The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-25

total amount of gold certificates issued
was $255,e00 which has all been redeem
ed but $5I5, for which the cash was on
hand. Silver certificates to the amount
of $4,000 were issued, all of which
We're redeemed excepting s4,O5O, and all
redeemed certificates We're found to have
been cancelled, the account being found
correct.
THE Chinese fund in which the
shortage was found was the money de-
posted by the planters to secure the
/ passage of Chinese for their return to
! China, after the contracts with the
planters had expired. When the United
States Treasury Department took over
the Postal Savings band and liquidated
it, this money was deposited by Wray
Taylor, Commissioner of immigration,
in the First National Bank. About a
year ago as Acting Governor I ordered
the money turned over to the Treasury,
holding that it was a fund over which
the government had supervision This
money was specially in charge of Treas
urer Wright and was kept separate
from the money over which Registrar
Hapai had control. 1t was kept in the
safe, but in a separate box, to which
Mr.. Wright had the key. Mr.. Hapafs
accounts were found to be absolutely
correct. The Auditor will be asked to
go over the books of the Treasury De-
partment tomorrow. AS far as shown
there appears to be no Justification of
the books, the shortage being in the
cash which should have been on hanu.
BOOKS ALL RIGHT.
The books of the Treasury Depart
ment are said to be correct. Deputy
Auditor Meyers said last night before
the shortage had become known, that
the books of the Treasury Department
correspond exactly with those of the
audit office, and he was at loss to say
where the shoI tase could have occurred.
The examination of the books will be
! begun this morning.
! Secretary Cooper will be in charge of
i the Treasury under special commis-
sion for the Governor, and former Su-
perintendent ]. A. McCandless may be
called upon to assist in the straighten-
ing out of the affairs of the Public
! Works Department.
| GOVERNOR DOLE'S STATEMENT.
Governor Dole, when asked concern
ing Mr.. Wright's disappearance, said:
When we learned at 10 o'clock this
morning that Mr.. Wright could not be
| located, men were sent down to the
Alameda to keep a close watch on the
passengers and others going aboard.
They did not see Mr.. Wright nor hear
anything of him. They probably missed
him by few minutes. The probabili-
ties are that a coal passer or an en-
ploye in the lower part of the ship as
sisted him in concealing himself.
have no doubt but that he went away
in the Alameda
When asked if there was a shortage,
the Governor replied in the affirmative,
adding that he did not know the
amount as the investigation of the
books had not been completed
WAS the Treasurer under bonds ?"
The Treasurer has never been un-
der bonds" replied the Governor. THE
only one under bonds is the Registrar
of Public Accounts, as he is supposed
to be the only man authorized to han
die moneys. believe now that it would
be wise to provide for bonding the
treasurer as we'll as his subordInates in
office. There are times, | presume, when
a subordinate officer would yield to the
wishes of his superior in matters per-
tanning to money affairs, in which case
he would naturally be responsible. All
other communities / understand. pro-
vide for the bonding of the treasurer.
The officers of the Alameda were
notified of the disappearance of Mr..
Wright and assisted il the search of
the ship
High Sheriff Brown stated to an 11u-
yertiser reporter that during the fore
noon after ten o'clock his Office was
notified by Secretary Cooper to search
for Treasurer Wright. Police were
sent to the dock to keep a lookout for
the official and he personally went there
to watch proceedings. Shortly after
twelve o'clock he boarded the vessel J
with Captain Harry Flint and for three
quarters of an hour made a search.
Both officers looked into each state
room, explored every deck, went into
the stokers hold and Captain Flint
had peered into the ships boats hang
ing at the davits. Nothing was seen
of Wright and at ten minutes to one
the Sheriff left the ship.
Cooke, who drives hack No. so, on
the 113 stand on Merchant street, stat
ed to other drivers on the stand that
about ten o'clock yesterday morning,
he picked up Treasurer Wright in town
and took him to the Inter-Island wharf
Later he said that Mrs Wright was
dock passenger about noon.
Some one was reported to have said
that they saw Wright in the second
cabin OF the Alameda between fen and
eleven a. m.
Mrs. Wright said yesterday to the
High Sheriff that Mr.. Wright had left