The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-09
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w. Carter was appointed guardian on
Sentember 25, 1899. John P. Parker,
father of the minor, and the deponent
were reared together in the home OF
John p. Parker the elder. They grew
from childhood to manhood together,
and were as fond of each other as
though they We're brothers. BY rea-
son of such relations deponent has al
WAYS taken q great interest in the al
fairs of said minors" From such ground
Mr.. Low proceeds to make his COM
plants against Carter as follows, much
condensed from the legal document:
A. w. Carter has charged the minors
estate with commissions at the rate
of 10 per cent, per cent and per
cent on the gross income, which though
the statutory commissions are, in view
of the large income, lin excess OF the
value of the services rendered. Thus,
in 1903 the guardians. commissions
amounted to $2O91.4S. Deponent is in
formed that reputable and responsible
business men in Honolulu would do the
same work for a commission not to ex-
coed 5 per cent: he believes that a
competent and reliable person can be
secured to do it for 31@ per cent, and
that Carter is only charging 312 on
gross income for almost similar SER
vices.
Of TnI1y
the elder about thirteen years ago,
Samuel Parker has carried on the bust
ness of the Parker Ranch partnership.
Nearly all of the income of the minor
is derived from said partnership, and
Carter has charged 31a per cent on the
gross income of the ranch, so that not
only does he charge the statutory COM
missions before mentioned. but the 312
per cent stated, making his commits
soins exceed 1872. 101A and S12 per cent,
and that 80 per cent is also an excess
sive amount for Carter to charge for
looking after the business of the ranch
A. w Carter during all the time has
had his home in Honolulu. has been
several times absent from the Hawai-
ian Islands and for several years has
had his brother. F. w. Carter, in the
= ctual mana cement of the ranch I'M
der a salary. Said F. w. Carter is
declared incompetent to perform the
duties required and has, as deponent
is Informed and believes. mismanaged
the affairs of said ranch, and with the
full knowledge of said a. w Carter.
Then A w. Carter is accused OF
haying failed to protect the interests
Of the minor in refusing to grant
right of way to the Hamakua Ditch
Co. over tract of 100 acres of land
Enown as the land of Paauhau, stu
ate in Hamakua. and at present leased
10 the Paauhau Plantation Co, at
$1,000 a year, the lease to expire IN
about seven years from this tine. The
-,lantation company is DESTROYS Of
purchasing the land the value of which
depends very largely upon whether or
not the Hamakua ditch shall be con-
structed. and work upon its construc-
ION must begin at a very early date
or the enterprise will be abandoned
r-he Paauhau Plantation Co. is will
ing to grant the ditch right of way
IN case it purchases the land. A. w
Carter is said to have made a verbal
rffer. after inspecting the land. to sell 1t
% Paauhau Plantation Co. for $l24.OOO.
The offer was accepted ''whereupon.
re deponeut says. said A w. Carter
imposed another condition, namely,
hat he would sell only in case he
--uId purchase the interest of said
Samuel Parker in said partnership or
Parker Ranch
THAT depouent believes that this
condition was imposed with the eXpec-
t9tion that influence could thereby be
brought to bear upon said samuel
Parker to sell his said interest for less
than its actual value, for the reason.
. as deponent also believes, said A w.