The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-06
New Appointments.

Governors council OF heads OF do-
partme"ts, held last saturday after.
noon, Governor Dole m sde the fol
lowing appointments:
"James Fl. Boyd, Superiut endent
OF Public Works, to succeed James
A. McCandless. who failei OF cor
4 frmation by the Hawaiian Senate,
land
civilian II. Wright, Treasurer OF
he Territory, to succeed Thso. F.
Lansing, who also failed of confirm.
q tion by the Hawaiian Senate"
y The appointment of land COM
missioner was not made at the time.
Pr m nent amoug those mentioned
for the oIfice were James A HIS
sen ger, former chief clerk OF the
In erior Department, and Edward.
Boyd.
James Harbottle Boyd, nominate
by Governor Dole to be Superin.
tendent OF Public Works, was born
in Honolulu on July 4, 1858. Be
was a sou of the late Edward Hsr
bottle Boyd and Maria Adams, one
o, the old Adams family.
He was educated at st. Adams
College, in Honolulu, which was
under the sontrol Of A. T. Atkinson.
n entered the law off Ga OF the la o
9. @. Harris as a clerk, both in tha
law off oe and on his plantation, until
March, 1875. when he uttered he
Interior Office as Office boy. VIII o
with Judge Harris on the plantation
he gained considerable practical
knowledge of work in the sugar
mill, his work being there a part of
the time.
WI. Moehonua was Miniater OF
Interior when he entered the depart.
ment. He was promoted by Minister
s. G.. Wilder to ba clerk of Il 9
department in 1877 In 1873 be- re
ceived the honorary appointment OF
a member Of the staff Of Governor
Dominis.
Bstween 1877 and 1886 he held IL q
position Of filing add correspond
ence clerk, and became familiar with
all the branches o. the ofics work.
In 1856 he was prom oted to the
positio, Of book-keeper Of the do
part ment. In 1889 he wa, appoint.
ed clerk of the Land Odi:e. H.
continued to hold this position aud
that of first assistant clerk OF the
department until June, 1900, when
upon the retirem ,nt of J. A, Hassin
ger, he became chief clerk Of the
Public Works Department., the sue.
cessor uuder the Territory OF the
old Interior Department. At various
times Mr.. Boyd has also acted a.
clerk OF tho Board of immigration
Mr.. Boyd has all his lille been a
favorits of the chiefs, and in 1886
was made member OF King Kala
kaua's staff, with rank Of colo.
mel Ia 1887 he was appointed Aidede
camp to Queen Kapiolaui, anc
accompanied her, together with Ii
liuokalani, then heir apparent to thu
throse, to Queen Victoria's Golden
Jubles in Lond IN.
He also under the monerchy suo
cessfully conquered o ,ean Island oil
behalf OF Kalakaua who evidently
was an sxpansionist aud through the
diplomatic tact for which he hal
always has been known succeeded il
hosting the Hawaiian flag withou
opposition from fsathered inhabit
ants OF the new possession.
During the days of the monarchy
he received many foreign and Hs
waiian decorations aud positions o
high rank in the various orders
Among these was commander OF thu
Order OF KAlakaua, Commander o
tn, Order of Kapiolani, Commando
Of the Order OF the Crown Of Ha
Hawaii, .and Commander of the
Order OF the Star Of Ooeauia
Among the foreign decorations re
ceived by him were that Of Com
msnder Of Order Of the Rising Sun
bestowed by the Emperor OF Japan