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

always keeping back part OF the
pittance for which they have 10
work harder and more faithfully
than he for his salary Of almost
eight times as much.
Representatives Kumalae and
Beckley scored him deeply in the
regular session for this very fault
and locked his salary to $3.50 90 a
month, when Mr.. Thrum was heard |
to remark that the "kanaks repre-
sentatives expected him to live on
crackers and water" What about
the poor fellows, some OF them with |
families to support, that he reduced
from $65-$5O, $50 $40, to $6o-$40,
$40 $50 per month"; What did he
expect them to live on these days
when poi is even dearer than "crack-
ers7'
And now to the last charge OF all,
not listening to MIR. Thrum's advice
in the matter of performing my
duties. l deny that Mr.. Thrum
ever gave me any advice whatever
in regard to my work and duties.
In fact 1 had studied and qualified
myself, and was performing all the
duties OF Deputy Registrar from
the time Mr.. Malcoln Brown left,
eight years ago or more. On the
face of that, Mr.. Tbrum to show his
great aloha for Hswaiians appoint
ed haole over my head. True the
appointee was gentleman and a
very estimable one, who never for
got he was one in his intercourse
with the Hawaiians under him; but
for physical reasons he performed
the work for which l was paid, and
continued to perform the duties
of Deputy Registrar, though he
drew the salary for that office. On
his resignation l applied straight to
Jas. A. King, the Minister of the
Interior, who knew that l had been
performing the duties of the posi-
ton for years and he assured me
that I should have the place and
Mr.. Thrum was requested to make
out my commission. At the time
he delivered me my commission he
| told me that he did not want me to
bs his deputy. I will here state
that on the change to the Territori-
al Government when every Govern
ment officers commission was re-
'newed, Mr.. Thrum never renewed
mine.
About two months ago in the
morning, before single instrument
had been fled for record. l picked
up the morning paper and read. he
spoke very rudely to me about a
government official wasting time
and cheating the government. l
told him that L had no work as yet
that morning, l having stayed after
Office hours the evening before to
finish up the days work, but was
ready to do my official duty
when so commanded by him. He
never answered me then and we
have never had another word before
or since, and reading the morning
paper has been discontinued until
he discharged me, when he charged
me with melting the boys to ask for
their full wages.
| Now as to the charge OF my not
keeping up my end of the work. /
repeat my challenge to him to
specify one duty shirked or work
neglected, but have this to soy, at
the commencement of the Legisla-
ture he charged me to attend to the
lobbying to secure sufficient ap.
preparation for the bureau accord.
ing to his desires. To accomplish
that / had to seize every spare
moment could and interview
legislators for the purpose of con,
vincing them Of the desirability o
giving generous appropriations &c
that the work of the bureau should
not suffer. was not responsible
for the proposed reduction in hi,