The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-05-16
s12s,s1O Os
Excess OF revenue over ex-
penses for mon. of April

s12s,s1 Os
Excess OF revenue over eX-
penses for mon. of April 1855 -
Your committee have carefully ex-
amined the estimates Of receipts and
expenditures of the various depart
ments and bureaus of the government
and in several cases have made reduc-
tions in the estimated requirements,
from Sl26, 32S.2S to SI09, 377.54 repre-
senting an amount of SIC, 950.74. These
reductions have principally been made
on bills of material and supplies which
we believe can be paid as quarterly
bills instead of monthly as heretofore.
No cutting down of actual salaries,
pay rolls or wages has been done
There are, so far as this committee are
aware, bills Of material and supplies
now outstanding against the govern
ment, viz:
Against Sec. !, App. Bill. 3, 7S6 90
Against Prov. gov. and mil. 3,773 %
a total Of. 81, $50 %
These are mostly properly speaking
quarterly bills 10 sundry merchants,
several OF whom have kindly assured
your committee that they are quite
willing TO wait until July !, or later.
for payment, if desirable.
The estimated receipts for
MAY from all sources IS. SI24, 964 30
The revised estimate of eX-
penditures by all depart
ments for May, ism. l09,577 81
Estimated excess of re-
ceipts over expenditures
for May. .......... -........ } 15,5S6 IS
Notices have been given to the heads
of the various departments of the
amount allowed by the committee for
them to draw on for the month of May
and in no instance will they be per-
mitted 10 exceed these estimates with
out satisfactory explanation given
to the minister OF finance for such ex-
cess. In several instances in the
month OF April the estimates were
largely overdrawn and the above
course seems best TO be pursued for |
this reason, so that the committee |
may henceforth be quite sure of its fig |
lres in the premises.
Respectfully submitted,
THEo. c. PORTER,
Gilman of the Com.
Minister Porter said he heartily
agreed with the resolution OF the vice
president. He also wished to explain
hat the reason he had allowed so
much money to be paid out was be-
'ause it was impossible for him to
egregate the items which were quite
thoroughly interlaced. For instance,
)Olice bills came in that were of past
months. There was no reason, how
yer, that this should interfere with
he working Of the resolution. The
ash work OF the department was so
realty interlaced that q perfect net
york was the result and some plan
must be adopted TO control the loose
Methods OF estimating requirements.
Mr.. Damon said the matter had
cen brought before the whole council
0 it could be fully discussed.
On motion the report of the finance
Ommittee was adopted.
Mr.. DamOn's resolution was second
! by Mr.. WaterhOuse, who said the
Overnment must be carried on in |
usiness manner, if at all.
Alr. Morgan heartily endorsed the
and thought the Limitation
Mould be placed upon all the depart
tents.
Mr.. Tenney agreed with Mr. Damon
nd pointed out that the government 4:
lust cut its clothes according 10 the
re of the cloth; any other plan would :
ii to work. We must get on a BUSH I
sss basis.
Mr.. Emmeluth said the minister of
nance stated the reductions were to
=. chiefly in materials. EVERYBODY 6
I'd to economic, and the govern &
ent should do the same. I, like !
her merchants, am economizing
g demand more work from our men '
r the same money. The times force t