The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-14

the local press as every school agent,
should be acquainted with the policy
The correspondence follows:
ton or ability to make purchases &C.
onomically and advantageously, but
there are certain kinds of expenditures
that we are at the present time en-
tirely inhibited from making. however
advantageous or necessary they may
be. Apart from the question of wheth-
er the principal of a school is a govern
ment officer within the meaning of the
Audit regulations. 1t is doubtful IL prin-
cipals could give enough attention to
the matter to determine what kinds of
expenditures are possible and what
would be impossible for lack of any
appropriation to cover them. While as
surfing 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 1t is presented. Yours very re-
specially,
(Signed) I. NJ. cox.
Assistant Secretary.
w.
EXtract from letter 10 II. oeNerahCe'
May %, 1906.
Copy
AS the appropriation for Repairing
School Buildings, Hawaii is almost
exhausted, the Superintendent directs
that I inform you that he will, in these
instances, approve the bills presented.
but that in no future case can he APP
prove bills chargeable to any appropri-
alton unless the expenditure is spe-
officially authorized by him beforehand.
vi.
August 30, 1906.
(Copy.)
But the Superintendent earn estly re-
quests that you will in future, make
no expenditure without first asking fol-
authorization and receiving his APP
prevail of the proposed expenditure
The Superintendent directs me to say
that any bill incurred in future tn
out specific authorization viii not have
his approval.
From letter to l.. Severance. October
s. 1906.
(Copy.)
l am requested by the Superintendent
to ascertain from you. the req sors fcr
buying these goods without first IN wing
asked his authorization.
| note in this connection that prices
charged for goods furnished in Hilo
have sometimes been much in excess
of what we have paid for furnishing
schools elsewhere, and l row inform
you that Theo. H. Davies & Co. Ltd.
have agreed to furnish from their Hilc
Branch Store, goods in any quantity at
the same prices as they quote in Ho-
nolulu. This being the case. would
myself be unwilling in future to re-
commend for the Superintendent APP
prevail bills in which charges are made
at prices in excess of those paid in the
Honolulu market, unless there were
clear reasons why a higher rate should
prevail.
am enclosing you copy Of price
list showing prices at which we buy
In Honolulu.
Very respectfully yours,
(signed) 1. M. cox,
Assistant Secretary.
VIII.
From letter of F. A. Richmond. Prln-
cipal Of Hilo High School. October ..
1906.
Copy
Mr.. Severance tells me that he has
been instructed not to incur any ex-
pense in the way Of school supplies.
TX.
Mr.. F. A. Richmond, Principal, Hilo
High School, Hilo, Hawaii.
Dear Sir: Replying to your commu-
nication Of October 9th, you are in
formed that Mr.. Severance has been
not to incur expense on any
account without authorization. This is
not equivalent to saying that he is
instructed not to incur expense for
supplies. The Superintendent directs
that I inform you that 1t is entirely
to give Mr.. Severance
any such general authorization as you
ask for. II you will arrange that re-
QUESTIONS shall reach me on Saturday
will see to II that authorization go to
Mr.. Severance on the Tuesday follow
Ing. 1t Is the wish Of the department
that, so far as practicable, all supplies
should be purchased In Hilo.
With foresight on the part of your
teachers trust you will be able to ac-
yourself to this arrange
ment without serious inconvenience.
Yours very respectfully,
(Signed) /. NJ. COX,
Assistant Secretary.
X.
From letter OF l.. Severance to the
Superintendent. October II. 1906.
Copy
Am | to understand that all school
supplies are to be furnished by Theo.
III. Davies? One other dealer who
keeps the same articles and will prob
ably sell them just as reasonable will
want to know why.
XII:
Extracts from letter to L. Severance.
October 10. 1906.
(Copy)
Answering your inquiry in regard to
In Hilo on the basis OF
price list furnished you. I beg to say
that VhAn n na..la. n ~.