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UUVERNOR'S I
(Cpntinued from Papc 10)
In uiiilltlim (o ilif nw of iirilii
Ununco nboto referred li, theio li:l
been expended during llio List bIx
Jours iiuno Unit hair it million dollars
tint iif lii.m fund In the c instruction of
um in lu.ui uinii in t ie c instruct on of
hchool ImlMliim. Durlii;; tho last wo
.tens many now lr.lldI.Ka Into bco.
creeled. Including tho ."cnrtM lilg
.ehnol building , nnnH,. Many
moro tiro iiociIliI. A bcsliialn-,' has
neon m.iilo lu riirijlmi out thu pn'.lcy
of com filtration, with n view to hav
ing ono graded and moro ulTlclcnt
nchnols, ttliciu thai can be done. Hoc
iiiiiiiioiidutlous for addition il school
buildings to bo provided for out of loan
fund will bo nitlmiltlod for jour con-sldi-rallon.
Increased attention has
been Kit en to niiiiiit-il tin I imrlcnltiirnl
training, domestic science, lint llio es
(iibllsMiiont of school titles mil bchool
ouiitlcs. These nro not fads but are
U'.ost linpoitniit mid prucllc il parts In
thu training of tho clilldieu tiienlally
mnl tho development In them of light
tiistoH mid liiteichts.
Medical Impaction.
This Is a matter tn which 'tho Super
intendent of Fubllc liistriicllon has
Khun much careful study uud lu which
Stent progress has been made In re
cent jvius elsowhoru. It Is n tmbjict
' which I cannot too tirgcntlj ieiiicst
.Mitir careful attention. It calls for
both a lav on tho subject and an up
luoprlatlon for Its execution. Tho ob-Jtr-t
Is to discover cases of III health
nnd defectiveness In niinlls. with n
Mow to their being remedied, us far
ns may bo, not by Km eminent physi
cians, nut ny ph)slclans selected by
tho pupils or their intents or trimrd
l.ms, and also with a view to huvlng
mo instruction of ruch children sped
. nlly luliiplt'd to their needs mnl cum,
itlis. Those objects m ly bo attained
m.oiigh npproprlato IcKlslatlnn with
out Intel feionce with private rights
or undue peisonul nnuojaucc or Inco.i?
teulenco.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE.
Tho estnhllEhnieut of this college
was authoilzed by the last leKlslature
After much effort a ruling was obtain-
'd eiitltllug Hawaii to thnio lu the
1'ederal appropriations for colleges of
mm cliaiarter, nnd $30iino has been
li'ceiwil for tho list and $33,nuo for
the luusent fiscal ear. Tho amount '"'"""" ''""-its luivo been expended
will bo iucieased $.',1100 each je.ir un.,'" I'lil'l'e Improvements out of loan
ui u kmciich $ji),oni) a j ear. Tho col
Use has been established lu tcin
IHii.irj iiuarleis nnd n lar;;o It act or
laud seemed for p'irmaiicut qu liters
Additional mlJolnliiK kind will bo re
quired for which provision should bo
mado by the leKlslature A largo and
clllcleiit rculty bus been obtained und
tho coIIoko is lu operation. Appioprl
utlons hhoul 1 b m ido out or loan riiiul
for inch p"iimincut buildings upon
tin- iieimaueLt slto ns are of Imuiedl
nlo necessity.
The law establlshrng tho collcgo
ni.ij well bo iiniendeil in somo pirtl
eul.iis, ns, for Instance, liy pioUdlug
n.oio ileflnilely for a tic.tsmcr who
ban the baudllng of the largo ciulrlliti
tlon.i m nlo by the IVdm.il (Intern
(ottriiniuiit. At tho (,-iiuo time, the
liglsla'lto assent to suih ctintt Dili
tlims sliould bo Klten, us leipilied by
the IVdeinl statutes, which hate been
In-Id by lurereneo to hate been com
piled with In this respect, but eh inces
might not to lie taken on the possl
lillltj of a ictcrsal or sin h inline.
PUBLIC ARCHIVES.
A unliable bulldliiK hut Ink bun
elected, miiih rod I work has been
dune louiiids llio eollieth irraugi1-
meiit mnl ImlcMiiK or llio iiuhltes und
tin) translation or thoso that are III
tho Hawaiian lunuu-igo. Although II
Is hlghl) derlrablo to prosecute this
wink tlgoiously, tho lack or ruuds
suggests that It might well bo c.inlu.l
on somewhat slowly, now that tho
most mossing need that or puttlii
lln iucIiIlh III it Kiifo itliirn nii'l mik
lug litem accessible to tho pub!!. lux
been met
Certified Copies of Records,
lu order to utoltl loss ami diniiKe
or destruction by lemoyn! ami exec?
