The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-25

/ ebaOrSe his action, but he thoupht
tne oest method was TO explain what
ever Was beng done IN the tinauce
7 department As usual Inisstatements
/ IN the Bulletin hal called for correc
ZION, ana ne was happy 10 De able TO
/ OHer II Tue statement IN the Bulle-
I'm mat our expenditures had exceed
7 ed our receipts as certainly mIslead
I lug AID wholly erroneous. L am aware
/ figures can be handled ID this man
ner aud give an intricate appearance
/ TO that which on business princip pies
I IS plain. After looking into the
| matter l have found that the whole
I revenue for the year must be taken
I into consideration before the total
I expenditures can be set against
I them L Is impossible 90 show whe-
I ther yea are within the limit cf ex
EendItures by taking any one month
Or number OF months Is the basis OF
comparison. Il Is impossible 10 say
this portion Of the years revenue OF
that must De kept intact when bust
ness methods OF payment must
be kept no aud the current
expenses Of the government met.
At this point Minister Damon read
entirely mIscOncesyeG the facts Of the
case The present government had
not only met the current obligations
Of the government 70 date, but had
paid on Sl50,000 Of Indebtedness not I
belonging 10 that item. Taking the
year as whole, the expenses Of the !
Provisional government had been /
materially reduced. Tue real posi- /
ton OF the finances Of the country (
cannot be determined until the end 4
OF the next fiscal year. Tue financial /
condition OF the country Is improving !
and l account for it by stating that /
the govern menc Is the reflex Of the 4
country and that the c0Catry,
through economy, has become more /
prosperous during the past few /
months. Minister Damon also re
ferred TO the allegations made con
corning the Diplomatic and consular
services OF the country, and pointed /
out that the Bulletin was entirely 1
wrong N attribUting the mis-expen
dlture Of appropriations for any pur-
pose not authorized by law Minister
Damon gave details OF the expendi
sares II question, which was q con
elusive answer to the charges made
through the Bulletin.
On motion the report OF the minis
ter Of finance was received and
placed on file.
Minister Damon read the report OF
the finance committee recommend
ing the appropriation OF $3.50 for
assistant guards, Honolulu, under
the department Of finance.
4 hill wa 70 E~n r-rr0i-ac1 and I
was ordered that the report be con-
sidared with the bill
Minister Damon stated that he
wished to introduce the following
resolution:
Resolved, That q view of the ne
cessity of maintaining "the landings
and buOysu in good condition and
repair, the Minister OF Finance Is
hereby authorized 70 pay the drafts Of
the Minister of Interior from the ap
entitled d" Landings and
BUOys General" where the specific
appropriations have proved INSULT
cient.
HONOLULU, Aug. 23rd, 1888
The appropriation bill Of 1892 and
1898 provides for landings and buOys,
etc, as follows, viz:
SECTION I.
Landings and buoys, Hawaii 5 1000
Wharf at keauhOu, Y. kona,
Hawaii 100000 100000 $4,000 bUO I
Landing at HOopulOa, :. kona,
Hawaii 10000. 1890 900
Hawaii. -. 1000
Landing at Kuia, Puma, Ha-
wall 100000 ..-.-----.---- lOuO
Wharf at Honoipu, Kohala,
Hawaii 10000 $1,000 $500. toO
Wharf at NapOopOo, kohala,
hawaii .-..-.. .-----.-- 0oO
Landing and buoys, Maui 40
W harf az Maalea, Maui ......- 1000
Wharf mOOring, etc, Lahaina,
Maui .-..---.- 1880, ..-.--.-. 1-UO
etc, to landing, Ma
kena, Maui. ..---.---..- 300
Landings and buoys, MolokaI.. 500
d" " Honolulu 1900 +
Breakwater at Waimea, Kauai 1900 |
Landings and buOys, general 5000
II any or all of the above Is first
mentioned appropriations Specific
are exhausted, can the fifteenth
geue-aG be used to carry on the
work. See decision Of the full court,
Aug. 1, 1888.
The resolu ton was carried
Minister Damon said President
Dole had been under the weather
and he wished TO present the follow
ng letter and enc losure from him;
HONOLULU, August 10th, 1893.
70 the Executive Council Of the Pro- Z
vfsionai Government Of the Hawai- j
ian Islands:
Finding myself unable to attend
% public business because Of i'll
health. I desire to be temporarily :
-elieved from the demands OF official
work, and suggest that the vice-presi-
lent De called upon to assume my Of !
iciaI authority for the time being I
enclose a physicians certificate Ia re :
alton TO my state Of health.
Should my resignation be desirable
lndeF the circumstances, / shall be
-eady cbeerfully to furnish it &C the
-equest Of the Advisory Council. :
With sincere consideration and re-
pect, SANFORD 3. DOLE,
President.
CERTIFICATE.
HONoLULU, August 18th, 1898.