The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-01

careful consideration to bill 21, and its
provisions and can see nothing obiec-
tionable. These Islands need a cable.
1t is the most necessary institution
outside of sturdy population that we
can have for the general prosperity.
your committee has considered the
possible misuse of franchise which
might result from hasty legislation up-
on so important a matter. Your COM
mlttee upon the most careful and
thorough investigation. cannot see
where present advantage can possibly
wreck future prospects. The bill un-
der consideration does not give an ex-
elusive franchise between the Islands
and the United States. The exclusive
franchise is only asked for between
the Islands and Japan, and the sta
tiOns between these Islands and Janan
are above the tenth north parallel of
latitude, and the length of time is but
20 years. The penalties for commence
ing the line and prefecture of privil-
ege, are ample
Your committee finds that bill No.
%, merely makes changes in the ex-
listing law to make it harmonize with
the provisions in Senate bill 81.
Your committee therefore recon-
mends that both bills pass"
ALATAU T. ATKINSON,
A. G. NJ. ROBERTSON.
Under suspension of rules Rep. Gear
asked for the withdrawal of the report
of the Finance Committee on the varf-
GUS departments of the Postal Bureau.
Granted. He then read the following
additional report, explaining and cor
recting statements made in the first
report:
j. l.. KAULUKOU, Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Sir: majority of your Finance
Committee since submitting our report
upon the expert work done upon the
books of the Postal Bureau, beg to
submit the following supplementary
report, in regard to the Postal Savings
Bank:
Upon examination we find that some
Of the statements in regard to the Pos
tai Savings Bank are incorrect
The present Superintendent was not
obliged to copy the work of his prede-
cessor in the new books opened by
him, nor did he copy the same The
new books were opened according to
the statement of the present Superin-
tendent for the following reasons:
1st. Because two of the books were
full, and it was therefore absolutely
necessary.
2nd. Because it was desirable to open
up separate nationality ledgers.
3rd. Because in the printed ledgers
the debit and credit sides are reversed
and have been since the inspection
of the books when the Postal Savings
was first opened. This is greatly con-
'using to any bookkeeper. The man
ner of Ledger Ruling referred to in the
experts report is found to go back to
he year 1893
The additions, footings and rulings
where errors occur have in nearly all
,ases been the work of subordinates
Your committee have found that two
ind three men have been working on
he same books and we would depre-
ate such a method.
Sufficient appropriation should be
,ranted for the Savings Bank to allow
first-class bookkeeper to devote his
ntire time to the bookkeeping pure
nd simple. We believe that the Pos
al Savings Bank has been greatly
during the past few years
through lack of a sufficient number of
assistants. This would give
he superintendent of the bank suffici-
mt time to inspect and check the de-
all work for which he is responsible.
The statement that the headings of
ifferent accounts are incomplete re-
ers to Trustee Accounts where the
ames of the parties for whom the de-
OsitOrs are trustees have been omit
ed It is claimed that as the trustees
re the only parties who can draw
ut the trust funds it is necessary to
Ill in the names of the parties for
ghom the parties are trustees, more
specially as declarations are I'll on
lie showing the nature of such trusts,
md the numbers of the Pass Books
IDENTIFY the same. Your committee
,elieve that the better plan is to show
he names of those for whom the de-
,ositors are trustees in the ledger
readings.
The erasures and corrections noted