site handling or ii,0 nrrliltvi, 1 lecum
mi ml thai piotlsloii bo in-jdo Tor tho
iihj of eeiliried (iijles ns iitldi'lico mill
for other puipnseH ami for tho iliiirg -
lug of apiuopilato feci ror furnishing
siieii eoplis
PUBLIC LIBRARY,
Tho last leglslntuio piovlded ror ' ''-do'i. and ot'iem In tho dlstilct of
the establishment of u publlu Hbiiiry I Kul1' M"u1, I'-"eiUs foiclblj; tho
nnd nppiopilated a sum 1 1 sum ror ' 'mention nu tc. whether tho (lovein
liialutennnco for the cm lent fiscal j,m'"1 should not lu tonio cases pio-
pirlod, lu the hope nppuiently that
the funds ror the construction or the
building might bo obtained by girt
mid npp.iionlly alio with the Idem
tbnt aiiangemoiits might be mado by
which the llbtaij of tho Honolulu
Miliary and Heading ltoos Assnelu
tlon nnd tho pioposed public llbiary
might bo combined In bomo way. Ne
gotiations mo under way, which It Is
nopeii win lesult In, such a couiblmi
tlon. Theio Is good leason to bellovo
that tho iieiebsaiy funds for tho
building uin bo obtulned fioui a well
known phllanthioplst In cuso the
m crustily legislation nnd such com
bination with tho othor lluiiuy Is ef
fected. A now law should bo omitted
as n substitute Tor that enacted by
the last lOKlBlututo, which will bo sat
isfactory not only to tho expected
doonr. but to tho dilutees of tho Ho-1 Bca
fiblulii Library nnd Heading oom'lll
AtMJcltitlon, I lecoiiiinvnil u permit-
, .. ,sjuu.i-S , .i'mJiL. i. A-MA.!??'!!.. - i .i
iitnt nuproprliitlon or guarantee of
so much mutually ns mny bo nccos
sarj'to Hie extent of 10 per cent, of
bulIi iinuntnt as inny he donated for
llho building, hut not to exceed $15,
000 tier nnniini. If the other library
rt.nibliics with this, the proceeds of
Uh, fmiiN will probably furnish $5,
000 or $0,000 per nnnitm of tho re
quired nmoitnt, leaving only the bal
iiiire to be furnished by tho Terri
tory, fay, $1,000 or $r,o00 per mi
lium, If $100,000 Is donated for tho
building. This In n very bihuII
nuiount for it project of such Immense
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on the public schools. Tho 20,000
volumes or so of tho other library
would imiKo n Rood beginning, mnl
i'io llbinrj of the llawallnn lllstml
cal Society mlftlit also well bo limited
In tho public library,
PUBLIC WORKS.
General.
The department of public woiks
has charge of nil Intel mil Improve
ments except those now transferred
ti the counties. Theso cover, besides
olhor mattcis, harhois and liindliiRs,
water woilis, sower worhs, new loads
tltid luldgcs, and public buildings, fo
unding court-houses, Jails, school
houses and hospitals, throughout tho
Teirltory.
Tho expenditures during tho Inst
two fiscal Jcais weic $1,273,464.32,
of which $817,70(5.28 wni out of loan
fund and $ ir,r,.7riR.fi t out of current
iccnucs, nnd tho receipts were
$599, 783.9U.
Proposed New Work.
New work should bo done ns far as
posslhlo with rcfcrciiro to compre
hensive plans designed to meet the
rcqulicmcnts for ii'long time to conic.
Much study, especially of water, sew
er and wharf sj stems, has been made
timing tho period, and tentative or
piellmliinry plans for such works, ns
for needed public buildings, have
been prepared for tho use of tho do
mitmcnt with this end In vlow nnd
Hi- a means of nsststnnco to imr turn
''"tblo body to cnnble )ou tho better
to dccldo what works should bo un
dct taken and how much should be
appropriated for them. Tho esti
mates for needed works aggregate
mute than a million nnd n hair ilol
lius. A statement will be submitted
"f tlu'' l,0'tlcns of these as mo most
Incising.
In this connection, we should re
mind ourselves tfint upwards of tlueo
runds sliuo. tho establishment or tor
iltorlal Roveinmcnt, theictiy bring
ing tho bonded Indebtedness up to
neaily fum- millions, While this Is
only aliout tlueo per cent, or tho ns
sixsed tallies or real nnd personal
ptoperty, caio should bo tuken not to
lncieaso It except m rnr as absolutely
necessary, especially for Improve
ments that will not produce rotcnuc.
Htery Incicaso means an additional
nimtiul charge on tho revenues for
interest nnd sinking fund.
Honolulu Water Works.
