The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-11-17
.CENSURE FOR MAU|'S
HOME RULE AUDITOR
Auditor Meyers Finds That Judge Kaua's Clerk
Has Been Neggent--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. ]. w. Kalua. Judge of Court of
Second Circuit, Territory of Ha-
vail
Dear Sir. In compliance with your
request, l 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. l
balanced the same and found that
j., there should be-, on hand Oct, IL, 1898
as per C. 3. Page 1874. s2O26.4s. Not
entered in Cash Book. as should have
been, Mch 8, 1903. Leong On. $1.10;
Mch 8, 19OS Young Sing, s1.10; July
1, 1908. Kahunaole VS.. Mekaula $500;
June 20, lSUo, <AltOIHtSS duiiittcu "
practice Cat $500 $4,000.
The above items were duly enter
ed in Fines and Costs Book during
the said respective months and "a
mounts remitted 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 balance
of $2,051.6S.
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, 1908,
the sum of $607.75, showing the amount
of cash that should be on hand $685.
49, consisting of: 1-Deposit In Bank
of Bishop 6; Co. to the credit of L. r.
Crook, Clerk Second Circuit Court,
$44.S9; 2-Deposit in First Nat. Bank,
wailuku, less $1,000 it being the bal
ance of a credit of $4,000 to be used for
payment of expenses of October term
of Court, $1,779.1S. 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, $792.20; cash
items as follows: 4-Jurors paid by
l.. r. Crook for October term of Court
1.20: 5-Paid by L. r. Crook, Maui
News, acct. Oct. term of Court, $1,000.
Total accounted for, 81, ,659.47.
I checked the Fines and Costs Book
from Oct, 1902, to September. 1903,
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.
l checked all the postings from Cash
Book to Docket Books and Fines and
Costs Book from Nov. 1, 1902 (the date
when a representative of the Audit
Office was here) to Oct /, 1908.
The Docket Books We're carefully
examined. They contain about $50 ac-
counts with various sums on deposit
made a list of same which aggregated
S2,219SS. In addition there are IA ac-
counts which have overdrawn amount
on deposit, c Gggregating $596 thus show
ing balance of s216O.23 March 25,
1903 Cash Book 120 deposit j. II. VS..
Chock Wal ct al. was not entered in
this book. $l.1o Total s2,16l,S3.
The following items We're paid but
not entered in this book, Sept. 2. 1903,
C. b. 1873 stamps appeal bond Ferreira
VS.. Ferreira, s1.00: Sept. Is, 1903. G.
r.. 1873, Henry Smith re Ferreira VS..
Ferreira, s5.75; June 8 to 26, 1903 in
elusive II items in Fine and Costs
Book, page So. not posted in this book,
s111.OO; July 8, 1908, Mrs. T. L. Hay
selden. Fines and Costs Book, page 64.
not posted in this book. $1,000. Total
sl277s.
Representing the balance on. acct OF
depoits in Docket Books. No l and
2 to be s2,O33.5S. Compared account