The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-20


Insane Asylum................ 96I ~
Expenses of EleetiOn-..... 7O4 90
Aid Hilo Fire Department iSS IS
Incidentals, Homesteads- l43 10
5 3,s67 50
The Councils then proceeded with
the second reading of the Appropria-
ton Bill.
Salary of Auditor General, s72o0.
Passed.
Salary of Registrar of Public Ac-
counts, $500. Raised after some dis
cussIon to- $1,000.
Salary of Clerk of Finance Office,
$1,000. Passed.
Salary of Second Clerk and Mes
senger, $1,000. Passed.
Salary of Tax Assessor, Oahu, $500.
Passed.
Salary of Tax Assessor, Hawaii,
5000. Passed.
Salary of Tax Assessor, Maui, $4,000.
Passed.
Salary of Tax Assessor, Kauai,
$4,000. Passed.
Salary of Deputy Tax Assessor,
Oahu, $1,000. Passed
Salary of Clerk TO Assessor, Oahu,
$500. Passed.
Salary of Deputy Assessors and
ffOgoVVs aoSCN-
POSTAL BUREAU.
Salary of Postnaster-General, $4,000.
Passed
Salary of Secretary, $500. Passed.
Salary of Superintendent Postal
Savings Bank, $4,000. Passed.
Salary of Superintendent Postal
Money Order Department, $1,000.
Mr.. Ena moved a reduction to $500.
The responsibility was the same as in
the preceding case.
Mr.. Tenney judged that the clerksin
charge of the Money Order Depart
ment would have good deal more
work. He would like to question the
Minister of Finance on that.
Minister Damon said that there had
been drafts for S405, 900 in six months.
1t required discretion and information
in the head of the Money Order De-
partment to know when TO honor the
drafts of country postmasters, when
they overdrew. He had to look after
forty-two postmasters and see that
they keep their accounts right.
After considerable debate the item
was reduced to $500.
Salary of Clerks, S25,9 800.
Minister Damon explained the
items. Passed.
Pay of Postmasters, $3l, 900. Passed
at $35, 900.
Pay of mail carriers, $50, 900. Passed.
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS.
Salary of Collector-GeneraI,$ 10000.
Mr. Emmeluth asked what the
Chief Assessor got. Answer: So, 400.
Passed as in the bill.
Salary of Deputy Collector General,
$500.
Minister Damon explained that the
collector came under the classification
of heads of bureaus, all of whom got
$1,000. The deputy received the same
as chief clerks OF other bureaus.
In reply to "a question OF Mr.. Emme-
Iuth, the Minister explained that the
Tax Assessor was not the head Of
bureau. Passed i'm the bill.
Salary Of bookkeeper, $1,000. Passed.
Salary OF storekeeper, $1,000. Passed.
Salary of first statistical clerk $4,000.
Passed.
Salary of second statistical clerk,
5000. Passed.
Salary of third statistical clerk,
S2l00. Passed.
salary Port surveyor, $4,000.
Salary Deputy Port surveyor, s24O0.
Passed.
salary OF Harbor Mas er, $500.
Vice President WILDE said this was
the poorest paid offic,. in the whole
Government. He would like TO see il
raised
Mr.. Watefhouse moved an increase
to 5000.
Mr.. Allen spoke sone words of high
commendation of the present ineum-
bent, Captain Fuller. Passed at $1,000.
ID. B. Smith moved 10 insert 5000
for an erFand boy for the Harbor Mas
ter. No second.
Salary of a Appraiser, $4,000.
Mr.. Damon thought q separate man
was not need for appraiser. He
would amend by making 1t read
Appraiser and clerk.
MIR Emmeluth said if there were TO
be an appraiser at all, let 10 be q good
one. a good one would cost $500 n
month. This would merely give n
JOB to some incompetent person. Mr..
Emmeluth moved the item be stricken
out.
Mr. Ena favored the item rs IL was.
Mr.. Damon withdrew his motion.
Mr. Emmeluth Withdrew his mo-
ton, and moved IL be called apprais-
er's assistant, as the collector was eR
officio appraiser.
MrTenuey asked that the Collector
General, who was present, be ai-
lowed to explain his views.
The Collector said the office was ex
perimental, the idea being that, by
getting assistance i'm this way, the
tendency to undervalue goods could
be checked An appraiser in the
American sense could not, Of course,
be got for $500 year. The item
passed "a In the bill
Salary Of three pilots 20 Honolulu,
S14 400. Passed.
Saiary Of keeper Il Kerosene ware
house, $500. Passed.
Salary of assistants bonded ware
house, $500. Passed
Salary of Assistant Guards of Homo