I cull jour special attention to tho
Honolulu water works, l.'aily in tho
peilod It. became apparent that tho
mat nnd lime of inmpletton of the
Niiu.tnit Dam and Ilescrtolr would
exiecd llio ncicssltlcs or the uiso If
the woik wore continued under tho
original lontinit, and iiuonllngly
that lonti.iet was iiincclled nnd a
new (ontr.ut made, Involving less
in t and Hum for tomplctlim, under
tvbleu the work has pioierded in a
mtl.fn l-iry niannc-. HioiikIi with de
l"s due to luminal thought This
p.oje-t will cost jie.irly $3110,1100
'I he tvaler wi rks, nil a whole, lepro
min an liifeitiiicnl of moro than $1,
01 O.linil. In (i. do.- ( , oblnln the hill
hiuelli or t'llii hrgo expenditure,
by lod'idiiR ni of opeintion, pic
teitlng tvnyf, utllUIng tho power
v.lil-h nmy ho developed by tho water
f o.n Hie now reio.-volr, nnd in older
to furnUh mi ubsolutoly pure supply
i ivinuiiiienii to jour careful ion
''Iwillnn the illimllons or supple
nicnllng and i.jHcm.ul.-.Ing tliv ur-
luiii imiii, iiisi.u iiiou or eleitilc
pl.iiU for piiwi.- purpos.es, uso of the
pewo.- fur pumplig r. urn uiteslau
welli, ut leabl lor t'lo lower leveli,
nnd ihote'iy atoldliiR the lonstiui
tli.n mnl maliiioti-i.ne or inters, and
llm icil ouent tf meters bj ou-
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Water Works for County Districts.
Tho le'int piolonged thought and
tin ie ultlng liuilshlps to the homo -
vldo water vvoiks ror domestic uso
und oven ror Irrigation, In tountry
districts. Thero Is no reason lu prlti
clplo vvhj this should not bo done for
people living In tho country as' well
un for people, living In thn city. It Is
mainly n question or cost mid reve
nue, coupled with tho netesslty ot
governmental action In older to meet
the needs. In u dUtilct which Is or
M likely to bo comparatively thickly
buttled by people or modeiato means
who ur othuiwiso unable to obtain
mi adequate bitpply or watei, whole
thu cost at obtaining water Is not ex
cessive and the Instillation ot water
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Minnn id iiim-i- III Jium It liur iciuril
upon tho Investment, there Is every
icitbon wh) the woik should bo.un
tit I taken by tho (lovernmeiit. Simi
lar works may bo lequlred on a small
Ie at K'apaa nnd nt Kalahen on
lie Island of Kauai and perhaps at
oilier iikice's,
Acquirement of Land for Public
Purpoiej.
Hitherto, nolwlthst inillng tho
manj lequlrcntcnts of land for
streets, loads, buildings and other
purposes, it lias been custoinnry not
to appropriate money for obtaining
such lands cither by private purchase
or bj condemnation suits; It has been
tncltl) understood that the downl
ine tit would obtain the necessary
land by exchange of other lauds.
This not only has lesulted lu wide
upload dissatisfaction In n number of
Instances, but has often been em
barrassing to tho Utivcrnmcnt. As
a rule, pilvate parties in dealing
with tho Covcrnmcnt prefer ex
change to sales, and It Is bellows!
Hint tho (internment might often do
bitter If It mi-Id sell the land pro
posed to be exchanged nnd purchase
the desired land with the proceeds.
1 Miggrst that unless n general ap
propriation is undo to meet such
eases, authority be granted to use for
this puiposo tho ptocceds of sales of
lauds whlrh othcrwlso might be ex
changed. This would make possible
u procedure at tho same time more
business-like uud less open to scrlum
Inherent objections.
Land Under Public Works Department
It Is deslruble that nil public lands
should ho under ono department,
namely, tho land depaitmcnt, except
In so far ns needed for use by other
departments. Snle.4 and lenses may
be innilo now by at least three depart
ments mid patents may be issued by
two. Thero is also tiuccitntiitj lu
somo cases ns to whether a purlieu
bit plcco of land Is tinder the public
lands or the public works department
nnd also as to whether thn legisla
ture has authority to place tho caro
ot rot est lands under tho board of
ngilculttitc mid forestry und ns to the
status of lands acquired by exchange.
A bill Is pending In Congtcss to
icmcdy these matters. Mcanwhllo
setcrnl other objectlonablo fentures
In the lawa i elating to lauds clearly
under the department of public
works mny be icmcdlcd by legisla
tive action.
IMMIGRATION.
Towards the close of tho last flscnl
peilod, the boa id or Immigration ob
tained I, CS4 I'ortuguesu nnd Spau
taids Horn their native countries by
means or voluntary contributions. A
rew who were unable to comply with
tho Immigration Inws tvcie returned.
The entllo cost exceeded $300,000.
