The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-09
REPORT OF THE FINANCE CoMMITTl
SI2a,sIO OS

S12s,s1O 0S
Excess of revenue over cx-
penses for mon. of April 1855 Y
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 SIZE, 32S.2S to Sl09,3I7 81, repre-
senIing an amount of SIC, $50 a 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
meDt, viz:
Against Sec. /, App. Billl.-...S2,7s6 80
Aga nst Prov. gov. and mil. 3,7T3 %
a total OF ---.-.... ......... %, o6O -
These are mostly properly speaking
quarterly bills 10 sundry merchants,
several of whom have kindly assured
your committee that they are quite
willing 10 wait until July l, or later,
for payment, II desirable.
The estimated receipts for
May from all sources is. S124, 1854 80
The revised estimate of ex-
peLditures by all depart
ments for May is-.......-- 1O9,377 81
Estimated excess of re-
ceipts over expenditures
Tor May. > io,o06 80
Notices have been given to the heads
OF the various departments of the
amount allowed by the committee for
them to draw OH for the month of MAY
and in no instance Will they be per-
mitted to exceed these estimates with
out a 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
ures 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
that the reason he had allowed so
much money TO be paid out was be-
cause it was impossible for him to
segregate the items which were quite
thoroughly interlaced. For instance,
police bills came in that were of past
months. There was no reason, how
ever, that this should interfere with
the working of the resolution. The
cash work of the department was so
greatly interlaced that perfect net
work was the result and some plan
must be adopted to control the loose
methods of estimating requirements.
Mr.. Damon said the matter had
been brought hefore the whole council
so it could be fully discussed.
On motion the report OF the finance
was adopted.
Mr.. Damon's resolution was second
ed by Mr.. Waterlouse, who said the
must be carried on in a
business manner, If at ALL
Mr.. Morgan heartily endorsed the
and thought the limitation
should be placed upon all the depart
mentS.
Mr.. Teeney agreed with Mr. Damon
and pointed out that the government
must cut its clothes according to the
size Of the cloth; any other plan would
fail to work. We must get on busi-
ness basis.
Mr. Emmeluth said the minister of
finance stated the reductions were to
be chiefly in materials EVERYBODY
had to ecOuOmiZe, and the govern
ment should do the same. I, like |
other merchants, are economiZing
We demand IN re work from our men
for the same money. The times force |
Us to this plan. For the same reason,
I would like to see some officials fired !
out OF the government and men put I
in their places who can do more work. I
The resolution OF Mr.. Damon was |
amended.
jdr. Emmeluth asked that the pay !
Of clerks be regulated according to !
work done.
President Dole said that was mat |
ter of murh Importance, upon which |
a report should be made after careful !,
inquiries.
The resolution was carried.
Mr.. w. F. Allen, from the foreign !
affairs committee, moved the follow
ing resolution of regret for the late (
Captain G.. G.. Wiltse, L. ;. N:
The Executive and Advisory coun-
ciis OF the Provisional government OF 4
the Hawaiian islands desire to express
he profound regret with which they /
have heard Of the sudden death OF
"a tain Or. G.. Wiitse, U.S.N., and to /
testify to thsir high regard for his per-
sOnal character and professional re-