The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-05

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| lister of finance.
| DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, |
HONoLULU, II. l., Sept. %, 1898. {
| SIR: / am directed by His Excel
| lency ;. NJ. Damon, minister OF
! finance, to respectfully ask that from
and after the first day of October next
| and until further notice, you limit
your expenditures to actual necessi.
| ties in the item of supplies, and only
| then upon the consultation and ap-
| prevail of the chief OF your department.
If it is possible to reduce your cleri-
| cal force, or to curtail the expense OF
| pay rolls, items that appear to con
expense, it would assist this depart
ment in meeting its obligations, and
have salutary influence on the pub
| lie credit.
1t will continue to be necessary for
| estimates of requirements for the en-
suing months, and lists of unpaid
items for the past month, to be sent in.
Very respectfully yours,
w. G. ASHLEY,
Secretary, Minister of Finance.
Board of Health.
President Smith stated that
monthly statements had been made
as required by law. He had talked
over the larg number of employees
in the depart nent Of the board with
the ministry, and had asked Minister
King if he could suggest any reduc-
tons The bulk of the expense was at
the leper settlement, where it would
be found hard to economic as the
expenses were now as low as posi-
l. l. L. ie l,a Of M
board could suggest any further re
auctions. Minister King has not yet
suggested any reductions. The DIR.
Goto treatment was about the only
point that now offered a chance Of
reduction. This he would not advise,
as the treatment was helping the
lepers, although it was still an open
question as to whether it would cure
leprosy or not.
MIR. Lansing asked question as to
the expenses of the settlement.
President Smith replied that the
rations could be calculated to Ger
tainty at so much a head. The ex-
penses of the different stations under
the segregation law were charged to
the board IT MIA 80 WI ere.
:, e. ne coatu yJU sch Rali
with regard to the public interes
r any employee of the board at pre-
/ ent could be allowed TO go.
After further Discussion it was @
" dered that a list of the EMPLOYEES
the board of health be furnished [
, the secretary to the minister of Il
interior.
A letter from a native woma
; named Loe requesting that her be
be allowed to be kept at the Kali
receiving station for year was +
: fused.
! President Smith stated there was
matter he wished to call attention t.
{ He had received letter from D
5 Herbert asking that the governmer
e allow him to draw thirteen gallon
of alcohol, previously used for en-
balming at the Wailuku hospita
In connection with DIR. Herbert
letter letter was read from Holli.
ter & Co, asking that the presiden
of the board approve the requisition
President Smith said he had cor
ferred with Vice President Hate
and that It was their opinion the Ia,
did not apply to the use OF alcoho
by the government.
DR.. Andrews drew attention to tn
fact that mythelated spirits would d
just as we'll as pure alcoho
for embalming purposes.
1t Was ordered that the action o
the president allowing the with
drawal of the alcohol be approved
President Smith stated the com
mittee to whom had been referred
the matter of the store at the lepe
settlement, had reported a consulta
ton with the cabinet, at which action
on the matter had been deferred t
be acted upon within one or TIVE
weeks.
President Smith said the matter O
fish peddlers had been brought to hi
notice, and that there were sixty ode
peddlers Of fish in Honolulu Yht
had not taken out licenses
MIR. Waterhouse said there was NJ
need of taking out license for the
sale of Hawaiian produce-such a:
fish.
Mr.. Theo. f Lansing was ap
pointed committeeman In place o.
1 MIR. j. o. Carter on the sanitary
4 committee.
I Mr.. Ena said that he wished Il
call the attention of the committee
on sanitation to the present condition
of the cemeteries of Honolulu.
DIR. Andrews said that, in time
Honolulu would have to remove hel
cemeteries outside her city limits, As
other modern cities had already
done.
| The board adjourned at 4:15 Pm.