The new Immigration act forbids as
sistance of Immigration by voluntary
loutrlbutloiis. The board has ac
cordingly established nn agency,
lately terminated, lu California
vhlth resulted in bringing lu fome
hundreds of people, most of whom
hud previously roiio thcie from here.
The board has ulso established an
iiRcncy In New York City, the prob
nblo icsulls of which It Is too early
jet to state.
It Is ot tho greatest consequenco
Hint In somo way adequate provision
should bo made Tor further Immigra
tion on a Lonsldernbto scale. Tho
Teirltory Is underpopulated; moro
people mo needed ror tho settlement
ot tho public lands nnd the develop
ment of tho natural retourccs, lu
older to scctiro In fuller measure tho
many benefits possible only In donser
mid more complex communities;
there Is grent need of additional la
borers for the mnlntcuiinco mid
Kiowth of industrial prosperity, -laborers
who will bo American rill
nens nnd home-owners This Is quite
ns ncicssiiiy ror the laborer as tor
the capitalist. Tho development ot
the Territory menus gicnter hencllH
ami higher burdens for nil. Scancly
any subject i.-illlug-for jour iiinsld-
'.'linn Is of more vltnl Importance.
than this. The necessary runds mo
loo huge to couiu out or pi cent leve.
lines, The most feasible way of
meeting the situation may bo through
un additional Income tux, with n
laigcr exception In order that tho
1 creased burden may fnll more upon
thoso best ublo to beur It. The sub
ject of Immigration Is Inseparably
connected with that or thu couser
viitlon. development mid better uti
lization ot Hut natural resources. Tho
pioceeds or tho additional tax may
Well bo uppriqu lated between thoso
two objects, These objects may In
clude winic oi all or tho following uud
others closely i elated which may bo
giouped iindiM tho head or:
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOP-
MENT OF NATURAL RE.
SOURCES.
Publics thought has been awakened
1 'luting tho last year as never beforn
to tile stopo uud Importance of this
subject There Is no need or enlarg
ing upou It lieio. It has many phases,
Hawaii is scant In mineral resources
nnd Inland vvaterwajs. Her lescmr
tc arc mainly or tho boll and tho
roiest, tho Inttcf chlclly ror tho con
servation or water ror irilgatlon,
power mid domestic use. Transporta
tion rnelllticH with other lands mid
harbor racllltles natutally rail moru
peculiarly within the sphere of tho
lVdcr.il (lovcrmuent. Thero Is wlth-
l.i tho roiillnry link of railroad fad
lilies, hut pel haps tho people mo not
piepaied to encoinngo rallioad build
ing by subsidies or guuinntv uf In-
teiest on bonds. The tonstiuctlon ot
needed loads will bo considered un-
i dor tho head ot public lauds, Tho
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l'"ii'ni I uuminiiiK WOIK III 1110 COIl1
seivutliin, dovolopiuent and bettets pending In CongiesH to carry out
utilization of the natural lesomces Its lecomniendutlons, mid to lemcdy
vviliiin lite nvnlltihlo menus would other dllllcultles not considered by
nnluialy in Iiiko iiumluiu take the It Moanvvhlle the dllllcultles urn be
fcllnvvlng founs, to which portions Ing met no best mny be under tho
of the fund nbovo mentioned might
be dev cited,
aw u4m&M
Settlement of Lands, Public and intsoclntinna has been discontinued; courts nnd numerous others In dls-lis not fit or safe to ho nt large, Ben
Prlvats, the right or purchase lease and cash trlct courts- In these cases laige tlinentnllty on the one hnnd and tho
This should Involve moio than has
hitherto been ilcenied to bo within '
the scope of the public laud ollko. '
it Bhould consist not merely In the
8tirtejliiK anil the i xi hanging, sell
ing nnd leasing or public lands nnd
lit Iter Incidental matters. It should
Include tho stud) or large questions
of Immigration, Industries,
porlutlon, mnrketliiR water supply
and power, the Im-i utilization uf
pilvate ns well as pulillc lands, nnd
the working ou,t of schemes for ex
ecution by thu (Internment or pri
vate owners slnglv m In cooperation.
Hydrographle and Topooraphlc
Surveys.
A bill 11 pending lu Congress for
tho extension of the reclamation ser
vice to Hawaii. topogi.iphlc and
hjdrogrnphtc survi is a preliminary
ti reclamation tvotl and should bo
undertaken nt the t.ullest possible
ditto lu order to nhnure tho time
when reclamation work may bo be
gun. Thnt work would mean conver
sion ot perhaps 10" uuo acres of mid
'and Into hotucsteiitK mitl Is pi nimbly
tho only feasible nn tbinl by which
homestcndlng tan lie accomplished
upon n lai'E0 scale. .Stub surtejs mo
ill gently needed fin other purposes
nho. An uppiopiiailon of nt least
$r,,(IOO u jcrtr should lie made ror this
purpose lu any mm ami authority
should bo given fm Its expenditure
under tho direction of the appropri
ate Federal oluecix nho will gladl)
cooperate not mil In scrvlco but ns
fnr ns possible with funds.
