The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-05

waimea Hospital, $4,000. Passed.
Lihue Hospital, $4,000 Passed
Care of INDECENT sick. Oahu. sac
Stricken out.
Maintaining patients at Queens Hos
pital s22, coo: Leahi Home. s1O.V,., Ka-
piolani Maternity Home. $4,000. Passed.
Band incidentals, $500; Hilo band,
$3.50; Waikiki and Lahaina bands, $3.50;
Lihue. waimea and Koloa bands, $3.50.
Passed.
CUTS OUT MILITIA.
Support of militia, $4,000 Stricken
out.
Incidentals and travelling expenses,
auditing department, $1,000. Passed.
Printing tax books and blanks, s2400.
Passed.
Honolulu Park Commission, $40,
Passed.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The following message was received
from Governor Carter:
Enclosed herewith is a statement of
claims and unpaid bills for the pre-
vious fiscal period, that is, items which
were incurred prior to June 30. 1904,
has been carefully examined, and 1
recommend their payment.
May I call to your attention the
great change that has been brought
about by those in charge of the va
rious departments of the government
in the matter of settlement of accounts.
'At the special session of the legis-
lature of 1904, a similar act, carrying
appropriation to the amount of $780,
$685. was passed. Thus for the two
years ending with June 30, 1905, the
total unpaid bills and claims amount to
s31, 1898: while the appropriations
passed by the Legislature of 1903 to
settle unpaid bills and claims for the
two years previous amounted to $207,-
1886
There are two important factors
which have contributed to this result:
First, public opinion is now strong
ly opposed to any expenditures by de-
partments, no matter how necessary
without first securing an appropriation
from the legislature.
Second, the public at large and all
the department heads have been given
to understand that at the close of a
fiscal period, claims not presented will
have to be met by those responsible
for the negligence.
Ignorance of the law by which a
fiscal period is closed does not excuse a
merchant from collecting his account
within that period; and on the other
hand, a government employee intrust-
ed with the authority to make pur-
oh xxyh n
voucher is misplaced or lost, ought to
be made to pay for his neglect.
Most of the items herewith present
ed are for the settlement of agreements
and contracts entered into by those in
authority previous to this administra-
ton.
1T is possible that all just claims
and unpaid bills have not been pre-
scented to the departments and the
executive, and it is hoped these will
all be introduced direct. There are.
however, a large number that have al
ready been examined and rejected.
&c. r. CARTER,
Governor
The message was accompanied by a
list of the unpaid bills referred to-,
| which was incorporated in a bill in
! troduced by Chairman Harris of the
Finance Committee. The aggregate is
s1O,667.4S.
WANTED ROADS.
A petition was received from home
steaders of the Palolo valley asking
for an appropriation of $1,000 for the
extension of the Pukele and Waiomao
branches of the Palolo homestead roads
as recently surveyed. The matter was
referred to the Committee on Public
Lands and Internal Improvements.
Treasurer Campbell wrote explaining
that the appropriation for the Associat-
ed Charities of $3.50 a month was used
for paying rent of s25 a month and sal
airy of $125 a month to the lady super
intendent.
A statement adopted by the Terri
torial Teachers Association asking the
legislature to restore salaries to their
old basis was received and filed
House bill No. l to provide $4,000
for the expenses of the extra session
was read a third time and passed.