The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-02-21

last amount it received. This fund, if
granted. is to be used in the fight
against the great white plague, includ-
ing partial support of the Leah
Home.
Agriculture and Law.
The courts are treated separately and
offices for the supreme and circuit
courts are now listed Independent of
each other. The items are as follows:
Supreme ........ .......... $16,600
First circuit ...........".... 76,500
Second circuit .............. 1890
Third circuit ......,......... 12,fO0
Fourth circuit ...,........... "a, ,1S0
Fifth circuit ............... 1920
District court, Kalawao ...... 625
Contingent fund ........... $4,000
Total courts ..............$l .$l5S,605
The appropriations asked for the
first circ1it include 1925 for a proba.
tion officer for the juvenile court and
$1,000 for the support of dependent
Juveniles. These items are inserted on
the report of Judge Whitney.
To the above sums, is added $4,000
for contingency fund at the disposal
Of the Governor.
The Governors Message.
~ submit herewith, - stated the Gov.
ernor in his message, Hin the form of
an appropriation bill, estimates for,ap-
prOpriations for the next biennial pc,
riod. These do not cover permanent
improvements, estimates for which will
be submitted in a separate message.
1T will be noted that while the ag-
gregate considerably exceeds that of
the last general appropriation bill, it
is still considerably below the estimat-
ed available funds. The two largest
increases are for public instruction and
public health-two sources for which,
owing to lack of funds, appropriations
have for some years been deplorably
inadequate and which are of such sur
passing importance that they should be
adequately provided for now that there
are funds. The next largest increase
arises from the transfer of certain
classes of expenditures for agriculture
and forestry from the conservation
fund to the general funds, these being
for what might be deemed ordinary
operating expenses as distinguished
from advance work, or work of a more
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nature, Additional increases of i'm.
portance, although such smaller, arc foI
the enforcement of the liquor laws and
the maintenance of prisoners. The re
naming increases are small and large
ly offset by various decreases.
The Counties Share.
"If the changes recommended in my
first message in regard to the collection
and division of taxes as between the
Territory and the counties should bS
made, with its natural consequence that
the school funds would be provided by
the counties, corresponding change
would be required in the appropriation
bill. This would be the case also, if
as similarly recommended, the receipt
and expenses of the circuit court
should be transferred to the counties
The proposed changes in tax and schoO
matters should result in a net inereas
IN county revenues of about a quartz
of million dollars In a biennial period
This would go far towards meeting ia
I necessary increase In expenditures 10
/ the public schools.
Notwithstanding the naturally In
eTeasing needs OF both the torTitoria
, and the county governments, ther
! ought TO be, unless something unfoi
seen should occur, sufficient funds {
meet all purposes without inereaain
the taxes Although the rate Of n
D property tax Is low, taxes are In Tealit
b high, because not only are there ineom
Z and personal taxes and other a0nFet
Of revenue, but property ID assessed {
I high valuations. 10 u far better I
Q increase the revenues BY Increasing