Agriculture and Forestry.
Scarcely nny woik for tho bcnollt
of tho small farntei or the diversifi
cation of Industries Is of Rrentcr Im
portance than that within the func
tions of tho board r agriculture nnd
forestrj and the ixprrlmcnt station,
t'nder existing toiidltlnns, the acqui
sition und iippllcnlloii or scientific
knowledge Is essential to success.
Theic Is need of additional money
not only tor the extension und pro
tection or forests ui for the promo
Hon mid piotcctlon of lite-stock nnd
agricultural Indusiiles both large
and small.
Marketing Facilities.
There Is n wldespicad belief that
the (iovcrnment should nsstst the
small pioduccr In overcoming one ut
his greatest diniruliles, flint of mar
keting his produie a mutter, In
which ho Is pccullarl) at the mercy
of others mid In which there Is need
of looperutlon, tvlibh without gov
ernment assistance It Is exceedingly
diniciilt to effect The work could
be conducted without materially In
tel ferlng with pilvate business nnd
In tho end doubtless prove or benelU
t'l piivato business engaged 111 uinii
lai lines of work The service lould
bo kept In touch with transportation
companies with a view to seuiilng
lenboiiiihlo freight rates nnd making
such rates nnd tut ions accommoda
tions un object to tho companies by
reason of Increased production nnd
shipments mid care In packing. Mai-
ketlng ton 111 be studied, btijers mid
boilers could be brought together, und
Information as to obtnlnable or tie
sired products und facilities for
tiunsportlng them could be furnish
tl.
Statistician.
Thero should bo Mjstemntlc and
continuous collection, clussllleutlnu
mnl distribution of Infoiinatlon heal
ing upon tho foregoing and other
subjects. Thcie Is an Immense
nmoiint of Information mailable, al
ready, hut tor the most part In scat
tered foi in, lehitliig to nil lines of
govcriimeiitnl i.nd private activity.
This should be colletted, added to,
tlassllled mid mado available for nil
needs.
Specific Projects.
A portion of I ho fit nil may be ex
pended for Kpecllle Irrigation, load
mid other projects as well us for the
foregoing mid other general pur
poses, PUBLIC LANDS AND SURVEY.
These departments, nro rloscly re
lated in their woik mid their olllccs
should udjpln or be combined for
convenience and economy. This may
bo mine feasible when the JudKliiiy
building Is leu'ioilcled.
Thn Increased appropriations have
enabled these departments to do u
largo nmoiint or woik during tho c or
ient porlod. Their receipts tor tho
last two calendar jears, almost en
tirely through the land department,
amounted to $t07.9G1.70, white their
expenditures, the larger portion
through the suivey department,
muoiiuted to $80,112.01.
Theio uni tew nuestlons or inoic
geneial or Intense Interest than that
or tho public lands. It Is one nt ox-
tiemo dllllcultj The total area Is
small, little or that Is arable, there
are great variations In temperat.ne,
rainfall nnd soils, pests nro abundant,
the knowledge ot tropic nl agilitil
tmo la meager, the contour of tho
country htoken, road building expeu
slve, development of tho Innil rosily,
tinnsportutlon facilities nre luailc
quale, tho woild's markets distant
and tho wnnts ot dlffeient races eli
te i be There me gient Inducements
to speculate, little to homestead.
During the piesent period much,
study has been given to tho subject;
a commission was appointed which
has IntcBtlKtttcd and loported; a hilt
present laws,
Thu illtpoial of land to settlement
ricehnld agicemcnt has been dls-
placed In large measure by n now
form or snecial nm cement, tho ob
Ject or which Is to prevent tho pur
chase or public lands ror speculation
or Investment mid to fncllltnto its
hoiuestcnilliiR, mainly by Increasing
the lequlrcmeiits of residence nnil
trans-(cultivation mid mnklng cnsler the
cuiidltlnns which the bonn fide home-
steadcr usuallj nnds most difficult to
comply with. Sales of largo tracts of
cnuntrj land, nnd exthnnges of such
lands for city piopeity, hate In tho
main been discontinued. Congress,
while extending the period for which
ngiltulturnl land may bo leased, has
provided that such land whin leased
inaj he taken over ut nny time for
purpoes of hoiueiteaillng or other
public purpose.!. This provision, nl
though widely misunderstood, Is a
wise one for both the capitalist mid
the Intending homesteader There
Is being prepmed a complete history
ami statement or tho present condi
tion or every homestead that has
been sold under the present laws
tot the light that It may shed upon
the operation or the Inws. It Is plan
ned to prepare boon In convenient
f oi m maps nnd descriptions of nil
lands opened but not taken tor homc-
bttad purposes ror the Information
o, hoincbeekers; likewise a record or
each tract ot public land, In which
may ho entered ror the future use of
the department nil Information from
time to time acquired In regard to It.
