Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-12

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goods or materials furnished, to see
that bills are rendered promptly and
that they bear date not later than the
last day Of the month In which the
expenditure was incurred, to scrutin
lie bills carefully both as to form and
to forward the same promptly To this
Office.
In order to keep within our appro.
priations. which are found to be dim
inishing more rapidly than a pro rata
expenditure will justify, 1t is further
requested that before mourning en-
pense on any account. school agents
will make application TO the Superin.
tendent and obtain specific authorize.
ton with instructions as to what ap.
preparation Is to be charged.
(Signed) W. II. BABBlTT.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
III.
Extract from letter of Principal of q
Hilo School. November 10, 1905.
Copy
Mr.. Severance seems to feel that his
authority to au,librize purchases is ex.
tremcly limited. and demurs about
buying for me.
Reply to Same, November 81, 1905.
| Copy
Replying to your letter of the 10th
instant. ! am directed to say that. In
view of the Audit Act and the present
condition of our appropriations, 1t
does not appear to the Superintendent
to be practicable to make PROVISION
for mourning expense for the depart
ment by school principals In emergen'
cy cases such as you suggest. There
would certainly be no doubt of your
disposition or ability to make pur'
chases economically and advantage.
ously. but there are certain kinds OF
expenditures that we are at the pres
ent time entirely inhibited from max
ing. however advantageous or neces
sary they may be. Apart from the
question Of whether the principal of a
school Is q government officer within
the meaning of the AUDIT regulations
III IL doubtful II principals could give
enough attention to the matter to de
termine what kinds OF expenditures
are possible and what would be i'm
possible for lack of any appropriation
to cover them. While assuring you
of our full sympathy In everything
that Is for the upbuilding Of the school
! can only promise TO do for You the
best possible In each case as II Is pre-
scented. Yours very respectfully,
(Slgned) !. NJ. cox,
Assistant Secretary.
V.
Extract from Letter to l.. Severance
May 2S, 1906.
Copy
As the appropriation for Repairing
School Buildings. Hawaii" h almos
exhausted, the Superintendent directs
that ! inform you that he will, II
: these instances, approve the bills pre-
scented. but that In no future case cal
: he approve bills chargeable to any az
propriation unless the expenditure Il
specifically authorized by him before
hand
n VI.
I Extract from Letter to l.. Severance
August 30. 1906.
. Copy
5 But the Superintendent earnestl
!. requests that you will in future max
=. no expenditure without first askin
!. for authorization and receiving his al
e proyal of the proposed expenditure
!. The Superintendent directs me to sa
that any bill incurred In future with
y out specific authorization will not hay
r his approval.
From better to l.. Severance. Oct'
!. Der 81 1906.
Copy
am requested by the Superintent
:. ent to ascertain from yon the reason
!. for buying these goods without frs
e having asked his authorization.
& note in this connection that price
}, charged for goods furnished in Hill
have sometimes been much In exces
!. of what we have paid for furnishin
1 schools elsewhere, and | now inforl
> you that Theo, II. Davies & Co., Ltd
4 have agreed to furnish from their Hi
y Branch Store, goods in any quantity
o the same prices as they quote In IL