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

,-orr;,t;on Act In the first instance TINS money
sbonId have been covered into the treasury anu NY
,oda available for disbursement. In the next plaeo
Az Snnronr;ation Act contained unexpendea Daanee
sufficient 70 meet the draft This item was doI M 1
drawn upon the Board by Mr. Hoifnung ior
$4,000 to which added charges ior eeoi On NAL
and expenses of collections amounting to S1z4 z1
nc total of S2O724 90 As will be seen by reierelco
TO the first page of my report the apPTopIlaeoF tb
of immigration had at the Siose =; eo
fiscal peTiod balance of $2694y ~ TO wheh tllls e
of son 79I 20 was rightly chargeabe but Tor some u
ernained reason or purpose the item was setIeo py an
illegal payment of $1ll07 u out OF the qnas III !ao
hands of the Secretary OF the board Oh nr n 70
and the balance S9,6l6 6g was properly 0n"i s0 W y
the Appropriation account. n, r.,,,oo+or.
The item for travelling expenses OF the inspeJJVJ
General of Immigrants, $751; Is meageriy eAplaeu o ~
vouchers: one being for expenses OF InspecUoluo -
and one servant $780, and another Tor expenses vi
the Inspector and two servants, $2l2 o. ,,-
The item for Commissioner of Portuguese LmmlSid-
tion 600 was paid to the Commissioner as shown Oy
his voucher Int for what purpose and why not included
in the charge before alluded to and charged 10 the
regular appropriation account Is not explained. =
The balance which should have oeeh III tlle nau' u
the Secretary at this time is the difference between
Balance given in Table .s S,'ooS 10
And payments per Table OO,oo. =
Or a balance S'f-' ~
When the Secretary of the Board of immigration was
again asked for the balance OF cash IN ms hnus ne
passed receipt from MeSsTs Hwlh o ~ Of
advances account of Portuguese Immigration maui
Inv J. D. Spreckes Bros. in San Francisco Wmcn
Messrs Irwin Co. duly account for IN their account
current Il, 49,
The Secretary explained that it was the balance Of
cash remaining in his hands which he was instructed 70
paw over to MeSsrs. Irwin Co. and wnen leSeheu W
so much the draft properly made upon the regular ap
propiaton account for Encouragement OF lnHiSfa
ton in settlement with Messrs. IRWIN 20 logl
attention asked to the balance cash IN the secretary
hands Sass 0S and the balance which ms account UNI
shows S3425 80, excess OF cash $o9Oz To- ioI
which excess the Secretary frankly SAID he eouu eN9
no explanation and which he was not aware existed
until after the payment to MeSsrs Irwin Co., Wnen nc
made up his accounts He also said that he had checked
back his accounts but could not find the error -,
From the statement made to the Assembly u mouiu
appear that the total cost for encouragement Oh I'M
migration" was S473050 OF but to this sum should DC
added the sum of collections accounted Tor by tne
tary of the Board of immigration and the sum OF casn
in excess say :,
Regular Appropriation Account S'0Se ~ 20
C SI ~ Se'i'''' - ''''N' 5,962 IS
ro. Expenditure. .............. .s688,29s 81
As the limit which could be lawfully expended under
the Appropriation Act but S5OOOOQ IT follows tnat
there has been an illegal expenditure OF Sloo5o o. or
which indemnity should be sought by the Ministry 80
The facts herein shown that the sum OF S2l524o 80
has been collected and discussed by the Board OF mml-
grafton and this without books OF accounts ana tnat ne
has vouchers for 962 Is and above any record OF
collections would to justify the placing OF the mass
of loose papers representing the transactions OF the
Board for the fiscal period Just closed IN the hands OF
spec ia commission for examination and verncatlon
ANY person cOnyerant with accounts Will at once recog
nze the mprobabty that the OF S562 IL covers
the only in handling such large sums oil money
over period of two years.
Respectfully submitted,
J. O. CARTER,
Accountant.