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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-06-19
THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE COM
MlTTEE,
rINANCE DEPARTMENT..

NCGllllCalcS Ol NepOSlt 10 lllc
amount of 1891 900 have been issued
and are now in circulation. The
sales of stamps at the Treasury
amounted to S42 ,0SS, against S55,-
7G6 for the last period, showing
decrease of S13,67S. The sale of
stamps at the Custom House was
$27,7SG, rs against S24, 142 for the
last period, showing an increase of
S3.644. "rhe Books of the Finance
Department have been well and
faithfully kept and reflect credit on
the Registrar of Public Accounts. "
An additional clerk has been asked
for and an appropriation for that
purpose is recommended.
''Section 3 of the Loan Act which
provides that all sums borrowed shall
be kept separate and not applied
either directly or indirectly, tempo
rarily or otherwise. to any uses or
purposes other than those specified
in the Act seems to have been Studi-
ously ignored. as the money realized
from the sale of bonds has been paid
directly into the general fund, and
disbursed at the will of ministers
without any reference to the pro-
visions of the law. The issue of
bonds has also been irregular. as for
instance we find that bonds amount
ing to $4,000 were signed on the
lst of May, 1888, and sent to San
Francisco in hopes of finding a pur-
chaser there. but no one being found
willing to buy, they were returned
and are now in the Treasury. AS
these bonds are endorsed ''principal
and interest payale in San Fran
CISCO" your Committee recon-
mend that they be destroyed, and
that entries to that effect be made
in the books of the department.
Another issue which also meets with
our disapproval was made on the lst
of May. 1888, when bonds to the
amount of 500 900 were delivered
to the Minister of the Interior. who
used them as cOlIdteiuI security for
sundry liabilities incurred by that
department. These bonds were
finally realized on the 18th of Janu-
ary. 1884, over eight months after
| their issue from the Treasury. The
| total sale of bonds under this Act
| to the date of our examination has
been $3.50, 900. add to tins the sun
of $l3S, 900 realized from the Loan
Act of 1876 which makes an in.
crease of the public debt under this
ministry of $S1S, 900. and entails 9
yearly payment of interest OF
$53. .301.
Your Committee note with some
surprise that commissions paid tC
taX-collectors and assessors for the
last year in certain districts have
been raised to 4 per cent. pei
cent. has always been considered 9
liberal commission for district like
Honolulu, which will strike the
House more forcibly when they
know that the Assessor for Honolulu
received as compensation for his two
months work the sum of 81, 1919. so
- Notice Of this change. was moi
published as usual, but the severa
Governors were notified of the fac
on the 18th of Jrnuary, 1884"
Everybody knows that son-in-laW
Hayselden, was Assessor for Homo
lulu,
THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
The accounts were well kept anC
the revenue faithfully accounted for
There was an item of $34S, 81
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THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
CABINET.

During the reading of the Finance
Report, the Minister of the Interior,
the Attorney General and the Min
ister of Finance, one after another
arose from their seats and silently
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Referring to the above We beg to in
form the business public that we are
prepared to make loans, discount approv-
cd notes, and purchase exchange at the
best current rates, Our arrangements
for selling exchange ON the principal
points in the United Estates, Europe,
China, Japan and Australia are being
made, and when perfected, fdue notice
will be given. We shall also be prepared
to receive deposits on open account
make collections, and conduct general
banking and exchange business.
Gl0 3mb (signed) SPRECKELS & Co
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paid September 1st, 1888, for watch
ing kerosene oil. 1t was explained
that the building of the new kerosene
warehouse was so delayed that large
quantities of oil had to he stored in
an open lot near the old store-house
and men employed to watch it.
The Collector-General notified the
the Minister of Finance. Feb. 9th,
1888. of the need for the new store
house" J."
Concerning the smuggling of
opium the Collector General says:
"rhc only way to guard against
opium-smuggling is to increase the
guards and night watchmen. A boat
should he manned for q night har-
bor-watch.
81 think the amount of opium in
the Kingdom, and the amount used
is largely over-estimatcd, for these
reasons:
During the past two years, 6,99S
Chinese have arrived and 2,001 have
departed, leaving an increase OF
1897 for the two years. These
| 6,99S Cinnamon were nearly al
young, healthy men, who did moi
use opium, and who have not to any
extent taken to its use since theiI
arrival, while a very large proportion
of the 1000, who left the kingdom
were opium users.
"As to price. there are severa
kinds of opium, and while Il brant
put up in San Francisco might b,
selling for ten dollars per half pounC
tin, the best Hongkong brand woulc
bring twenty to twenty-five dollar
for the same quantity
"lt would appear that there ha,
been some neglect in the matter o
guarding against smuggling, for th
| Committee have ascertained that
for some months, no night-guard
have been employed to watch th
steamers of the Oceanic Steamshi
Company while in port.
Thus opportunity has been afforde
for almost unlimited smuggling, nc
only Of opium, but of other article
of small bulk"
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TIE HAWAIIAN COINAGE.


