Show Board of Examiners Refuses to Okeh Deficits for Two State Departments Clamping the lid down on state stat expenditures ex cx- the state board of examiners exam iners at its November meeting Tuesday Tuesday TUes Tues Tues- day refused to authorize deficits in two state departments I Request of the tho state tax commission for a deficit of to operate from October 1 last lat to 1 1933 1033 was vaS denied by the board which h is composed com corn posed of Governor George Georgc H. H Dern Secretary of Stat State Milton H H. H W Welling and Attorney General George P. P Parker The tax lax commission informed the board that it had only approximately left of 0 the appropriation granted grant grant- ed by the 1931 legislature and nee needed ed to continue operation to March 11 1 In Iq refusing the request the board advised the commission to s1 stay within its ts budget until January 31 at time t the e 19 1933 3 legislature ure w would uld be bein ben e em m in n session The board also refused to allow altow a deficit of oC to pay par for advertising costs in connection with the thc home rule amend amendment ent which was was voted upon at I the November election The board ruled that since the 1931 legislature failed to provide for costs of advertising the amendment the matter should be referred to the 1933 legislature As a result newspapers and other journals in which the advertising advertising ad ad- appeared will be required to wait until action is taken by the legislature before the bills are paid Claims Claim totaling many thousands of dollars including requests for tor refunds on taxes paid under protest accidents which occurred because of faulty condition condition con con- of state highways or in state buildings were tabled pending public hearings The only onh expenditures the board authorized were vei-e in connection with the state payroll and a 3 refund to em cm- of ot the Stat State School for the Deaf and Blind BUnd at Ogden allowing salary sillary reductions made from March 1 to July 1 1 in compliance with the governors governor's governors governor's gover Cover nors nor's request 1 for economies in state Numerous other financial matters were considered but none was acted upon |