The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-06-25

of unsolicited bills for labor of prisoners due March 81
1854 of S34e5 IS OF which $240 10 was for labor at
the Palace SIG IS Coronation accounts, and the
balance on sundry accounts The Marshal stated that
he had been unable to collect these amounts and by the
advice of the Minister of Interior had placed them in
the hands of the Attorney General but nothing had been
done with them
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF OAHU.
No accounts appear to be kept in this Office except
the expenditure Tor the military, which accounts came
under the Department of Foreign Affairs check book
found from which drafts requiring the signature of
the Governor OF Oahu were drawn The Committee OBJ
served that in than instance part payment in
advance account of commissions had been made to
before the tax collectors had rendered their
ports This seemed to the Committee to be improper.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The accounts of the Board of Education are kept in
clear and comprehensive manner: the balances were
correct and the vouchers in order An investigation of
the expenditures for the period showed that of the
statements of the President of the Board in his official
report was misleading The statement is Thus it will
be seen that there remains unexpended balance on
account of the Bureau Of Education of S465 o. and
of the large OF $4,000 voted by the last Assembly
for the support of English and Hawaiian schools only
"a, 537 s. has been expended"
The fact is that S6S,956 rs was expended by the
Board for that object during the period The amount OF
$4l,j37 s. only taken from the appropriation as
stated but the unusual step taken of drawing upon
the cash general funds of the Board and from the
school tax of the district of Honolulu to meet the amount
required The whole amount was made up as follows
Drawn upon Appropriation ,537 So
Drawn from Department funds ..... ESQ 10
Drawn from Honolulu School Is, 1913 so
TOtal- SOS, 956 rs
The occasion for drawing from these unusual sources
appearing to be the fact that the Treasury was so de-
pleted that this course became necessary.
The Committee noted that in June, 1888, soon after
the appointment of the present Board the salaries of
number of the teachers in the Honolulu English Schools
increased the total increase amounting to $4,000
per Favoritism seem to have been shown in
the pay of teachers. Mrs. Hendry, newly appointed
assistant teacher receiving at the rate of $500 pei
year while the highest salary paid any other assistant
lady teacher 000 the other salaries being from $500
to $1,000 Many of these assistant teachers have been
long in the service of the Board and are capable and eff
hcient
The Committee would also call attention to the
amount of the bonds taken by the Board from school
agents In the case of the agent for Waikiki bond
for but $4,000 was taken. while by his accounts OF
March 81 1884, he held IN hand balance of $500 49
in cash The amount OF the bonds required should be
with the funds in the hands of the
agents.
The Committee deem it their duty to condemn the
course pursued by the Board in summariy dismssinp
faithful teachers and agents for political reasons
The Committee recommend that $4,000 be again ap-
prOprated for the support of English and Hawaiian
schools General and liberal education is one of the
greatest safeguards of the nation.
BOARD OF GENEALOGY.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the Relief of the
Board of Genealogy has all been drawn from the Urea
sury upon warrants by the Minister of the Interior and