pcnses. -
THE HAWAIIAN COINAGE.
BY the Coinage Act the Minister
of Finance was authorized to pm-
chase gold and silver bullion with
any moneys which may from time to
time be in the Treasury, and cause
Hawaiian money to be coined there
from.
''But'the Minister did not follow
either the Coinage Act Of 1880 or
the Loan Act of 1882. He bought
no bullion to be coined into gold and
silver coins, but agreed with Mr..
Spreckels to take 81, ,000,0 in
silver Hawaiian coins in exchange
for the u. S. Gold bonds of the Ha-
waiian Government.
"Four hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars of this silver has
been brought into this country by
Mr.. Sprecllels in dollars, each valued
at 81 cents as compared with Z. S.
gold, and $500,0 900 in half dollars,
quarter dollars, and ten cent pieces
| (not 12I cent pieces as the Act re-
quired) Two of these half dollars
are worth 70 cents as compared with
U. S. gold.
Zone result of bringing all this
silver here instead of U. is. gold,
and instead of exchanging the gold
and silver IN the Treasury, for Ha-
waiian gold and silver coins, of the
value of American coins of like
denominations, has been that there
is no L. S. gold, or British gold to
be found in circulation, and even
the American standard dollars have
disappeared.
.'This is a loss to this country
and gain to those who have
brought the cheapest silver which
has driven away the dearer coin.
''If the Minister had followed the
Acts above named, there would
have been no such loss"
AUDITOR GENERAL.
"The Act to regulate the receipt,
custody and issue of public moneys,
which was passed by the Legislature
of 1882, was at the time supposed to
have been framed for the purpose OF
providing some check on the inn
proper ent of public
moneys, but such does not appear to
have been the result, rs it seems
simply to haze pr0uided q acoy to1
profigate ministers to SHIFT the res
ponsi6i1Hy Of illegal acts to Me
shoulders Of a eeeak and ncOmpe-
tent oficial
"Your Committee, on visiting the
Auditor Generals office, found that
no books of record were kept, except
small book in which he copied out
the cash sheet which is furnished
him at stated intervals by the Min,
lister of Finance, and which is copy
of the cash book kept in the Finance
Department; that no record Of ang
Of his transactions ocaS to be .tound
and that lie had nothing but lis
memory to rely ON for any Of lis
official acts; he further stated thai
it was his custom to approve what
ever accounts We're presented to him
as long as there was money in tho
Treasury.
"Your Committee further fine
that the Office which has been fitted
up for him in the Government
Building, seems TO be used princi
pally for the prosecution of his pri
yate business affairs, which is il
| direct violation of Section 1G of the
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BANKING NOTICE.

tlNHE UNDERSIGNED have formed
copartncrship under the firm
name of Il" SPRECkELS d Co." for the
purpose of carrying on general bank
ing and exchange business at Honolulu,
and such other places in the Hawaiian
Kingdom rs may be deemed advisable
(Signed) CLAUS SPRECKELS.
VIM c. IRWIN.
f, f. LOW.
Honolulu, Jan. l4th, 1884.
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INDEMNITY ACCOUNT.