A complete tnblo of nil patents mid
awards Is about ready tor the press.
Homestead Roads.
Although thero are about n thou
snnil lots laid off Tor homesteads,
the c is practically no demand tor
them, lunlnlj tor wnut or roads. De
mand ror homesteads Is concentrated
ehlolly upon l.iuiU ndjolnliig or near
to loads. The tost of roads In this
Territory Is usually very large. The
law at present permits the use of fifty
per cent, of the appraised value ot
lands opened Tor settlement to bo set
iipait f I out the proceeds or the sales
o' such lands ror the construction ot
roads through mid from them to the
public mads; but It Is often Inad
visable to sell lands before tho ronds
mo built It Is disadvantageous to
the Tcnltnry und Invites Intending
settlers to take up lands under condi
tions which they cannot meet. It
voulil seem that tho use of the entire
pioceeds from the sales of landsbold
for settlement purposes should bo
authorized ror this purpose and that
authority tor constructing the ronds
tot any particular tract should not ho
iiuillneil to the proceeds ot sale.s or
Hint tract
AGRICULTURE AND . FORESTRY.
Much exceedingly valuable sen lee
has been performed by this board
through Its divisions ot forestry, nnl
innl Industry nnd entomology. The
service ran he greatly extended with
ptollt provided funds nro available,
but unless sonic such nrrangement, as
Is nbove suggested Is made. It Is not
easy to sec how this can be actum
pllshcd. A serious question has been raised
as to whether the president and ex
ecutive olllror of tho board should not
ho salaried like the heads ot other
departments There could b0 little
doubt of tho advisability or this If
thero tvero sufficient rends and if tho
department should ho peimltted to
expand Its work ns It ought to. Un
der tho ilrcuuistmiccH, however. Hits
would hiirill) bo Jnatllled Tho work
Hi present Is such that It may be per
formed liy the head of one of the
other dcpnttfiients, ns, for Instance,
tho pulillc weirks. If It requires lualn
lv mi executlvo olllter, or by tho head
ofTomu other sclent I lie Institution, If
II icqulies mainly scientific direc
ted, notwithstanding that each ot Its
thicu divisions Is expected to hn un
der a dliector of high scientific at
tainments. Tho leaning should bo
towards consolidation rnther than
multiplication or governmental agen-
tics ror purposes or economy and effi
v.. .j ,ii, iiiiiirivna,irj implication
ot woik. Ilesldcs the extonslto ox -
ciency mid unnecessary duplication
pel Intent station of tho sugar iilnnt-
eis, theio uio tho territorial board of
afilt.nlluio mid forestry, thu Federal
experiment station und tho college of
agrlenltuio and mechanic arts en
gaged to some extent In work of hI ml.
hu i haunter. Tho Federal station Is
piaitlcnlly u territorial Institution,
though managed uud supported
mainly by tho Federal (IqyurniueiU.
Ktentuallj It nut unlikely will bo
ui.der teriltorlal management. Soon
er or later It may prove best to lom
binu with It tho hoard ot agriculture
and forestry. It nmy bo advisable
oven now tu have theso Institutions
directed by the same person, If that
cuu bo arranged
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPART-
MENT.
General.
The larger pnrt of tho woik of this
di put Intent has been oillco work,
mainly udvlsoiy of the other ileum t
meiits, mid jet n largo nmoiint of
mint work ulso has been done. The
in pin intent has handled 100 crimi
nal cases, having done most of Hie
woik before the grand Jmles In all
uio circuits nnd much of tho woik
hefoio trial Juries In i-IicuUn other
than tho llrst. It tins appeared also
In -17 1 civil c.iBos, Its work has In-
eluded lu pait 13 cases In the United
Stntes Supicuie Court. 2 In the
Hnlted Stntes Clirult Court of Ap
peals, 7 In Hie United Stntes District
Crurt, 80 lu tho teriltorlal Supieino
court, 90 In the circuit courts. If, lu
""' l-md court, SB In tax appeal
amounts hate been reentered or sc-
cured to Hie (internment, titles of
lands hnte been settled and many,
other questions of Importance decld-lhls
ed.
It Is planned during the coming
perlod Hint this department, while
continuing Its ndvlsory nnd other of-1
flco work ns Its main feature, shall
engage less In tho conduct of crltn-
Irnl cases, leaving that more to conn
ty attorney, nnd shnll detote In-
creased attention to cltll cases,
largely tor enforcement of territorial
claims, the settlement of boundaries
mid titles, and other lines of work for
thc purpose or settling nnd securing
tvlint Justly belongs or-ls owing to
the (Internment. 1'or the purposes
of economy and by curtailing work
in criminal enses, Iris believed Hint
one of the nttorncys In tho depart
ment may bo dispensed with notwith
standing tho plans for much addi
tional work In other directions.
