The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-17
KAMALO HAD A
HOT TALKFESI


ed to know why meeting was called
when no report was ready.
DIR. Mouritz said the meeting was
called without authority, the call being
signed by the auditor. Craig said he
knew the directors had a thankless job,
but they should report, and Dayton
said he expected the report to be made,
and suggested that the proper way was
to adjourn.
Dee said he had reported all he could
find as auditor, and his report was in
the presidents hands. Dayton said he
had left it at his office, but would go
after it.
Mr.. Craig suggested that there ought
to be report from the manager of
the plantation.
DIR. Burgess said he wanted to know
first if the meeting was legal and Dee
replied that it had been called at
the request of Mouritz by the pi resident
and himself, as two directors. DR..
Mourtz replied that he had requested a
meeting last February, because he was
utterly disgusted with the way affairs
We're run; that he was the largest
stakeholder, but though he wanted a
meeting, the call signed by the auditor
was not legal.
The chairman suggested that the on
~ question was as to whether the meet
ing was legal or not. Mouritz said he
wanted n meeting, in fact was hungry
for it. Mr.. Dee suggested that techni-
cal objections be waived and that a
new meeting be called.
Mr.. Craig objected that a weeks no.
tice was required and DIR. Burgess
suggested an opinion from Mr.. Magoon,
who was present.
"Will he give it for nothing" asked
DIR. MouritZ.
Hes been aid out of the $780," was
the reply from back in the hall.
Mr. Magoon did give an opinion then,
that the meeting was call.d by the
auditor who had no authority, and that
the action of the meeting would not
bind absent stockholders. He suggest
ed that in view of the Importance of
the matters to be discussed that there
should be no question of its validity,
and that new meeting ought to be
called.
+. II. Foster suggested that as Mour-
itz owned a third of the stock he might
call a meeting, and Dee said he repre-
scented Il half of the stock. Craig pro-
tested to the putting of the question,
and President Dayton then ruled that
the meeting was illegal.
DR.. Burgess suggested new call for
a meeting, and DR.. Mouritz thought
the out of town stockholders should be
considered
Mr.. Dee asked that letter be sent to
Hitchcock requiring him to be present
DIR. Mouritz suggested August LIST as a
meeting night and this was fixed as
the meeting night with Magoon's office
as the place.
Mr.. McPetridge suggested that a
| committee of five be appointed to in
vestigate the conduct of II, r, Hitch
| cock and determine what action should
be brought and this was put in the
form of motion.
| Mr.. Cunningham suggested that Dee's
report showing a shortage of $500 was
sufficient The molten to appoint n
committee of three was finally carried
unanimously. Dee objected as a refiec-
ton upon the work of the auditor, but
| was told on all sides that 1t was to be
| an investigation of the man and that
his report was not questioned. The
chair appointed DIR Burgess, ullivan
and Dee. DIR, Morritz refused to serve
because OF the feeling that existed be-
tween himself and Hitchcock and Cum
ningham declined for the same reason
and Steiner said that Dee's report sat
isfied him.
! Mr.. Dee made another statement