The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-11
NINETY-NINTH DAY.

NINETY-NINTH DAY.
SATURDAY, September IL, 1886.
House met at 10 O'Clock. Prayer
by the chaplain. Present: Minis
tiers Gibson, Creighton, Kanoa,
Dare; Mobiles Cleghorn, Martin,
Kuihelani; Representatives Haysel-
den, Lilikalani, Baker, Amara, Kau-
liza, Pahia, Kaunamano, Wight, Ma
hale, Nahinu, Kalua, Aholo, Kau-
kau, Richardson, Dickey, Kaai,
Paehaole and Dole.
Minutes read and approved.
On suspension of the rules, Rep.
Kalua presented petition, with 20
signatures, for an increase in the
salary of the Postmaster of Ulupala-
kua and Honuaula. Laid on the
table.
Rep. Kaulukou presented a petit
ton from the officers of the Queens
Own for $4,000, to be applied to
the purchase of arms and accoutre-
ments. Referred to Military Com
mittee.
Rep. Lilikalani presented a SINH
lar petition from the Leleiohoku
Guards for $4,000. Referred to
Military Committee.
Rep. Aholo read, in Hawaiian, n
majority report of the Finance Com
mittee on the Indemnity bill.
Rep. Hayselden read the English
version of the same report.
Hon. j. S. WALKER, President
Legislative Assembly. SIR:-The
undersigned members of your FL
nance Committee having had under
consideration a bill introduced by
the late Minister of the Interior. on
June 2l, 1886, entitled ian act to
indemnify the Minister of Finance
beg leave to report that upon close
examination and enquiry, they find
that the total amount of SCI, ,S43.14
has been actually paid out by the
late Minister of Finance on the fol-
lowing accOunlS:-
Expenses of Supreme Court s. $500 90
Interest Account on Bonds... G.75O co
Interior Department........ $3.50 80
Support of Prisoners. s......... 20,17l 93
Expenses of Civil and Crimi-
nal Cases. s................ 1000 90
New Building. Kapuaiwa.... 1882 90
Custom House Incidentals.. 600 90
Interest on Special Loan. 9.725 %
Government Surveying...... 1875 90
Return Taxes by order of
Supreme Conrt ......... 1.4l2 OF
New Police Court Building. 1926 40
Pay of Tax Assessors. ....... 2,747 81
Pay of Tax Collectors. ....... 2.0S7 90
In regard to the first item of
So, 800, paid on account of Expenses
of the Supreme Court, your COM
mittee were assured by the Hon. A.
f. Judd that the amount was abso-
lutely required to carry on the
courts with, and that the above
mentioned sum had been paid by
the Minister of Finance for the pur-
poses mentioned, at his earnest re-
quest. The detailed vouchers for
this amount are in the custody of
the Chief Clerk of the Supreme
Court, and were shown to your
committee, all of them being pro-
perly audited and receipted.
There was paid on account of In
terest on Bonds, the sum of $3.50,
all of which was to the estate of
Jas. Robinson, being interest at the
rate of 8 percent OH $4,000, from
September /, 1884, to March l.
1886.
The item of So, 2,s55.59 paid to the
Interior Department was paid OF
the account of and under the fol-
lowing circumstances
1t appears that on March 81
1884, when the chief clerk of the
Department of the Interior made ur
his final accounts for the biennia
period that close on that date h'
found shortage of So, 5000, ant
being unable to give any eXplana
ton of this at the time, he was re
quired by the Minister of the In
terror to make good the deficit on
of his own pocket, which he did
feeling satisfied at the time that
more thorough and extended scarcl
than he had been able to make
would result in discovering tn
error, which was afterwards founC
in the following way: In enterin,
the Marsha's Prison accounts il
the books of the Interior Depart
ment, debit entries had been entered
as credit entries and vice-versa-th
difference being the amount abov
stated. The whole matter wa
thoroughly investigated by the Au
ditor General who reported in writ
ing TO the Cabinet that the amour
should be referred to the Chic
Clerk.
The next item on the list, viz
$40, ,l7l.93 was paid out on accoun
OF the support of Prisoners. TIL