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


Health we find the following;
tPacifc Commercial Advertiser" and Elele" for Print
NJ, p Ti anu an' for months rent Of house 225
Jas Dodd carriage and omnibus hire for the Sisters Of
Charity "a %
After going carefully the remaining vouchers OF
this Bureau we feel constrained to state that IN our
opinion more intelligent disbursement OF the liberal
appropriations placed at the disposal of the Board would
have resulted in greater good to the public
BOARD OF IMMIGRATION.
HoNoLUIu, May 3lst 1884
Hon GODFREY Brown,
Chairman Finance Committee
Hawaiian Legislative Assembly.
SIK-Having been ordered by you to examine INTO
the accounts of the Board of Immigration Tor the past
fiscal period say April lSt 1882 to April LIST, 1884,
have to report having done and place the following
before you as the result OF my examination -
The appropriation account had placed to ITS credit
the sum of S500000 of which has been expended
S473O5O o. leaving unexpended abaance of SIG 94g Us
This sum of 100000 is at the disposition OF the Pre-
sdent of the Board OF immigration who also Minister
of the Interior.
An account book. STYLED the Detail Book" contain
ing this appropriation account placed before me
with package of vouchers The accounts and vouchers
were duly examined and now note some matters con-
nected herewith
The expenses of the Commissioner sent to London to
arrange for a continuation of Portuguese Immigration
seem to have been covered by draft for E5O Jan "a
1888 and another draft for $500 March 81 1855 and an
account 1853 02 for cabegrams all of which accounts
are duly audited say S4,559 % but was later on IN
my investigation shown voucher for S2OOO more pald
to this officer from fund in the hands OF the Secretary
of the Board of immigration, to which shall again
refer in full this voucher had not been audited making
total amount of S6559 % paid to this officer without
detailed account of expenditure.
The next matter attracting my attention was voucher
No 3037 for $500, drawn by Walter NJ. Gibson,
approved by "Chas T. Gulick, Minister of Interior,
audited Nov 49, 1888, by - S Walker. AuditorGene-
raj" paid Nov. 90 1888, for expenses of Immigration
Commissioners by resolution of Cabinet Council of 0c
ober Sls 1888 for which there was no detail of expen
diture
Interior" audited by y S Walker Audtor-General,"
Jan. IS 1854 for expenses immigration Commissioners
by resolution of Cabinet Council October 81 1885, for
which there no detail of expenditure. Also voucher
No 1905 for S4.SS2 % drawn by Walter NJ. Gibson,
approved by "Chas. T. Gulick, Minister of Interior,
audited by j. S Walker AudtorGeneral," March Is,
1854, and paid March 80 1854 for expenses Foreign
Emigration Agents. with note that vouchers to be
supplied; making total sum of Sl3,5S2 30 paid to
Walter NJ Gibson, for which no detailed vouchers
could be supplied by the clerks of the Interior Depart
ment although drawn against appropriation for that
department.
The Secretary of the Foreign Office afterwards in
formed me that the bills for which those vouchers
drawn were in his department and would be put into
my hands. Three rolls of vouchers were put i'll my
hands to represent the drafts for SS5S2 3d. follows
For Voucher No Oa5 TspTgsentiag 90
Expense Boston Exposition 45l %
Salary of c. p aukea. 800 90
Salary of F. L. Clarke 200 90
Paid Finance Department to bal overlnft on Apprp-
priation for Foreign Missions o5 IS
1851 IS
For Voucher No S,I22 representing. 200 90
Salary sped Commissioner Washington, D. Cas-. 2,562 90
Expense Boston Exposition .. 454 IS
Salary of C p .... 900
Salary Of F. L. Clarke and Passages SIS 20
Salary Of a. n. Trip and sundries purchased for
Museum 225 90
Revolver for Capt Trip. % 90
5,l55 IA
Amount received. iO4 IS should be Sc 200 OW
Spent Above. ;, l55 II
Balance of....-....s 949 A deposited.
For Voucher No. 1905 representing.......S $50 81
C. P. Iaukeas draft from Naples $40
1aulea's draft London 1858 "a
R.an I%gks IS G l,o% OVER ycn on S7 -
a,I9S %
Amount received.....s4,ss2 30
Spent above 1900. 8, los -
sl,6s4 SO deposited.
This detailed account from the Foreign Office cor
rected shows:
Avails Gbsons draft 3,Os7.......s 900
1922 ............. 200 90
3,9O5................ 4,Ss2 30
OverTad 3,O37............... IS
s1s,SsO 90
Paid out account draft No OS7 ............S ,537 IS
Paid out account draft No 3, 4ss....,..... 5155 IL
Deposited per account draft No. 3, 422-.... 9i9 a
Paid out account draft No. 3,9O5........... 319S -
Deposited per account draft No 905.. i6s4 80 1884 IS
Balance amount not accounted 95 A.