The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-03-21
ONE REPORT SUBMITTED
WORK OF COUNCIL OF STATE
YESTERDAY.
Finance Committee Reports on Bill
Recommending Items as They are
and Wanting Increase in Others.

At the meeting of the Council of State
yesterday afternoon the following re-
port of the Finance Committee was re-
Ceived and tabled to be considered with
the bill;
Honolulu, March goth, 1900.
To the President and Members of the
Council of State.
Sirs Your committee to whom were
referred items in the Finance Depart
ment of Act 2, now before the Council,
beg to report as follows:
Under the head of Department of FL
nance in Act 2, the following appro-
priations are asked for:
Interest on all loans and advances,
including remittances to London, $45,-
OOO"
We are advised by the Minister of
Finance that he has allowed for the
payment of interest only S125000,
which will not be sufficient to pay the
amount of interest on amounts to be-
come due during the next two years,
especially if the items asked for in Bill
are appropriated by the Council of
State, for which bonds are to be issued.
We therefore recommend that this item
be appropriated.
The next item is Redemption of out
standing bonds, Act of Oct. oath, 1890,
$4,000; the total bonded indebtedness
and the Government and Postal Saw
ings Bank, as per Minister of Finance
report, is S4S90, 51,49, of which amount
the United States Government is to pay
S4,000,000 leaving a balance to be borne
by the Hawaiian Government of $780,
| 25149."
These bonds will become due on De-
cember 18th of the present year, and
| If our affairs are not fully arranged by
that date it is our duty to make provi-
sion for payment of same, as it will be
| unfair to the holders of the bonds not
to receive the money due them, espe-
| cially as it will make no difference in
| adjusting our settlement with the Unit
ed States Government. We according
ly recommend that this amount be ap-
propriated.
Under the Postal Bureau, the follow
ing amount are asked for: Incident
ais Postal Bureau UNPAID bills. 1890
80 O523O." These bills have been care
! fully examined by your committee, and
! the amount corresponds with the bills,
| consisting of regular and legitimate ex-
penses of that Bureau being for rents,
bags, stamps, clerk hire, overtime of
clerks, stationery, books, printing, etc,
and we recommend that this amount be
| appropriated
The next item is "Incidentals Postal
Bureau $1,000"
With the great increase of business
in this department we realize the ne
cessity of more money to carry on the
work successfully, and we recommend
that the full sum of $4,000 be appropri-
ated.
Next item is Postal Money Order
Capital, $780,
We find that it is necessary at times
to have capital to conduct this impor-
tant branch of the Postal Bureau, and
that the amount asked for is not more
than is absolutely necessary. We there
fore recommend that this amount be
appropriated.
In the Customs Department the fol-
lowing items are asked for: Incident
ais Customs Bureau UNPAID bills, 1922
S1,232.32"
These bills have been examined in
detail and the amount asked for agrees
with the bills; they consist of expenses
at Hilo, Mahukona and Honolulu, and
are for rents, electric lights, tele-
phones, salaries, printing, books and
sundry items, and we recommend thai
the amount be appropriated.
The next item is Damage done shir
Santa Clara by carelessness of assist.
ant harbor master in docking ship t.
railway wharf, $75."
Upon investigation we are satisfied 4
was more accidental than Careless
ness" and recommend that the amour
be appropriated.
The next item is "Incidentals Gus
toms Bureau, 50, 00O"
We are advised by the Minister o
Finance that the amount in the regu
lar appropriation bill for this is $40.
600, hut we find. with the great increas,
of business in this department, that tn
extra amount asked for will hardl,
meet the pressing needs, which hav,
4. already been considerably reduced b.
the Executive, and we recommend tina
the fun amount be appropriated, es
pecially as it is for the entire Islands
Respectfully submitted,
p. C. JONES.
G. BOLTE.
NJ A