The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-02-21
KNOWS WHAT IS.
WANTED IN
CASH
Governor Submits the
Official Budget to
Legislature.
tFrom satarday,s AdvertIser.l

(From Saturdays Advertiser.)
A testimonial itself to the increased
growth and consequent increased needs
OF the Territory, the territorial budget
for the next biennial period was yes
terday presented in a special message
to the Legislature by Governor Frear,
carrying total of $S,29s,761.
AS a study in governmental finance,
it is a document which will prove of
supreme interest to the Legislators, even
now preparing to camp on it for the
next two months. To the public at
large, it is an assurance that the ad-
ministrntion knows what it wants, and
has at the same time confined its wants
to a consistent and comprehensive sys-
tenn of administration toward certain
end and along certain definite policies.
Further, it shows the stamp of an ad- |
ministration poliey-eeonomy Many of
the appropriation items are larger than
they were in the last appropriation bill,
but they are most of them, by the same
token, smaller in the Governors version
of them than the heads of departments
FIRST requested.
Under the head of general, 500, $3.50 is
asked for the military department
$4,000 for the secretary, $S400 for the
Dublic archives (that sum including one
for translation and printing and bind
inc of and preservation of records),
$4,000 for elections and $4,000 IN sup
port of promotion.
Library Item.
One of the items that appear under
this head for the first time was $4,000
for the library of Hawaii. An assur-
anee of this sum is asked by virtue of
the 100000 Carnegie library, which is
promised for the Pohukaina School site,
which is almost sure to be built within
the next two years.
The permanent settlements include
$4,000 for ex-Queen Liliuokalani, OF
$500 a year, the Others receiving an
nuities being Mrs. Emma Bernard, ka-
malani Simeona, Mrs. Mary Stolz, Mrs
Mahelona and Mrs Lilinoe Stolz, each
of whom is to receive $4OO for the
term.
The appropriations for the attorney
generals department total $3l,
The itemized list still shows provision
but for one deputy, who is to receive
a salary of $500 month. The present
staff consists of two deputies, and even
they are considered as being insufficient
to meet the needs of the work Oh tne
coming period. If the attorney-general
wants another deputy, it will probably
have to come out of another fund.
Prisons and Taxes.
There is no intimation in the appro-
priation bill that the Office of the high
sheriff may be abolished, as is now pos
sible. An appropriation is asked for,
under the general head of ''Prisons,
as during the past ten years. Out OF
the total of $103 400 which is requested
for this department, $4,000 is for the
nav of guards and prison lunas ana
$4,000 for the maintenance OF prls-
oners. A,ooooo
The bureau of taxes wants $l39,2oo,
divided between the four taxation CIR
cults, while $32,2S0 has been asked 1or
the office force of the bureau Oh convey
ances. concerning which so much legis'
Iation has even now appeared upon the
scenes.
The liouor commission is awarded
425. 600 in the bill, which sum will not
allow much more latitude in the COM
missions work than at present.
Education.
The appropriation wanted for the de-
partment of public instruction is one
of the items which are materially in
creased this year. The total asked for
is $I.l43,52O, of which $9S2,000 is in
the teachers budget.
The boys industrial school is down
for $4,000. while the girls industrial
school is scheduled for $15,520. Both
these items are larger than last year.
Also $4,000 is asked for college of
agriculture and mechanical arts. None
Of the items for public instruction, or
under any head, for that matter, in
elude items for permanent improve
ments. dealing with salaries and main
tenance expense solely.
Public Works.
The following items are included
under the head for public works:
General ..... ............ $4,000
Land board ...........,..... S,2O'
Maintenance of government
property ............ ..... lo,oo'
Repairs, Capitol s............ 10,00l
Maasoleum ........., $500. 1,ZO'
Maintenance ............ lo,uO'
Flags, telephones, ETC.. 3,SSl
Territorial town lots. ......... 800
Harbor masters and pilots.... 54,2S
For landings and wharves. 56,S4
More Inspectors,
The appropriation bill does not fOi
get the greater Honolulu and healthie
Hawaii. Offices are created for chic
sanitary inspectors for Maui and Kaua
which were omitted in the last bill, bu
which subsequent events have show
10 be necessary. The Offices pay $40
a month.
The sanitary inspection of Honolul
demands sl7 ,2s0, while the fund f.