The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-13


Interest on Special Loan 9-725 ,
Government Surveying ----.-. 1873 ~
preme Court. ..,-...----. 1,412 O
/ New Police Court Building ..-.-. 1926 f.
Pay Of Tax Assessors. .-...-... 2,IiI ;
Pay Of Tax Collectors. -...----... 2OS7 o;
In regard to the first item OF 81 500 paic
on account of the Supreme Court, YOU
. committee are assured by the Hon. A. F
I Judd that the amount was absolutely re
! quired to carry on the courts with, and that
the above mentioned sum had been paid
| by the Minister Of Finance for the purpose
mentioned, at his earnest request. The
! detailed vouchers for this amount are in
! the custody of the Chief Clerk OF the Su.
/ preme Court, and were shown to your com
, mittee, all of them being properly audited
| and receipted.
There was paid on account of Interest on
Bonds, the sum OF So, 80, all of which wa.
to the estate of Jas. Robinson, being inter
est at the rate OF 9 per cent on $4,000,
from September L, 1881, TO March 1, 1886.
The item of s., $50 80 paid to the Interior
Department, was paid on the account of
and under the following circumstances:
1t appears that on March 81, 1884, when
the Chief Clerk of the Department of the
Interior made up his final accounts for the
biennial period that close on that date he
found a shortage of S2,s 80, and being
unable to give any explanation of this at
the time he was required by the Minister
Of the Interior To make good the deficit out
of his own pocket, which he did, feeling
satisfied at the time that more thorough
and extended search than he had been able
to make would result in discovering the
error, which was afterwards found in the
following way: In entering the Marshal's
Prison accounts in the books of the Int
rior Department, debit entries had been
entered as credit entries and vice-versa-
the difference being the amount above
stated. The whole matter was thoroughly
Investigated by the Auditor General who
reported in writing to the Cabinet that the
amount should be refunded to the Chief
Clerk.
The next item on the list, VIZ: $50, III %,
was paid out on account of the support of
Prisoners, the appropriation for that pur-
pose having proved insufficient.
The amount of $1,OOO-drawn for ex-
penses of civil and criminal cases-was, in
sary as the first item of 81, 500 paid on &C
count of the expenses of the Supreme
Court.
The sum of 81, 1872 was drawn for and on
account of the furnishing of the new Gov
eminent building, called Kapuaiwa and of
this amount 5,576 80 was for the balance
due the builder, as per agreement and con- |
tract with the department, and the balance, |
81 ,615 30, for additions and alterations to
the same. The vouchers were found all |
duly audited and receipted
On account of the Custom House Incl |
dentals, the sum of 5000 more was required |
than had been appropriated. The Collector
General, Hon. Col. G. p. Iaukea deemed /
it necessary to make large alterations and |
additions to the office accommodations of
the Custom House, and drew upon the in
cidental fund for that purpose, the conse-
quence being that the appropriation fell
short 5000 of the requirements of the office,
Your committee have seen all the vouchers
this amount properly signed
and audited.
The item of 50, 725 on account of interest
on special loan, was paid out and duly re-
ceipted by the parties receiving the same,
and was on account of money borrowed
from time to time during the last period on
special loan account, as mentioned in the
Finance report.
On account of Government surveying the
appropriation fell short by 81 1915, and was
paid out of the Treasury on account of sal
aries and expenses i'll connection with the
Bureau of Surveying-the vouchers in the
Interior Department showing that the
above sum was properly spent.
The amount of 81 Alp OF was paid out to
'undry parties who had brought suit
against Tax Collectors for double taxes
-he parties having first obtained judgment
n their favor in the Supreme Court and an
order on the Treasury, or judgment against
The Finance Department for the amount
stated.
The new Police Court building item of
81, 926 40, was on account of building the
new Police Station. The appropriation of
S19, 900 not having been sufficient to COM
plete the building which, on account of
pressing need, it was deemed important
TO finish as speedily as possible.
The two last items, viz: $2,747 "a, pay of
IA anu Y-,Oot w. pay VI Tax COL
ectors we're for balance due to them as
the appropriation not having
proved sufficient. The late Minister of
Finance strongly recommended to the last
legislature to increase the items of pay of
assessors and collectors to $50, 900 and $28,-
100 respectively, pointing out at the same
line that, in his opinion it would be nee
,Ssary. The Assembly however voted but
% 900 and $26, 900 for this purpose, and it
vas found insufficient.
In conclusion, your committee believed
hat the whole amount has been reported
properly and for needful purposes and
therefore, recommend that the bill pass
L. AHoLo, Chairman.
GEO. f. RICHARDSON,
FRED. H HAYsELDEN
On motion of Mr.. HaySelden the report
vas laid upon the table until the minority
epOrt was presented.
Mr. Dickey presented the following mi
Iority report on the Indemnity bill:
Hon. J. S. Walker, President Legislative .
Assembly-Sir: A minority of your FL
lance Committee, to which was referred an
Act to indemnify the Minister of Finance
EGGS leave to report as follows:
The entire expenditures were made con-