The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-09-14

" The item of $3.50 50 paid to the Interior De
partment was paid on 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 shortage of
$3.50 81, and being unable to give any expana-
ton of this at the time, he was required by the
Minister of the Interior to make good the dencit
out of his pocket, which he did, feeling salts
fed at the time that more thorough and extended
search than he had been able TO make would result
IN discovering the error, which afterwards
found IN the following way In entering the Mar
shals Prison accounts IL the books of the Interior
Department, debit entries had been entered as
credit entries and vice versatile 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. y =
The item of S9,725, on account of interest on
special loan, was paid ont and duly receipted by
the parties receiving the same, and was account
of money borrowed from time to time to time
during the last period special loan account, as
mentioned in the Finance report.
The new Police Court building item of
S2926 80 was on account of building the
Police Station; the appropriation of $4,000 not
having been sufficient to complete the building,
which, on account of pressing need, 1t was deemed
important to finish as speedily as possible.
1.-The two last items, viz: $2,74I 81 pay of tax
assessors, and S2,0o7 o. pay of tax collectors
were for balance due to them as commissions, 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 tax collectors to $4,000 and
$4,000 respectively, pointing out at the same time
that, in his opinion, 1t would be necessary. The
Assembly, however, voted but SIS, coo and S26 900
for this purpose, and 1t was found insufficient.
In conclusion, your committee believe that
the whole amount has been reported properly and
far needful purposes, and therefore recommend
that the bill pass" Tabled for presentation of
minority report.
Representative Dickey, from the same commit
tee, presented a minority report on the same sub
lect, as follows =
1.-The entire expenditures were made contrary
TO article 10 of the Constitution which reads
" Article l5 No subsidy, duty or tax of any de-
scription shall be established or levied without
the consent of the Legislature: nor shall any
money be drawn from the Public Treasury with
out such consent except when between the sessions
of the Legislative Assembly the emergencies of
war, INVASION rebellion pestience other public
disaster shall arise and then not without the con
currence of all the Cabinet and of majority of
the whole Priyy Council and the Minister OF
Finance shall render detailed account of such !
expenditure to the Legislative Assembly, =
There have been no war, invasion, rebellion, |
pestilence or other public disaster during the past
period none of the expenditures mentioned IN the |
bill were allowable under a strict construction
moreover none of said expenditures were acted
upon by the Privy Council as required, nor has |
detailed account of the same been rendered to this
Assembly.
1.-The expenditures were all made by authority +
of Cabinet Council resolutions. In passing such /
resolutions the Cabinet Rsurped an authority to |
which they were not lawfully entitled, and hereby
made themselves individually and personally /
responsible for the action of the Minister of |
Finance.