The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-02
NAKUINA's VERSION.

Registrar Thrum's Published Re-
marks.
Dear Sir:-As l have the honor OF
being printed in your Issue OF the
3lst ult. in large type as the bounc.
ed big Head" with Mr.. Thrum's
version OF the reasons for such
bouncing given, hope you will in
all fairness now publish my side OF
the story.
Now as to the first reason given,
that is, that, "for the last three or
four months Nakuina has been con-
Quoting himself in anything but an
agreeable manner. He has been
taking his own time about things
and has absolutely failed to remem-
Der his position and the duties
thereof"
This, 1 brand an unqualified false
hood. l have not only within the
last three or four months" but dur
ing the whole ten years and more in
which have been connected with
the Bureau of Conveyances, strictly
and faithfully performed every
single task, work or duty required
of meas copyist and Deputy Regis
trar. l challenge Mr.. Thrum to
point out one single instance in
which 1 failed to do my duty dur
ing these years; rather let me recall
to his memory, the days amounting
in the aggregate to months when I
not only fulfilled every little of my
duty and work, but attended to his
besides while he was busy on his
own private work incidental to get
ting out his Annual. I never re-
ceived one cent OF extra remunera-
tion for doing his share IS we'll as
mine, of Office work, which practic.
ally amounted from four to, FIVE
months every year until his Annual
was issued for the year.
He also does not remember and
tell the reporter as one of the
evidences of my "big head" the vari-
Gus times have been employed
working on articles, for the Annual,
during Office hours and at his CON-
mand, and then would have to work
overtime afterwards to catch up
with my official duties as we'll as his
neglected ones. r
As to another OF The reasons CIV
en-, that 1 aspired to the position of
Registrar" myself and that the
whole affair is conspiracy" with
"race prejudice at the bottom Of the
business"
Now, it is we'll known that I did
not aspire to be the Registrar of
Conveyances, as l aspired aud filed
my written application to the Board
OF Health for the position OF Super
intendent Of the Leper Settlement,
when the resignation Of Mr.. Rey-
nolds was made public. l did not
make the application on account OF
dissatisfaction with the position Of
Deputy Registrar, but because l
felt that I could prove (on account
of my former connection with the
Settlement and intimate knowledge
of the adjacent valleys, the former
sources OF poi supply in Mr.. r. W.
Meyers time) more satisfactory
Superintendent than stranger to
conditions obtaining there; also
wanted it from genuine desire to
do my best to alleviate the miseriel
of my afflicted fellow beings incar
cerated there for no fault OF theil
own.
AS to the charge of race prejudice
admit that there has been ract
prejudice in the Office, but alto
gether on the part of Mr.. Thrun
himself against the Hawaiian en-
ployes under him. For the years il
which I have been connected will
that Office l have never known Mi
Thrum to pay the boys with the ex
, ception OF one or two, the full sala
ries they were entitled to according
to his own estimates submitted AM