The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-13
PROVISIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Regular Meeting of Executive and
Advisory Councils.


and Smith; Councillors Wilder
Vice -Presiden), Emmeluth, Water
house, McChesney, Young, Mott,
Morgan.
Minister Damon, in presenting
the weekly financial statement, re-
marked that it was more explicit
than usual, to meet the ideas of
some people who desired to know
the sources Of revenue and the OBJ
jects of expenditure. The following
figures are from the statement:
Receipts: Cash on hand, June 3,
1898, Sl6,262.10; sale of bonds, $685.
500; Government realizations, Si1S.-
75; Crown lands, $6S00; Post Office,
S2564.42; water receipts ,S257 As; mar
ket, $537.25; electric light, S242.70;
Customs, S923S; fines, ETC., $S26.45;
Interior Department, S5S44.52;
brands, SIP; Hilo water receipts,
S24.lO; taxes, SS32.73; road taxes,
!S222; school taxes, Sl20; total, $685.
SO2.47.
Expenditures: Postal Savings
Bank, $500. Finance-Interest, S27,-
61729; salaries, etc., S71S.63. Attor-
ney-G -General-Salaries and pay rolls,
A236.50. Interior-Salaries and pay
rolls, S3647.1S. Judiciary-Salaries,
ETC., S1124.95. Provisional Govern
ment-Salaries and pay rolls, $1273.-
%. Custom House-S47433. Road
taxes-To special deposit, S222;
school taxes, do, Sl20. Total, $780,
934.l3. Cash on hand, June 10, S29,-
S6S.34.
Outstanding NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ury notes, S41, 900; p. NJ. G.'s notes,
Sl79,0O0-S220,0O0.
Overdue indebtedness: Treasury
notes, $1,000; 2. M. G.'s notes, $780,
OOO-Sl39OOO.
Postal Savings Bank memo: Due
depositors P. S. B. this date, $502,-
303.69; notices maturing this date,
S2OS0; cash on hand, p. S. B., S7450.-
%.
Provisional Government memo:
Expenses to date, S73, ,744.3S; ex-
penses for week, S1273.25.
Memo. cash in treasury: Out
standing certificates, S23S, 200; cash
on hand to redeem certificates, S23S,
600; certificates withdrawn from cir
culation, $4,000; Road Board fund
in treasury, So, 9,S5377; School Board
fund, S725.l5; available cash as
above, S29,S6S.34; total cash in trea-
sury, S298, ,447.2
The recommendation made by the
finance committee and approved by
the Council that the Road Board
draw in payment of pay rolls and
expenses, from their special deposit
in the treasury; that the special
guards at the Aliiolani and Kapua-
iva buildings be paid off and dis
keeper at the Custom House be
dropped after June 80, 1898; that
one clerk at a salary of 500 per
month instead of two at $3.50, in the
Bureau of Public Works, be retain
ed; that the appropriation for the
Paradise of the Pacific be discon-
tinued after June 30, 1893; that the
Office of the Deputy Registrar of
Conveyances remain untitled, and
that the position of clerk to the
| Board of Education remain untitled
have all been carried into effect.
This will effect monthly saving to
the general treasury of over $1,000.
The removal of the Tax Office
from the Kapuaiwa building to the
Judiciary building, in the room
formerly occupied by the Registrar
of Public Accounts, has been accom-
plished, and all taxes hereafter will
be paid at that Office.
The Minister of Finance acknow-
lodges with pleasure the cheerful re-
turn of reports from the different
departments and readiness to as
sist in reducing expenses wherever
practicable.
On concluding the reading of the
report Minister Damon remarked
that he and the finance committee
had decided to avoid too much alb
ruptness in reducing expenses by
dismissing employees. In answer to
a question from the President, he
explained his separation of silver
and certificates. An amount of $74,
600 had been received in certificates
from persons who wanted to take
out silver therefor. 1t would not be
correct to report this $4,000 as
available cash. Certificates that
were used in paying salaries, he
, further answered, were of course
treated as cash.
Mr.. Waterhouse, in moving the
acceptance of the report, said the
Minister deserved great credit fol
the care he had exhibited in prepar
ing so full and clear a statement.
Secretary Rodgers read the bill tc
amend the Savings Bank law. Pass
I cd to second reading
The bill to amend the law relating
to possession of explosives came uE
on second reading, and on motion
was considered section by section.
Minister Smith offered three sec
, tions in place of one in the bill, t.
meet the views brought out at pre-
vious sessions.
Minister Damon, after some dis
cussion, moved that the bill be laiC
> on the table. Its object required
more consideration than they hat
received, to have them attained
without inhicting hardship on legi
innate users of explosives. Carried
9 The bill to amend the law relat
T. ing to brands, etc, on second read
6 ing was deferred owing to lack o
the required number of members Il
pass bill.