This is an account amounting to
5000, ,099, q large proportion of which
is for 'ioverdrawn balances of sundry
appropriations, covered by Cabinet
Resolution dated February 10th,
1884, arhicb authorizes uplimite1
expenditure for those purposes. "
That is to say, that when the appro-
priations made by the Legislature
we're exhausted, the Cabinet on its
own responsibility has made a new
appropriation, and having spent the
money now comes to the Legislature
and asks to be Unidentified. Con-
cerning these the Committee say
they ''require the closest scrutiny"
Interest on Special loan" consists
Of two payments, one made Dec. 81,
1883 to c. Il. Gulick of $3.50 10,
being interest at the rate of u per
cent. per 01onuno on S1S297. 56 money
which had been procured by him to
tide the Government over their
financial difficulties. The other pay
ment of 1,540 90 was made on the
3lst of March. 1884. to Messrs. w.
G. Irwin q Co., who charged 8 per
cent for similar accommodation
Indemnity to Judd and Kapena
appears to have been for advances
made to these gentlemen by Messrs.
w. G. Irwin & Co., but for what
purpose we are unable to state.
The sum of 81 ,4OS 90 has been
paid to c. O. Berger for sundry
soundings made in the channels by
the Steamer "W. III. Reed" This
payment is covered by Cabinet
Resolution of Feb'y 10th, 1884, but
we can see no legal authority for
this disposition Of .fAaeds.
A resolution of the Cabinet Coun-
Gil of Feb'y 10, 1884, authorizes n
draft upon the Loan Fund
For Government Buildings
and Hospitals. .......... $S5 900 90
ForTelephOne and Telegraph 10000 90
4 2oroceedipg aoihom a0aryant Of
the appropriation Act, and an as
sumption Of poecer resting only
aojth The Legislature, or in case of
emergency as set forth IN Article Is
of the Constitution, with the Priyy
Council. Under this qAeacarrantn6le
appropriation the Ministry caused
to be drawn from the Treasury dur
ing the last days of the period
For Government Buildings g.
Hospitals. ls.....,......... Sol ,GS2 "a
For Telephone & Telegraphs. 7,40S 90
And strange TO sag zoe find that the
AuditOr Generol passed upon these
occowats, although in the terms of
Section z, of Chapter 23, Session
Laws of 1882, he was bound to as
certain that the sum mentioned in
the warrant of the Minister of FL
nance were then legally available for
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THIS EVENINGS D0INcs.
Lodge, No. ,, 1880.
To-MORROW'S DoINCS.

MORNING.
Regular Cash Sale, at Sales Room
of Lyons & Levey at 10 o'c clock.
Legislature. 10.
Underwriters Sale by Lyons &
Levey at u noon.
AFTERNOON
Ladies' Prayer Meeting, Fort ST.
Church, at , O clock.
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and applicable to the services men
toned in the warrant. Moreover,
the Auditor is commanded, that in
case he shall find that the sums in
the warrant mentioned or any of
them are not then legally available
or applicable to the services or pur-
poses in the warrant set forth, he
shall return the said warrant to the
Minister Of Finance for correction.
As the Loan Fund had been eX.
hausted and the general funds of the
treasury already drawn upon for
some $500, 900, yom' Committee can
not come to dny other conclusion HaR
Hdt tie Minister and 1udHor- Gen
erol aoere acting IN coHusion for tie
expenditure Of public moneys in
rioldtion Of the Constitution and
Lars Of this Hjngdom.
Your Committee further find that
out of moneys thus illegally drawn
from the Treasury, there was de-
posted with the Registrar of Public
Accounts,
On the 3lst OF March, 1884,
the sum of, ... ...... S4l, PAS Of
And the meXpcndcd balance
of the appropriation for
Police Court Buildings
which hadalso been drawn
out, say y........... $4,000 0C
s57,24S OF
This money is being used by the
Minister of Interior for current cX.
| innncn. -
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04

HUNTS Kidney and Liver) REMEDY
fs purely vegetable, and the utmost reliance may bt
,,ar In
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04

The Doodlebugs are going out of
town. They are fastening for the
train. Mr.. Doodlebug is getting them
off. He is full of business, as becomes
the head of the family.
"Here, Emelinc, take this little
valise and the baby and go on. I'll
catch up with you before' you get to
the station. Hold on, I'll just hook
this hat-box on your fingers. There
now, that'll carry nicely; got the baby
all right? Tommy, you and Billy and
little sister run along with mother
great heavens, Emeline, don't let that
child run across the street alone; take
hold of his hand, can't you? Tommy,
come back and get this umbrella and
bag of lemons! Emeline! Emeline!
You've forgotten the lunch basket.
Billy, run here quick and take this
lunch basket to your mother! Now,
Emeline, do hurry, or you'll miss the
train. Never mind the rest of the
things; I'll carry them"
Four minutes after Mrs. Emeline
reaches the station, having wrestled all
the way with baby, three children
and four packages. MIR. Doodlebug
arrives, carrying a rattan cane weigh
ing four ounces. He is so tired he has
to go into the smoking car and sleep
all the way to the station.
The Doodlebugs? Imaginary peo-
pie? Not by long chalk, my dear
sir. They live right here in Burling-
ton, and everybody knows them. No.
l don't know that he is considered
much more selfish than some of his
neighbors. Mrs. Doodlebug thinks he
is model husband. Yes, have heard
some of her neighbors say she is fool.
But she isn't, l don't think. She is q
woman, and consequently loves her
husband too well to club him with a
coupling pin every once in while for
his own good. She would carry more
things for him if she had more arms
-HaoOkeye.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04
Str. nge CONVEYANCE of Cholera


