The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-01-03
TO PAY FIRE
" CLAIMANTS
Interest on Bonds
Will be Paid
.'". Back.

The Territory OF Hawaii has about
$4,000 coming to 1t from the United
States Treasury for interest paid by ,ne
Territory on outstanding bonds. This
money Is to be used for the payment of
fire claims, being especially designated
for that purpose. Treasurer Wright has
received no information from Washing
ton, lately regarding the payment of this
amount, but the fact that the Secretary
Of the Treasury Is now lquidating the
Hawaiian debt, held in England. leads
local officials to believe the interest mon-
ey Will soon DO paid. The last Hawaiian
bond issue is held in London, and Secrc-
tary Gage, In his last annual report to
the President and Congress. announced
that 1t was to be paid Immediately. There
Will then be no further reason for delay
i'll the payment of the $4,000 which was
paid out of the Hawaiian Treasury for
the United States. after annexation. Con-
gress appropriated sufficient money to
pay all outstanding Hawaiian debts
which Included interest on bonds; but the
Territorial authorities continued to pay
| the interest on some of the bonds on de-
mand. during what Is known as the
4 transition period.
| This interest, which Auditor Austin es-
Inmates amounts to $4,000, Is specially
designated for the LIQUIDATION of fire
claims, but these cannot be paid until
every claim has been adiudicated. The
commission Is still hard at work on the
! evidence before it, and the claims are
being finished up at the rate of from fifty
/ to Two hundred per day. The work viii
still require several months. but under
the ruling of the fire court, none of these
Judgments will be made known until the
entire number. some $500, have been f.
nally passed upon when this has been
completed pro rata payment will be
ordered. and by that time the money due
from the National government will NJ
doubt have been pad. There Is no reason
why IL should not be settled Immediately.
as the money has been In the United
States Treasury for months, for this very
purpose, and IL would require very little
urging on the part of Delegate Wilcox
to have the matter attended to, before
1t is actually required for the payment
of these Gains.
There is some possibility also of Con-
gress allowing the customs receipts to be
diverted for the payment of fire claims,
according to a letter received by Com
missioner J. r. Pratt.
Representative T.. w. Mondell, one OF
the Montana Congressman appealed to
by the delegation from that state res'u-
ing In Honolulu, has written to Mr.
Pratt as follows:
with an overlooking treasury and the
liberal disposition that is being shown
toward our new territories, / think thai
there Is possibility of carrying through
the matter"
Mr.. Mondell suggests that the bin fol-
such action be placed in the hands OF
some member Of the Ways and Mean.
committee and promises to do all he car
to assist in the matter. The customs re
ceipts average sl25,OO0 month, and q
year would suffice for the payment of al
claims.
THE PRO RATA SCHEDULE.
Secretary Hawes yesterday made pub
lie the pro rata schedule agreed upon by
the Executive Council. The fire claim!
are not considere ed In this at all, as thi.
was spec appropriation. In salarie.
, and some OF the departments no Gu
could be made. The Public Works De
e partment suffered the biggest reduction
With, the money coming in from per
sonal and dog taxes due In March. tn
money now in the Treasury will suffio'
for the year.
The following are the monthly allow
ances In each department under the ney
pro rata schedule: -..--.-
. Permanent settle
uentg ...........f 7d2 "a 4 ma I