Appeals in Criminal Cases.
I recommend that provision he
made, substantially ns was dona rc
centl) by Act ot Congress for Federal
cares, permitting appeals to be tnken
on points of law by the prosecution
under certain circumstances lu crim
inal cases.
Prisons.
Constant adtnnce has been made
In Hawaii ror iiearl) n century past
In the treatment ot prisoners mid Tor
half a century ut lenst the treatment
has been such as to evoke commenda
tion from distinguished penologists.
Strict attention has been given to
sanitation, tho prisoners hnvo been
welt housed nnd us n rule kept at em
ployment, prluiipnly nut ot doors;
humanity, directed, however, by com
mon sense rnther than sentimentali
ty, has been the guiding principle.
lu this u go it is hardly necessary
to sny that the motive of punish
ment should not bo revenge. It
should be protection. Criminals
should bo regarded as abnormal or
dlrc.ised. The aim In the treatment
of moral ns well as phjslcal disease
should bo protection by pretention
und cure through scientific methods.
not the mere meting out of arbitrary
amounts ot suffering for various spe-
ilfUarts. I Invite )our careful con
sideration to the following.
Juvenile Courts.
This subject tails moro naturally
under the head ot prison than or
Judlclnl reform, in" 1870 district
magistrates were authorized to com
mit to Industrial bcIiooIs children un
der IB jenrs or nge, but this applied
only to cnbes lu which the prescribed
liiipilsoumcnt did not exceed twoliilrnngemcnt wns not made with the
jenrs. mid the commitment lould not I best nononiy of Bpncc Its Interior
exieetl the prescribed term. In 1903
the Jurisdiction wns extended to cir
cuit courts nnd Judges, thereby per
mitting commitments In nil rases
tried beforo them Irrespective of the
pt escribed term of punishment, but
the terms of commitment tvero limit
ed to thoso pi escribed ns punishment
feu tho respective offenses. In 1905
these courts nnd magistrates were
iiindo practically Juvenile courts with
the usual powers of placing children
under probation officers Instead of
tomnilttlng them to prison or to tho
industrial school, tho ngo limit was
raised to 10 joars, tho trials tvero to
bo separata trotn the trlnls or older
offenders nnd tho children tvero to
bo kept apart from older offenders nt
other times, but tho Jurisdiction wns
roullued to enses for which the pre
scribed term wns not more than two
)enrs and to so-called delinquents,
qucnts, und adequate provision was
not mado for tho separation of the
children from older offenders. In
1907 tho uro limit wns Increased to
18 )e.im nnd tho term for which tho
children might bo committed to tho
industrial school was extended to any
period durhiK minority Irrespective
of the) term prescribed by statute for
tho particular offense. These Indus
trial schools nro ninong the best
training schools lu tho Territory and
serto to spuio extent us models to-
I ' ""ii-i tiiu i'liuiii; si'iioois snotllll
l'"' nroiiBlit so ns to uffoiel normal
wuid which tho public schools should
children the advantages possessed by
uio atinorinai.
It Is time for a further mlvniire.
I lecommenil Hint the Juilsdlctlon
over children bo ronllned to circuit
jiiuges ns inr us feaslhle, that It ho
extended to so-called dependents ns
wen as delinquents, that tho pro.ocd
Ings bo mado of a non-crlnilnnl char.
utter, that the evidence In bucIi cases
no not permitted to bo used against
tho ehlldieu lu other proceedings,
that piopnr sareguards bo plated
iiuoiu sucn dependents nnd tlelln
qucnts so as to make tho proceedings
a Harmless nun iienellclnl us possible
10 mem. as, for Instance, by elTettunl
separation from older offenders, by
lequlrlng as fur as practicable In
vcstlgatlou bofore summons, sum
mons to parent or child before arrest,
that parents be he,ld to greater io
spoiislblllty, mid Hint nuthorltj bo
Riven to commit dependents as dis
tinguished from delinquents to suit
able Institutions or pel sons accord
lug to their nettls
Indeterminate Sentences,
lu line wlih the most advanced
methods eUewheie, the pilnclples
applied to Juveniles should bo ex-
tended to adults as far as nppllcnhle.
