The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-06-24

cause some letter of the law was not
fulfilled, though in spirit it may have
been. | will say, that remove from
this community Mr.. Godfrey Brown, !
Mr.. Frank Pratt and my self, and
there are no half dozen men VIII,
can fin out how the funds stand in
reference to the Loan Act. was
invited by Mr.. Brown to 90 to the
Treasury, and with Mr.. Pratt, it
took our three heads to unravpl The
muddle which existed. Bad Govern
mrnt is expensive, and we have been
too lenent the past two years. No
report yet handed in by a Minister
or the Finance report, shows how
expensive bad government has been
to the Kingdom. Minister of Finance
in his report makes plausible show
of what he considers financial con-
science. The credit of the Govern
ment at the time this cabinet went it
was good, any amount could have
been borrowed at per. cent. But
this cabinet have paid II per. cent,
in some cases, and 9 per. cent. in
others. Those of you who have in
terest to pay know the difference
between II and 6 per. cent, and Z
and 9, it does not need explanation.
The loan at 9 per cent. was con-
sidered so favorable that only the
friends of the administration were
allowed to take it up. The min
listers had prepared themselves, eX-
pecting pretty well thorough eX-
animation, rs we found in the Treas
ury in an evelope, note for So, 900
for interest due to a well-known
firm in this city, which they thought
would fall to their successors to ac-
count for. will next refer to the
Auditors Act. Nearly every sec
tion has been violated. Section 2 is
mandatory. 1t is no discretionary, it
is not "may'' but "shall''. | may
have to speak of my friend, the
Auditor-General, and / shall do so
more in sorrow than in anger. /
was requested to examine the books
of the Board of Immigration. When
/ went in | supposed my duties would
be light, and not much to find out.
l had placed before me a number OF
books and vouchers. The accounts
seemed to be well kept, except wher
| got to the last line which was
written in pencil. To make a long
story short, found the pencil marks
awaiting the pleasure of the Min,
lister of Foreign Affairs, who haC
taken out sum without placing
vouchers there. [ asked the Secre
tary why he had not paid certain
sums into the Treasury, and he in
formed me that he didn't do it be
cause no one told him to. l alst
asked him how much he had col
lected from planters, and he told IN,
/ had better look through for my
self, and / would know as much a
he did. | don't want to be hard OF
the Secretary; no one knows hov
much he has to contend with; h.
cannot use his own judgment
Therefore, | put the responsibilit,
of the Secretary's actions on tn
Minister of the Interior, ex-officic
President of the Board. Money
were taken from the Immigra
ton Department into the For
eign Affairs department and no
a scratch of pen to show for it. Mr.
Carter went on aud related othe
loose transactions connected wit
; this department, and concluded hi
address as follows: We want a
honest, economical administrator
for this Government. The presen
aspect of affairs is Il serious one
Are we to go on paying taxes to
set of men who seen determined t
use Government money Mt their ow
sweet will? / hope this meeting wi
so express itself, without any hest
tation, that His Majesty will under
stand we are dong that which is on
last resort. There is nothing beyonc
this but force, and none Of ns wis
to see force brought into play