The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-22

audit the accounts Of the different &C
countants of the Government, whie
accounts, we have found in many in
stances, are sadly in need OF audit
ing and supervision.
This bill seeks to have the Auditor
General audit al accounts of the Gov
ernment, but gives him the genera
supervision of all the bookkeeping 0
the Government, allowing him a dep
uty and other assistants. for the thor
ough auditing of all books of the diff
ferent bureaus and offices of the Gov
/ ernment, not only in Honolulu, but il
I the other districts of the Islands a!
well, requiring him 20 draw warrant:
on the Treasury for every expense o
the Government, excepting for 1he re
demption Of bonds of the Nationa,
/ Debt, interest on coupons of the same
interest on overdue warrants, specia
deposits and expenses of the Legisla-
ture, which expenses however, he is
required 10 audit and record as well
as very other receipt or disbursement
made TO, by or through the Public
Treasury.
I'VE believe, if the Government ac-
counts are to be audited, at all, they
should be done so in the most thor
ough manner and that all and every
account, both receipt and expense,
should be audited by the Auditor-Gen-
eraI or his deputy and that great i'm
proyement and saving of expense can
be obtained by the Auditor-General,
having the general oversight of the
books of the different accountants of
the Government, and placing them on
one general system.
We do therefore recommend that
the bill pass with the following
amendments: Then comes long list
of amendments. The bill was referred
TO the Printing Committee for the pur-
pose OF having the amendments print
ed.
Rep. Robertson presented a petition
from the wholesale liquor houses of
E. Hoffschlaeger & Co. and Lovejoy
& Co, asking for an appropriation of
81 .111.42 to reimburse thm for their
claim of an amount eXacted of them by
the Custom House authorities over and
above the regular duties less the val
les on certain wines imported into the
country by the above firms not long
ago.
The petition was presented to the
Finance Committee for consideration
Rep. Pogue reported for the special
committee TO who was referred House
Bill SO, relating TO an electric railway
IN the city of Honolulu. The commit
tee reported long and careful consider
alton of the bill and recommended that
It pass with certain regulations which
we're submitted with the report. The
committee referred particularly to an
examination of the names of the pro-
posed stockholders in the concern and
had found there the names of men
who were residents of the Islands thus
showing the sincerity on the part Of
the promoters to make of the project
an entirely local affair The amend
ments proposed by the committee were
ordered printed.
Rep. Wilder asked to be excused
from serving on House Bill 76, relat-
ing to corporations, as he was an in
-erested party. This was granted and
Rep. Gear was chosen in his place
In speaking of the matter of the bill
looking toward the establishment of
an electric railway in and about the
own of Hilo, Rep. Pogue mentioned |
The fact that the clerk did not have
1n his minutes anything about the
granting to the committee of an addi-
ional fifteen days time for proper in
into the merits of the bill |
lie asked for thirty days extra time
rom the day the matter was brought
lp. This was granted.
Third reading of Senate Bill 19, re-
ating to public parks at Kaliu and
dakiki. The bill was referred to the
Revision Committee.
The House adjourned at 11:25 a. m.