The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-26
MONEY FOR
GOVERNMENT
Report of Joint Confer
ence on Current
Expense Bill.


| both Houses of the Legislature on the
| departmental appropriation bill, called
| commonly the current expense bill. will
| be found herewith The measure is
one of the big bills of the extra ses-
sion and the agreement upon it was
not reached without great deal of
discussion. 1t has passed both Houses,
! however, and needs but the signature
of the Governor to become law
Whether it will be signed. in whole or
in part, remains to be seen. The full
report follows:
/ Honolulu. h T., May % 1905.
Hon. D. P. r. Isenberg, President of
the Senate; Hon. Z. A Knudsen,
Speaker of the. House of Repre-
sentatives.
Sirs: Your Special Joint Conference
Committee, to which was referred
House Bill No. entitled An Act
making appropriations for the depart
mental use of the Territory beg leave
to report having had the same under
careful consideration and would rec
ommend that the bill pass as passed
by the Senate with the following
amendments. viz:
Amend Section l by striking out the
words and figures lone Million. Four
Hundred and Four Thousand and
Seventeen Dollars C$1,404, 017.00)" in
lines 2 and and insert in lieu thereof
the words and figures "One Million,
Four Hundred and Fifty Seven Thous
and, Three Hundred and Fifty-five
Dollars ($1, 457, 355.00).''
Under the head of Department of
Finance, Treasury Department, in
crease item of 'Incidentals, Treasures
Office" from So. 10000 to 100000.
Amend the total under the same
heading by striking out the figures
"s407, 10000 and insert in lieu thereof
the figures ''s4OS. 10000
Under the head of Bureau of Taxes
increase item ''Incidentals, Tax Offices
Oahu from s6,4OOOO to 100000.
Increase item ''Incidentals, Tax Of
fees, Maui from $1,400.O0 to $1,700.0O
Increase item of "Incidentals, Tax
offices. Hawaii" from s2S00.00 to s4,
0O.O0
Increase item of .Incidentals, Tax
Offices, Kauai" from $4,000 to $1200.0o.
Amend the total under this heading
by striking out the figures "S11, 100000
and insert in lieu thereof the figures
''S14 100000
Under the head of Bureau of Con-
veyances. increase item of "Incidentals,
Conveyances" from s1,500.0o to 81 10000.
Amend item of Running Expenses,
Sewer and Pumping Station, s33.000.00'
under the head of Department of Pub
lie Works, by adding thereto the words
and installing oil burning apparatus"
after the word Station
Amend item of Running Expenses
and Maintenance, Honolulu Water
Works. $50 900. 00'' by adding the words
land installing oil burning apparatus"
after the word Works"
Under the head of Bureau of Agricul-
ture and Forestry, amend item of In
cidentals and General Expenses, s10,-
100000 by increasing the amount from
100000 to 29,S4S.O0 and by adding
thereto the words land experimenting
in growing rubber trees on Government
Forest Lands.
Amend the total under the same
heading by striking out the figures
1915. 722. 00'' and inserting the figures
1886. $1,000
Amend item of "Incidentals and Gen.
eral Expenses under the head of Pub
lie Lands by striking out the figures
"s6, 100000 and inserting in lieu thereof
the figures :'$7, 200. co.
Under the head of Survey Depart
ment, increase item of Expenses of
Field Parties and Office Work from
100000 to s25, 900. 90.
Under the head of Judiciary Depart
ment amend item of Fifth Circuit"
by increasing from 100000 to sS,00000.
Decrease item Expenses, Court of
Land Registration from So, 10000 to So
10000.
Amend the total under the same
heading by striking out the figures
''s71, 10000 and inserting the figures
81. 10000 in lieu thereof.
Under the head of Care of Lepers and