The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-10-24
BOYD RETURNS TO
ANSWER CHARGES

understand that this statement will be
in writing and l will then make my ex-
PLANTATION. The examination of the
books and accounts of my Office has
not been completed as yet and do not
expect to receive this statement until
the early part of next week. There will
probably be "A statement drawn from
the books with the showing of discrep-
ancies If any, and | shall then be in a
position to explain whether they are
correct or incorrect
AS To THE $4,000.
THE $4,000 which | received from T.
II. Davies & CO., is on special deposit
with me and | am ready to turn it over
for the Improvement of Bridge street
in HilO as soon as it is required. OIL
course different view of the matter
may be taken, but | consider that the
money was placed on deposit with me
for the Improvement of that street. II
had outlined my plans to carry the
work to completion by the end of this
year or the beginning of next year.
After the money has been expended the
pay rolls and vouchers will be account
ed FOR to 7. II. Davies * co. The rea-
son the work has not been done is that
the government must first secure GER
tam rights of way and pay damages
Tor the removal of fences The road
damage fund Is nearly exhausted and
the $4,000 Is to be used in part in secur-
ing the needed right of any and to pay
Tor the removal OF fences. The work
mas been delayed because the
right OF way has not been secured and
because other streets in Hilo must first
be graded. The grade was just received
from our engineer at Hilo few weeks
before Marston Campbelrs accident.
The $4,000 was not turned over to the
treasurer as a government realization |
or a special deposit for the simple rea-
son that If it had been 1t could not have
been taken out for this work. 1t would |
nave required special act on the part |
OF the legislature to remove the money |
once 1t had been paid into the Treasury. |
III II had been paid over there would |
nave been nothing to prevent its use
by the government in the same manner
as the Chinese fund was used in the
payment Of warrants. | had given
Dawes IL Co. my personal receipt as
superintendent of Public Works for the
$1,000, and | personally would have been
held responsible for that amount. Had
the money been in the treasury ii could
Tot have been drawn upon as 1t would
have been required in the payment of
work in Hilo. The money now is on
special deposit and | am ready TO ac-
count for 1t at any time"
AS TO u, II. WRIGHT.
II am entirely at sea in regard to II.
II, Wrlght-where he got the money
said 10 have been taken by him, and
Nhat became of It. The news that he
VAS In trouble was a surprise to me.
lGt ! inferred that the matter had !
been settled, Treasurer Wright wrote
ne but one letter in which he mention !
"a the Is, II. Wright trouble, and he {
hen said assurances had been given
hat the amount would be made up. |
wrote one letter 10 II, III, Wright while .
away, but received no answer, and sup
losed II was because he was In Jail,
III VAS not the custom In the de-
lhrlment 10 keep such large sums In {
he safe as Wright Is alleged 10 have
AIKEN our receipts come from sewer
'enls garbage charges, sale OF town {
OTIS ana government realizations. Itl
VAS the practice 10 make deposit with
De Treasurer once a week and when
Afse amounts We're received, deposits
we're made oflener, When We We're re- .
ewing small amounts IL Was the pTaer
Ice ~ wan unill u had reached the
nan ~ ssNrral thousand dollars before
ltiRs deposited, u, a. Wright vas In
'haTSe ~ ihe safr, ana | never went ,