Subject to certain qualincutlons, It
n iieiinor numuiie nor etuslntjss-llko
to keep a person In prison urter he Is
lefoiimil and Is willing and nhln to
in a lavv-nuidliiB cltlium. It Is nl
most Inhumane to the nrUnnor ,.,,,!
dlBriMMrdful of the welfnro or the
ommunii) to llberato him when he
spirit of vcngcncc on the otner
should Jlelcl 10 science ami common
sense. When a prisoner lias proved
owrlhlncss to resume member-
ship lu llio community, he should not
be kept behind burs, to his own dctrl-
nienl and tho public expense; when
he has not proved It, It Is not klnil-
niss to him to let him nut, nor Is It
tight to the community to give him
miothcr opportunity to prey upon It
mid to bring upon It tho expense ot
another nrrest and trlnl. 1 recom
mend that Indeterminate sentences
be provided for within prescribed
limits and that appropriate provi-
slons be ennctcib ror determining"
talrl) when n prtboncr should bo re
leased, so thnt the length ot his term
tuny be determined automatically us
far ns practicable by his own con
duct nnd condition
Suspension of Sentence.
I recommend that the provision for
suspension or sentence Tor a period
or 1,1 months with a right to dis
charge nt the end ot that time If
not previously sentenced, be nmended
so ns to permit the suspension to bo
made upon conditions, particularly
with a view to making more eHoct
unl the period ot suspension a pro
bationary period.
THE COURTS.
All the territorial courts are prac
tically up to date In their work.
C.'tll enses) have Inciensed nnd crim
inal cases decreased In number, nnd
tho percentage of convictions In
criminal cases has Increased. Thero
has been a large Increase lu divorce
loses, due In part to temporary
rniises, but suggestive of the need of
further legislation to prevent (on
early hearings nttor bcrvlte eif pro
cess to guard against collusion.
Hills nre pending In Congress for an
additional IVdcral Judge to relieve
(he congestion of work In the federal
court nnd also for dlsqunllfjlng
Judges in the territorial courts who
have been of counsel, mid rntlfjlng
naturalizations made by circuit
courts boforc the recent Act of Con
gress giving them such Jurisdiction
In cienr terms, 9
Judiciary Building,
This was constructed 37 j'cnrs ago
mnl has not been thoroughly over
hauled since. Although It Is a beau
tiful building vxterlnrlj', prominent
ly located, and one of the most fre
quented of public buildings as well
as second lu Importance, Its Interior'
condition Is scarcely less than dls
giaeeful. II contains many ot tho
most Important public records, hut
It Is rnr from lire-proof. Its Interior
should bo remnde for better economy
ot space, protection from fire, nnd
piesentnblc nppenrnnce, nnd n new
roof Is needed for protection from
win. Twice have appropriations
been made for this purpose, but each
time out ot current revenues, the ex.
pemllturo ot which bns been Impos
sible or lack or fnuds. It will bo
equally Impossible for the same rea
son again, It the appropriation Is
made freim current revenue. It might
with equal propriety be mado out ot
lenn fund, for It will be, not for tho
inero renovation or repair of tho
building, but practically fnr tho re
construction of tho Interior on dif
ferent lines nnd with material ut a
different kind,
Reorganization and Reduction of
Cost.
This department offers ono of the
best opportunities for readjustment
with n view to greater simplicity and
economy Tho iand. registration
court may well be merged in tho cir
cuit' uiurt of the first circuit, whoso
Judges noW have, ample time for the
work, thereby making ono less court
and saving tho salaries of its officers,
amounting to $6,000 tor tho biennial
period, but without altering Us
methods ot procedure.
The clerk's offices of tho supreme
mid llrst circuit courts should ho
separated tor pur)ses of economy
nr well as or business-like methods.
This would Involve the abolition of
tho office of clerk of the Judiciary de
partment and tho repeal ot the pro
visions making the clerks or the sev
eral courts ot rccoid his deputies, ns
well as the abolition ot the offices nt
stenographer and luslstnnt clurk of
the Judiciary department, and tho
Janitor work sjiould b transferred tn
Hit I'ublle Works Department to bo
conducted In conjunction with slnll
hu work In the remainder of tho
building
In the supremo court probably ono
tlerk can be dispensed with as well
jus the night librarian, whose duties
can be performed by others. The
gains from theso changes would be
ot'set lu pnrt by tho requirement ot
nil additional stenographer for the
supicmo court and nu additional ntn
tei with tho duties of bailiff, libra
rian, messenger nnd assistant clerk.
Somo of the salurlcs may bo reduced
slightly. The net result would bo a
sating of, say, $12,000 for the bien
nial peilod.
In the clicult courts, all bailiffs
may bo diopped Much of the. time
I they nro not needed, especially in tho
clicultB other than the first Other
nfflceis ma) be given authority tu
nit ns bailiffs nnd when necessary
'police olllcers may he assigned by
the sheriffs, the county and muni-
t-lp.il acts expressly Imposing upon
the slteilffH the duty of nlteiulmice
at thn circuit courts.
In llie first, circuit, (he salailes ot
tbo stenographers may well bo re
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