The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-07-18

snow llitit the tt'tltnif OF Lli~ COUNTY,
And all who care for and are interested in
those Hawaiian Islands, VII had With de
light the patriotic acton q our guries
The tue lovers oi liberty IN tho State
the statesmen who give any thought t.
the progress OF civilization on thesg
Islands, and 10 the growth q those fres
institutions which an % riske our people
think and act as those who irhahit the
Grcat Republic. VIII view with satisfaction
the events Of last week
Ihe work Of the opposition Is 10y no
means done. but a step forward mas pttn
made. and al the expense and worr1
which NAV have fallen upon individuals j.
A. nothing when compared with the salts"
1 farto-v result obiained L0Ng IrTE rHE
rEu Pass
DrrrSs the mouth Of Nav the Minister
OF Finance Published O rcp1rt purporting
TO Boo statement Of the Hawaiian Tres
sury accounts for the yegr endns March
81. lSS3 Examining the figures az the
time We showed that the receipts and tx
peuditurc. as published did not balance,
and that sum amounting % over $40
60 was uuacc5uutod for. Bcpeately has
this matter bgsa put before the Govern
meut, and not one wori has been said
IN reply by the Minister Of Fiusncc. We
had looked f1r some statement which
would satisfy the public when the tables
for the present quarter were put before
u but We have looked in VAIN We VIII
at once saw this that as business docu-
ment the present financial document is
satisfactory. It Is more clear and concise
than the previous one. and the iuf1rma
ton j. given N more deestible shape for
tins full credit must Dc accorded the
Registrar OF Public Accounts, Mr. Frank
Pratt.
According to the table the national ac-
counts stands thus:
Total Revenue 10 June g't1. ....-.... 81 sues =
local Ezpgulitu-e ....... .-fi.ssi -
Balaacc III hand July Is ...----...-- s,0sgs q
One naturally Turns % the published
list of expenditures Tor the year ending
March 81. 1SS2 We thus fud:
Total Ezpsudituru. ..........---- ..- Sl.SS5EI ~
Add EErsullszrgs for last quarter lS;s.l5S -
T5lal Expenditures ..-...-..-.....- Sl.7si570 p
Thus according o. the statement pub
Eshed last SATURDAY the expenditures have
been Sits, }26 y. while according 10 the
figures given PREVIOUSLY they have been
Sl.12a61O2ls a difference OF over $1,000
This may De- a way Of explaining the dis
appearance Of that $1,000 alluded to In
Nav last. but We hardly expect it VII be d
very .rf5s-rHg one % the public The
fact Is the tables FOR March 3lst were
wrong and the Finance Minister has not
the sulrit % own Il. Let Us have those
tables Unpublished In proper shape, and
the public VIII be satisfied
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There are are several points worth touch
inE on IN the present table,. but space fails
Ms this week 90 deal with morc than the
most salient Il Is worthy Of notice that
the patriotic Ministers have not drawn
their full salaries. preferriug that the
amount should 20 % swell the very small
balance Of S35y342 now in hand The ay-
erage balance for the corresponding quar-
tsrs Of the years 1915 % 1872. inclusive,
WIS SlO2.29S - and It must bersmember-
"a that the national income then. was very
much smaller than 10 Is now Ii Is also a
noticeable feature that during the past
quarter over SluQ0 have been spent on re
ceptions what receptions and incident
ais tins Is certainly @ large sum to pay
for the paper, pens and sealing wax the
Premier uses. Foreign MIS- ilLs, iunket
ing tours 20 Imperial C1ruuati0us have
cost SS.3G2.S7. This sum ought TO have
been spent IN Washington and not fooled
away IN the useless manner ii has been
Then there Is that interesting item the
Board Of Geneai0gy we have had Sl929.75
worth Of It last quarter What Is that
money spent In: the vote is nearly expsnd
ded. only S2S4SjU are left % play with:
az this rate Of expenditure there VIII beu0
money left by the end Of the year. and
Just fancy If the lahUrs Of that valuable
board come 20 q stEndStll for want Of
cash
Who Is the Civil Engineer who has been
drawing a salary why douJt We have his
appointment glzetted1 l. he an Ha-
waiian subject1 Let Us have some in
formation about him He has had S62j
last Quarter. More than the salary Of the
Superintendent Of Public Works. The
average for the band. flags and salutss
during the past year was about 5000 a
quarter. The present quarter only shows
an expenditure u S2Slg 3; why the drop
are we more economical OF were some Of
the accounts held over TIL after the
quarter
Though the expenditure has been large.
being az the rate Of S2.7UoI00 for the
biennial period on looking through the
tables We do not ind that any great pro
gress has been made in useful directions.
The harbor Is still undredged: the Pail
Road i uutgucLeds many landings. for
which money has been voted. have not had
a stroke Of work done on them; hospitals
are still a thing u the future, and the san
.taticn Of Hon0lulu-is q dream This is
not satisfactory, and no satisfaction VIII
the country have as long as the present in
,auables retain Office