The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-22

4 territory now request you 10 cOil-
tinue to exercise such authority and
| discharge such duties until further no
| tice, even though Mr.. James H. Boyd
shall in the meantime return to the
| Territory.
Very respectfully,
| {Signed) SANFORD b. DOLE
! Mr.. Boyd arrived on the morning of
| the 22d, and during the day met Mr..
Cooper and myself at which interview
the matter of $4,000 received by him from
Mcssrs. T. H. Davies & Co. for the
cancellation of lease of Hilo bust
ness lot and not entered in the Office
| accounts nor deposited as government
! realization, was discussed. This money
| was received upon an understanding
between Mr.. Boyd and Messrs. T. H.
/ Davies & Co. that it should be expended
for the Improvement and extension of
Bridge street in Hilo, and Mr.. Boyd ex-
planned that under such agreement he
/: felt obliged to treat it is a special fund
and not pass it through the regular
accounts and cash deposits of the office.
1t further transpired at the interview
in question that certain moneys for land
sales in the Public Works Department
had been received by Mr.. Boyd which
! had not been entered in the general
books of the Office nor deposited with
the cash, but had been kept in a special
book under his own control and super
vision. Mr.. Boyd admitted that this
was irregular and asked for an oppor-
tunity to balance this book and make
a statement of the account.
On the 25th of October I forwarded
a letter to Mr.. Boyd making inquiries
in regard to some of the matters
brought up at the said interview, of
which the following is copy:
Honolulu, T. H. Oct 18th, 1902.
Mr.. James H. Boyd, Superintendent
Public Works, Honolulu, T. H.
Sir Referring to my letter to you
Mr.. Cooper and me of October 22d,
desire to ask you the following ques-
tions:
1. In regard to the three thousand
dollars received by you from Messrs.
T. H. Davies & Co., in connection with
the cancellation OF their lease of Hilo
business lot: (a) What have you done
with this money since receiving it, (b)
Where has it been kept? (c) If depos-
tied with any outside party or bank on
what party OF bank? Please make i'm
mediate payment of this three thou
sand dollars to the office of the Public
Works Department.
II. I understood from you at the in
terview, that you had recently received
payments on account of land sales,
which moneys had not been entered
in the office as government realizations.
and had in fact not been entered at all
in the office: (a) Where were such mon
eys placed? (b) In what account were
they entered? (c) If deposited with
any outside party or bank, with what
party or bank were they deposited? (d)
On what account were they deposited?
Please also make an immediate ac-
counting of such moneys received from
land sales as aforesaid, and restitution
of the same to the Office of the Public
Works Department.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) SANFORD B. DOLE.
A letter in reply dated October 9th,
was received from Mr.. Boyd, of which
the following is a copy:
Honolulu, October 9th, 1902.
Hon. s. B. Dole, Governor Territory of
Hawaii.
Sir:-I have to acknowledge receipt
of Your communication Of the 25th inst,
at the hands of a messenger and after
the usual office hours, relating to mat
ter contained in your letter to me of
the 21st inst. and to my interview with
yourself and Secretary Cooper and ask
ing questions.
l. "In regard to the three thousand
dollars received by you from Messrs.
T. H Davies & Co, in connection with
the cancellation of their lease of a
Hilo business lott
2 IL understand from you at the in
terview, that you had recently received
payments on account of land sales
which moneys had not been entered in
the office as government realizations
and had in fact not been entered at all
! in the Office
| In answer to the foregoing main
questions, I have to state that 1 feel
| that they can be properly answered by
me but, the subdivision of each are, in
my view, highly improper and lead to
the belief that they were formulated in
haste and not with the regard due to
my official position and powers and as
an associate Cabinet officer.
| In answer to the matter contained in
= your letter OF the ZlSt lnSt., peg leave
to state that in compliance with your
simple request " I have carefully
avoided for the time being, from all in
| reference with Secretary Cooper in his
exercise of such authority, but l by no
means acknowledge any legality or
right in this assumption of my duties
and powers as Superintendent of Pub
| lie Works; that this view is in accord
with your own, sir, 1 note in your adj
dress to me by my official title.
| To the first question I respectfully
| desire to say, in answer, that: The sum
! Of three thousand dollars was received
| by me from Messrs. T. H. Davies &,
| Co., was duly receipted for by me as
Superintendent of Public Works and
| entry made thereof. My official letter
book, which has been placed before the
public without my knowledge or con-
sent, explains the status of the work
up to few days before 1 left on my
vacation to the coast, so there can be
/ no question to answer relative to con-
cealnent or evasion. That it is prob
able that the transaction is misunder-
stood appears in your quotation Sin
connection with the cancellation of
| their lease of a Hilo business lot'' as