Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-08-02
EX-DEPUTY NAKUNA
OFFERS his DEFENSE
Bureau of Conveyances,

Bureau of Conveyances,
Honolulu. II. l., July 30, 1901.
NJ. K. Nakuina. Deputy Registrar OF
Conveyances.
Sir:-ln view of your retaliatory
course since my objections some three
months ago to your habit of newspaper
reading in Office hours, while others
with myself were busy forwarding the
mornings work, thereby naturally
creating a breach and want of harmony
between us that Is not conducive to
efficiency In the public service have
right to expect Of my chief assistant,
your commission as Deputy Registrar
of Conveyances is this day hereby re.
voked.
very much wish that your state.
ment on my promoting you to the posi-.
ton of honor to share with me the
duties and responsibilities of this Bu.
reau that you would do all in your
power to show your appreciation by
faithful service" had verihcation
| therefore, from the two standpoints Of
self and public interest, our official 70.
lations must cease.
Respectfully yours.
THOS. G. TIIRUM.
| Registrar of ConveyapGes
Approved:
WIN. II. WRIGHT,
Treasurer.
Answer to Mr.. Thrum's letter of dis.
missal.
Thos. G. Thrum, Registrar of Con-
| veyances.
Sir In view of the charge you made
against me as to my habit of reading
newspapers in office hours. allow me to
explain.
am not In the habit Of reading
papers in office hours II my duties as
deputy were not performed-The in.
stance you referred to was one morn
ing when you reproved me for reading
papers about two months ago. The
evening before l was at the Office till
6 o'clock (while others with yourself
were home), working overtime and
finishing my card abstracting work o!
the day, thus leaving me free to wait In
the morning till some work was
brought in.
Seeing now that you are very jealous
of the few minutes of government tina
that | had used in reading while wait
ing for work-perhaps you will be able
to make public answers to the follow.
ing questions, viz:
Is II not fact that at times when
ever the whistle blows announcing the
arrival of a steamer from the Coast
that within reasonable allowance oi
time for the mail to be at your store
that you leave your official work and
go to attend to your private business
during Office hours?
Is 1t not fact that you have brought
your latest files to the Office and read
them there during Office hours?
Is 1t not n fact that ut times when
there Is an outgoing steamer, that yol
leave your official duties and go to YOU
store to attend to your private husi
ness correspondence during Office
hours?
Is It not a fact that you have EN-
ployed me, a government official. dur
ing Office hours to translate the fol
lowing articles for your annual, viz.
Story Of the Menehune. Surf-riding
Concentrating. -fish-god (Firs,
Part. All of which Is now published
also the translation of the second part
Of the Kuula story which is now In
your possession. and not paying 70,
the same as private work?
Is 1t not fact that al times you hav,
left your official duties and gone tc
the Custom House to gather figures fol
your tables Of Imports and Export:
for your annual, during Office hours?
Is 1t not fact that at times you have
spent part Of your time in the Office IN
compiling and comparing materials fo'
your annual, during Office hours?
Is 1t not fact that at times vol
made the government copyist compare
with you proofs of articles for your an
nual during Office hours and not paying
for the same as private work?
II you think it is nor conducive L
efficiency in the public service 70" tn,
deputy to read newspapers whea hI
has no official duty to do, why did yol
20 to your store and sort papers dun
ing Office hours? Why did you brtns
your late files into the office and rea
them during Office hours Why did yol
leave your official duties and 60 Il
your store to attend to your priyat:
busisess correspondence during Ollie,
hours? Why did you employ govern
ment employees under you to do you,
private work during Office hours
You have set the example, yet 4
seems it is all right when you d. 1t
but cause for discharge from o!Iict
when your deputy did only one OF tin
above counts.
As to faithful service" let the puh
lie who has business to do with th'
office Judge between you and me; als'
II you are the gentleman THAI yol
ought to be you will admit thai | hay
.,,s, H..