The cholera appeared at Albano,
near Rome, on July -, 1866, under
very singular circumstances. 1t was
on the occasion of some religious cere-
mony that attracted a great number of
visitors from the Eternal City, who
were gathered together in the grounds
of the Papal Castle of Guadolfo. 1t
was after the ceremony and the crowd
were walking through the grounds,
admiring the beautiful fountains and
listening to the music of a military
band. All at once soue of
them perceived in the sky, COM
ing from the direction of the African
coast, a great black cloud, divided
down the middle so as to resemble the
two wings of an enormous bat. A
feeling of intense cold overpowerel
the spectators. In less than an hour
hundred and four persons had been
stricken down by the disease. The
cloud seemed to be charged with
cholera as other clouds with electricity.
Scientific men explained this curious
phenomenon by asserting that the
cloud had formed over great stagnant
pools in the neighborhood of Tunis,
that are filled with the excrement of
countless hosts of locusts and grass
hoppers. The disease did not spread
beyond the gates of Albano.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04
The BALLOON QUESTION.
Distinguished Authorities on Captain
Nenard's Recent Experiments.

Distinguished Authorities on Captain
Nenard's Recent Experiments.
English aeronauts have been greatly interest
ed by the report of NJ Herve Mangon to the
Paris Academy of Science of the success OF
Capt Renard's sclEpropclling balloon, which
M. Mangon said had been tried at Mendon
with the most satisfactory results. Every one
admits that if the Renard apparatus can do
what is claimed for it the problem OF aerial
navigai ion is well nigh solved. Tho officers
of the Aeronautic Society of Great Britain
have sent request TO M. Mangon for draw
ings and detailed descriptions of Capt. Renard's
invention, and tho Balloon Society of Great
Britain is to hold a special meeting to con-
slider the subject. Many balloonists are full of
hope that the new invention may prove to be
what has been looked for since the days of the
Mongotiers, but Mr.. Coxwell the veteran
aeronaut, whose ascensions have charmed
more than one generation of pleasure-seekers
at the Crystal Palace, is very contemptuous
in his remarks about the French wonder. lie
pooh poohs the alleged steering of the balloon
against the wind and says that he would as
soon expect a'cat to fly rs for balloon, such
as Captain Remarks, to beat against the wind.
He says that the balloon may possibly have
done all that is desired by NJ Mangon, but if
so 1t was done by a 'fuke," and that no real
test has been made of its steering power Mr..
Coxwell is of opinion that the problem Of navi-
eating the air is as far from solution as ever,
and declares that it never will be solved until
some genius invents a motor which shall COM
bine great power with degree OF weightiness
beyond anything now known to mechanical or
clectr ca science,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.


In East Africa nearly every woman
wears the petele, When she is little
girl small hole is pierced through the
middle Of her upper lip, and into this
is pressed a small wooden pin to pre-
vent the puncture from closing up,
After a time this is changed for a
larger pin, and so on till the hole is big
enough to admit ring. In proportion
as the pelele is made gradually larger
so the lip enlarges also and comes to
look like a snout. An average speci-
men measures l IA inches in diameter
and almost an inch in length. When
she becomes a widow fashion compels
her to take out her pelele, the lip falls,
and the great round hole, called upper
Gle, shows the teeth and jaw quite
plainly, making her hideous.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04

ceeded admirably with Mrs. Mac
kay, her two little sons and her
daughter. Mrs, Mackay's interest in
Mile Nevada Is of long standing; the
prima donna's father, DIR. Wixom, was
friend and associate of Mrs. Mackay's
first husband, who was physician,
The bonanza kings wife has made the
prima donna some magnificent presents
of diamonds and other jewels, The
last, given to her on the occasion of
her confirmation as a Roman Catholic,
which was performed by the papal
Nuncio, was bracelet from which
swung n diamond ball. This, on
being examined, was found to contain
a tiny watch. Mrs. Mackay is very
charitable, and gives away at least
100000 yearly. To some applications,
however, she turns a deaf ear. These
latter recently included pileous ap-
peal from some Parisians who, being
about to marry their daughter to some
happy man: wanted to know if Mrs.
Mackay had any "old diamonds or
rubies" she could spare them!-Boston
Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04

