The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-09

were present. Col. W. c. Jones, was called e
the chair, and D.. H. Hitchcock, was elected
secretary. a ommitt of five were appointed
to draft a resolution, expressing the sense Of the
meeting TO the matter before it.
The following resolution was then laid before
the meeting:
Resoired, That we hereby express our entire
dissapprobalon of the way in which the assessor
OF the district, T. kehoa, has assessed the taxes
Tor the year, as follows That he has made the
most Outrageous assessments without auy reason
therefor, disregarding and utterly ignoring the
assessment returns as made to him by pro-
perty-holders.
That such Outrageous assessments' have been
made by the said E. kekoa, without ever going
on TO the land to view either the crops or other
property. Assessing the same for more than
from three to five times their proper valuation.
utterly dlsregarding his oath as assessor.
That in so doing the said E. Kekoa has shown
himself to be utterly devoid of sense, and a per
son entirely unfit to hold the Office of assessor.
That by such a system of Outrageous assessments
be has brought a great deal of trouble, not only
TO those whom he has assessed in this manner !;
forcing them to be at the time and expense to
defend themselves before the Appeal Board, but
also to the Government in putting off the pay
ment of the said taxes for so much longer a
time. That We, hereby, condemn the appoint
ment of such ignorant and unprincipled men to
be assessors of property, the value of which
they are utterly Ignorant, and who do not feel
bound by any oath.
1AtN We ANoH0NOhAN doh Il4kt uCIElltCl, II
appointing power will appoint true and honest
men, and those who know the true value of pro-
perry as assessors.
The motive to adop; the resolution being
seconded. Remarks were made by u large mum
Der present.
Showing, that the said assessor had not even
gone to view the property assessed, and had no
other means of knowing that the assessments"
as given IN were not correct.
That he had only made ''guesses" as to the
value.
That i'll many instances properties adjoining
each other Were assessed very differently.
That property which had recently been sold at
one figure had been assessed at five times the
amount.
That iii many cases he aided largely To the
acreage Uf small pieces OF land So that he could
pat III a most Accountable tax.
That his books show the gros5eat careiessness
l." the assessments.
Men who have been dead. and SO reported to
ham are assessed. while those iiyilg and whose
booA
That mri Owning property have not been
assessed at all, although their names are on the
old assessment books.
That it has been a common thing to assess the
same man twice.
That he would not allow parties to prove their
age, making himself the judge, and as assessed
the aged and the young contrary to the law.
That he has never told any one, though asked
by many to do SO. that he had made any differ
emit assessments from the one given in.
At the close of the remarks, the question as
to the adoption of the motion was put and
agreed to.
1t was thus ordered that the foregoing
should be published in foreign and Hawaiian
at Hilo.
D.. A. HrGcHcocK, Secretary.
HiIo, November Both, 1852.