenue also are being given to the
counties. which with the natural in
crease in their present revenues should
result in n net increase of at least
5000, 900 for the next period.
Luxuries Before Neeessaries.
1T should he borne In mind also that
the counties found IL possible last year
to expcnd out OF their present revenues
s721. 3s0G6 for roads alone. or nj the
rate OF nearly one and half million
dollars in n biennial period To add to
that at the expense of the public
schools. the public health and like SER
vices would he to place luxuriss before
necessaries--to be generous before be-
ing just
ut should be borne in mind also that
the government must he supported
from one tax paying period to the next
and that the surplus consists at most
of the net cash balance Immediately
before and not Immediately after the
taxes come In. For instance. the net
cash balance at the beginning Of the
present half year was s753,09772. but
II Is only s4l3,1s0.7s now, with yet
month before the next general property
taxes have to be paid, and with many
OF the March bills not yet paid. and
that, too though all specific property
and personal taxes have to be paid
before the end OF March. This consid-
, Grafton is Of special Importance with
reference to the next half year. when
there are no specific and personal taxes
ITO tide over the comparatively barren
months from July to October, and
when there will be special need OF
funds, In giew OF the proposed new tax
| system. for carrying the counties and
schools until the increase In taxes takc'
place next year.
Expenditures to Suffer.
"If the bill In question should he
come law. the executive would un-
avs 'cably be Obliged t. conliuo expSn.
Cluies to the most pressing needs ~ !
| to curtail even those, and leave uneN-
pended appropriations for some i'm
portant objects.
THE bill makes mandatory the pay
| ment of the 100000 In two equal in
stalments Just after the next two main
collections of taxes--that Is, on the
| first days Of June and December next
when the necessary funds will be
sure to be in the treasury. This makes
II first charge upon the revenues
of the Territory. II there were to he
ample funds. tas II was believed there
would be, such n gift out Of Territorial
revenues to the counties might be re-
garded rs an act OF magnanlmity on
the part OF the representatives OF the
Territory. but. under the circumstances
az now disclosed. such n gift could not
be regarded otherwise than az n raid
upon the Territorial treasury by rep
resentatives of the counties. regardless
OF consequences. and would tend to
impair the credit Of the Territory and
reflect upon the capacity OF its people
and their representatives for efficient
and honest government.
"In view OF the splendid record o.
this Legislature, ! feel confident tina
It Is unnecessary to do more than cal
attention to the facts In order to Sc
cure a just result"