The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-16
CENSURE FOR MAU|'S
HOME RULE AUDITOR
Auditor Meyers Finds That Judge KaIua's Clerk
Has Been Negligent--Crook
Is Reinstated.

MAUI, Nov. 14.-On yesterday morn
ing, Auditor Meyers report recently
filed was considered in open court
1t reads as follows:
Hon. J. W. Kalua, Judge of Court of
Second Circuit, Territory of Ha-
wall.
Dear Sir: In compliance with your
request, I have examined the records
and accounts of the Clerk Of your
Court, which the grand jury report to
have found in an unsatisfactory state.
AS the result of my investigation
found that the Cash Book had not
been balanced since Dec. 81. 1902
balanced the same and found that
there should be on hand Oct. II, 1908,
as per C. B. Page 1874, s2O26.4S Not
entered in Cash Book, as should have
been, Mch. g. 1908, Leong On, $1.10;
Mcln. 8, 1908, Young Sing, s110; July
1, 1903, Kahunaoie VS.. Mekaula, $500;
June 25,. 1908, Attorneys admitted to
practice 4 Cat 5000 $4,000.
The above 4 items were duly enter
ed in Fines and Costs Book during
the said respective months and a
mounts RENTED to the Treasurer, but
not entered in the Cash Book as the
system of Bookkeeping required.
These items have now been entered
in Cash Book which shows a balance
of s2,051.6S.
From the records at hand there ap-
pears to be yet due jurors and other
creditors of the Court for expenses of
Dec 1902 term and also June. 1903,
the sum of $607.75, showing the amount
of cash that should be on hand $685.
49, consisting of: deposit in Bank
of Bishop & Co. to the credit of L. r.
Crook, Clerk Second Circuit Court,
S44.S9: deposit in First Nat. Bank,
Waikiki, less $1,000 it being the bal
ance of credit of $4,000 to be used for
payment of expenses of October term
of Court, s1.779.1S. This amount also
stands to the credit of L. r. Crook,
Clerk Second Circuit Court. 3-De-
post to the credit of Clerk, Second
Circuit Court, being amount of cash
given me by L. r. Crook 1892 20; cash
items as follows: Jurors paid by
L. r. Crook for October term of Court
S31.20; 5-Paid by L. r. Crook, Maui
News, acct. Oct. term of Court, $1,000.
Total accounted for, $2,65947.
I checked the Fines and Costs Book
from Oct, 1902, to September 1908,
both months inclusive and found the
same to agree with the respective "a
mount deposited in the Treasury No
entry in the Book for October has yet
been made.
I checked all the postings from Cash
Book to Docket Books and Fines and
Costs Book from Nov. 1, 1902 (he date
when a representative of the Audit
Office was here) to Oct. 1, 1908.
The Docket Books were carefully
examined. They contain about $50 ac-
counts with various sums on deposit.
made a, list of same which aggregated
$2,219.SS. In addition there are IA ac-
counts which have overdrawn amount
on deposit, aggregating S59.65 thus show
ing a balance of 2,16023. March %,
1908, Cash Book 120 a deposit J. H. VS..
Chock Wal ct al, was not entered in
this book, s1.10. Total $2,161.33.
The following items were paid but
not entered in this book, Sept. 2, 1903,
C. B. 1873 stamps appeal bond Ferreira
VS.. Ferreira, s1.00; Sept Is, 1903 q.
B. 1873, Henry Smith re Ferreira VS..
Ferreira, $5.75; June to 26, 1903, in
elusive II items in Fine, and Costs
Book, page So, not posted in this book,
$111.00; July g. 1903, Mrs. T. L. Hay 4
selden, Fines and Costs Book, page GA,