The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-05-16

/ ary drafts and bills for expenses Of the
i pOlico department, and the mainten-
/ ance and care Of prisons and prisoners.
/ snd cOrOner'S inQueStS, are received
/ during each month for the obligations
! Of the previous month.
Drafts on the treasury are drawn in
I payment at the end Of each month for
I the bills in hand, and during the
month drafts are drawn for the bills
/ that come in later. These drafts are
/ presented for payment at the pleasure
Of the holders. They may be presented
at once or held back as the parties
I chose.
The total amonnt 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 ....... SlS,5l2 50 Sl5,S99 Is
April. .......... l6,20s - 9,10S 76
May y.,......... l6,Sl2 = $50 farlls,s45 Is
The expenses Of each month can be,
and are, regulated and kept within
the estimates, excepting in extraond-
mary cases; but the attorney-general
cannot regulate the times at which
the drafts shall be presented 70 the
treasury.
The statement made by the finance
committee and published, that the
attorney generals department had ex-
eeeded its estimates in April by
Sl0,0OO, is misleading, and It is to be
regretted that the committee did not
first seek an explanation OF the matter.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM O. SMITH,
Attorney General.
Honolulu, May 8, 1895.
Minister T. c. Porter said the ex-
penses Of the Attorney Generals de-
partmept for February were sci ZOO,
and for January much larger, The
figures by themselves were, however,
misleading, ~ large amount had
been paid out for back dues. No less
than SSSs, ,00o hau been paid out by the
government this year, largely belong
ing 20 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 hSd also
been within the limit set.
Attorney General Smith said that
public attention had been called lin
the ADvERTISERl 10 the destruction
OF trees on Punrhbowl hill under n
lease from the queen dowager. he
wished 10 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 10 the
Provisional government and had
spoken very kindly Of them.
President Dole read report from
Colonel J. n. Soper, giving the ex-
penses of the military from January
Il TO April Is, 1898, as SSS,9S5.6l. The |
colonel made a request for SS6 TO pay |
for printing o manual Of tactics for |
light artillery and gatling guns, pre-
pared by Lieutenant Lueien Young,
of the Boston. He also wanted 500 |
for buying white duck for suits. A |
court martial was being held today 10 |
try contumacious members of Com
pany f. The resignation of George
c. Stratemeyer as ordnance officer was
noted.
On motion, the requisitions 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.
AttoTney-General Smith introduced |
an act to appropriate 5000 for incl
1entals and civil and criminal ex-
penses. He said that of the original
large appropriation of S17,466, 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
be should ask for an appropriation at
the next meeting.
The councils went into executive
session at q quarter to 8 o'clock.