The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-19

DIltSeSs CNpcIlSeS lOI repairs WeIc
greatly increased under the present
system, owing to work being de-
layed waiting for money. All that
was done in Hamakua District on
the roads last period was by the
hon. Noble Parker, but he did not
know whether the Government re-
funded him the money or not. He
blamed the Ministers for not ex-
pending the money appropriated for
the several districts.
Minister Gibson desired to reply
to some unfair structure by the hon.
member for Wailuku and the hon.
Noble Bishop, with regard to roads
and schools. An amount of Sl4S,-
600 was voted by the last Legisla-
ture for roads and bridges, and
S204 900 were expended. He re-
gretted that his predecessor had
drawn on the loan funds instead of
the uneXpended road balances. If
he had confined himself to the APP
preparations, however, there would
have been $50 600 less spent than
was the case. He was surprised ut
the reflections of the hon. Noble, n
former member of the Board of
Education, to the effect that the
schools would have gone down if it
had not been for the money in the
hands of the local school treasurers.
There was 100000 appropriated
for schools, S94, 800 of which was
expended, but none of it by the
trcasurers of the districts.
Rep. Castle denied the statement
that the road taxes had been more
than paid back. The report of the
Minister'S predecessor convicted
him of misstatement.
Noble Bishop said he had not in
tended so much to pass structure
upon the Board of Education, but
merely to say that if the money was
paid into the Treasury as the road
money was, there would not have
been enough to keep the schools
open. There was $4,000 appro-
priated for building and repairs of
|
drawn from the Treasury for that
purpose. As member of the Educa-
! tion Committee he had asked why
necessary buildings were not put
| up, some of which had been dis
cussed as far back as when he was a
member of the Board. He ascer-
tained that the reason was that
there was not money in the trea-
sury, and the money that was en-
pended in buildings and repairs was
taken chiefly from the hands of the
local treasurers. With regard tC
the roads, not even the money col
lected in the districts was expended
let alone the amount appropriated.
Rep. Thurston wished to expose
the fallacy uttered by the Minister
of the Interior. If there was one
thing that Minister was proficient
in, it was dodging point and he
had lodged it there. The fact was
that S257, 800 was appropriated for
roads and bridges last period, OF
which there was expended $3.50, 900.
There was unexpended from 1882
$3S, 900, of which $4,000 was
spent, leaving $4,000 never ex-
pended till this day. In 1884 the
tax was S104, 600, of which only
| $4,000 was expended. The fallacy
of the Minister was in representing
the road tax as having been expend
ed although the law required it tt
have been spent in the districts
where collected, and vast majority
of the districts had not got thei
road taxes back. If 100000 hat
been expended in Honolulu, th'
Minister would have defied the law
as he had done.
Minister Gibson did not taxi
credit for being so adroit as the hon
member represented him. He wa
not opposed to this amendment
What he meant was that the people
had the benefit of the road tax tt
the amount mentioned by him. HI
believed that the Treasury SHOULD
be the only depository of public
money.
Rep. Dickey believed the roac
taxes would be sufficient if expended
promptly and properly. Often five
minutes work at the right time would
save hundreds of dollars of expense
Rep. Kaulukou said all this dis
cussion would have been saved i
Rep. Hayselden had not moved re
consideration. He opposed th'
amendment, on the ground tina
there should be only one Treasur,
in the kingdom. There might be
change of Minister any day, and i
the members for Molokai and Wal
luku became Ministers they woul'
, like to have control of all the publ
money.
The amendment carried, 10 to l3
the Ministers voting in the minority
: At l2:05 the committee took re
cess till / 80.