A letter from Arabia says: All the
bravest men steal their wives, but
there are some who do not. Their
method is little different. OF calm,
moonlight highland moonlight in
the tropics is far more beautiful than
here-you may see an Arab sitting be-
fore the tent of his inamorata picking
a stringed instrument something like
our banjo and singing song of his
own composition. This is his court
ship. They are the most musical peo-
pie in the world. The courtship only
lasts week or two. If the girl is OBJ
stinate he goes elsewhere and seeks to
win another girl by his songs and
music. Sometimes the fathers make
the match, but always the girl is the
obedient slave. Her religion, her peo-
Pile, her national instincts, the tradi-
tions Of her ancestors, all teach her to
be the slave of her husband. The
power of life and death is in his hands,
and she bows before his opinions with
the most implicit obedience. 1t is only
when the fair-faced Frank comes, with
his Clio talk of woman's highest duties
and grander sphere, with his winning
manner, with his marked respect, so
flattering to woman's soul. that she
leaves her husband, forsakes the teach
ings of her childhood, gives up home
and friends, and risks death itself to
repose in his arms.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04
An August Cyclone,

tails Of storm of cyclonic character which had
Just prevailed throughout the province doing
incalculable damage to various towns and vii
lagos, and injuring crops to a considerable ex-
tent. At Winnipeg, the roofs of the Hudson
Bay stores were wrecked and the surrounding
buildings injured. The rain poured down on
the sock, doing much damage. A street car
with number of occupants was blown rom
the track, and frame house and stable oc-
cuped by horses were blown away. The house
was carried 20 feet, and the stable was blown
INTO the Assinibori river. No less thaa fifty
buildings in the city were damaged by the
storm. The accounts of damage in other por-
tons of Manitoba show TINT the cyclone left a
welI-defined path OF destruction along its
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04
THE ORIENTAL WAR.
Foo-Chow's Forts siiencod, and the City
Partly Burned.

LONDON, Aug %, 1854 A dispatch from
Chow were finally silenoed Tuesday evening,
To-day heavy cannonade has been kept up
between tho French fleet and the Kinpai forts,
which are situated at the northern mouth of
the Min river"
A dispatch to the Times, which left Foo.
Chow at 2 n. m, to-day says, "The Kinpai
forts have been destroyed" All the deienees
along the Min river are gone, The Chinese
troops boiled, The French fleet can BON ard,
but tho occupation OF tho mainland is I'M
possible"
Admiral Courbet's official report up to this
evening is as follows;
MIN RIVER, $50 p, NJ, Aug 2S, lSSi,-The
principal batteries on the klnpa channel have
been DESTROYED, and we hope to destroy he
other forts this evening. The line OF o e,
does barring the entmnce to the river is b ing
fished up, and the explosives are ing secured,
The gunboats are able to leave the river by
another channel The Aspic has been dis
patched to guard the telegraph cable,
The London Times FooChow dispatch,
dated s O'Clock tonight, says: "Since the
French descended tho river, the Chinese have
looted and set fire to the foreigners quarter OF
the city. Much dissatisfaction Is expressed at
the action OF tho French in bon,barding the
city without landing the troops for the protec-
ton of foreigners, 1t is reported that Ger
many has protested against tins action. The
Chinese complain that English pilots guided
the French fleet during the engagement $, thus
committing breach Of neutrality laws
The following is Admiral Courbets report
OF his operations on tn, Min river up TO lat
evening;
MIN RIVER, 6 p, M, Wednesday,
Aug, u, 1881
Our operations against the NIingan forts
have been successfully concluded, All the
Chinese batteries have been destroyed, We
have shattered all their cannon with gun cot
ton. The attack on Kinpai will be mad, to-
d,y.
Admiral Courbet has been ordered to occupy
Hai-Nan after taking Kee-Lung.