The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-12

The total amount OF drafts drawn
during March and April, and so far in
May, have not reached the amounts
of the estimates of each of said months
respectively, and yet the amount paid
from the treasury in April exceeded
the estimate for April.
The estimates and drafts drawn for
March, April and May have been:
Estimate. Drafts drawn.
March ....... 1852 81 Sl5,399 46
April. .......... 1929 D 9,10S IS
May............ 1882 % so far ,245 40
The expenses of each month can be,
and are, regulated and kept within
the estimates, excepting in extraord-
mary cases; but the encouragement
cannot regulate the times at which
the drafts shall be presented TO the
treasury.
The statement made by the finance
committee and published, that the
attorney-general's department had ex-
ceeded its estimates in April by
$4,000, is misleading, and it is to be
regretted that the committee did not
first seek an explanation of the matter.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM .. SMITH,
Attorney General.
Honolulu, May 8, 1898.
Minister IT. G.. Porter said the ex-
penses of the Attorney-GeneraPs de-
partment for February were $4,000,
and for January much larger. The
figures by themselves were, however,
misleading, as n large amount had
been paid out for back dues. No less
than $2S2, 900 hau been paid out by the
government this year, largely belong
ing to the time before the PROVISIONAL
government was formed.
President Dole wished to explain in
this connection that the actual ex-
penses of the foreign office had also
been within the limit set.
Attorney Smith said that
public attention had been called in
the ADVERTISED to the destruction
of trees on Punchbowl hill under
lease from the queen doWager. He
wished to say he had called on Kapio-
lani regarding the affair and that
she had acted very handsomely in the
matter, which would now be speedily
settled. The dowager queen had sent
her best wishes and regards to the
Provisional government and had
spoken very kindly of them.
President Dole read report from
Colonel J. III. Soper, giving the ex-
penses of the military from January
il to April Is, 1898, as S3S, 1851. The
colonel made request for $50 to pay
for printing q manual of tactics for
light artillery and gatling guns, pre-
pared by Lieutenant Lucien Young,
of the Boston. He also wanted 500
for buying white duck for suits. y
court martial was being held today to
try cOntumacious members of Com
pany +. The resignation of George
G. Stratemeyer as ordnance officer was
noted.
On motion, the acquisitions for the
forces were ordered granted.
Mr.. Tenney introduced an act to
amend the stamp act of 1892, relating
to the transfer of stock certificates.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
Acknowledgement Smith introduced
an act to appropriate $4,000 for incl
dentals and civil and criminal eX-
penses. He said that of the original
large appropriation of 1856, less
than 500 remained, the rest having
been spent under the old regime.
Ordered typewriter.
Minister Porter said the apprOpria-
ton for incidentals in the customs
bureau was also about exhausted, and
he should ask for an appropriation at
the next meeting.
The councils went into executive
session at n quarter to > O'clock.