The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-31
REPORT
OF JUDD
CONTINUED from page ~

lands are occupied by private persons
who pay no rent-at least | infer this
to be the case In the ONCE safe there
is mass of deeds and leases concern
ing which nobody had any particular
knowledge. / was referred to them to
find for myself what they contained.
A cursory examination of few docu-
ments showed one unrecorded lease of
a school lot made ny the department,
for which no rental was being received,
and which from it's race appeared not
| to have been cancelled; and also one
unrecorded deed to the department
from private person, granting school
lot for school purposes.
Since 1896 the law has allowed the
department to get rid of the care of
those lands and lots not actually in
school use. Mr.. Prosser and Mr.. At
kinson both state that proper con-
veyance is now being prepared to ac-
complish this object.
SECRETARY.
The duties of this office, as construed
by DIR. Rodgers, ure set Gut on pages
| 80 to Al of the transcript. The min
utes of the Boa, | nectn gs kept by
DIR. Rodgers are merely abstracts Of
what was done, and are ;ict full and
complete records.
Mr.. Young sufficiently crlls attention
in his report to the means CT simplify
ing matters in the Secretary's charge:
the detail book. the correspondence and
report iiles.
While / recognize the value to the
department of DR.. Rodgers s experience,
resulting from six Years arcful work
as Secretary of the department, 1 am
reluctantly forced, from NY observa-
ton, to suggest that mo'c energetic
man, who conld attend To- many of the
matters now left to Miss Dawson and
the Superintendent coul mthably be
obtained for this position at the same
salary.
INSPECTORS.
Three inspectors now slle-vise the
schools. reporting regularly to the de.
partment-Mr. j. G. Davis for the Is
lands of Kauai and Oahu; Mr.. Chas
King for Maui. Molokai and Lanai
and Mr.. G. w. Baldwin for the Island
of Hawaii. Their instructions from
: the Superintendent are given in the
transcript on pages % and 90. I ue
lieve Mr.. Atkinson is entirely correct
/ in saying that three men are better
than one. The law, however, makes
> provision for but one inspector, demon
mated Inspector General. Since 1901
the present system, however, has beer
substantially approved by the Legisa
) ture through the appropriation bills
but the school law should be amended
to meet the changed conditions.
:. SCHOOL AGENT.
/ have already commented somewhat
on the work of Miss Dawson. I must
however, say that she shows an init
mate knowledge Of matters under hel
jurisdiction; that she is energetic and
capable, doing her work with enthus
iasm. She has had, however, very lit
tie supervision, and has, / believe alb
sorbed some duties AMI responsibilities
that do not belong to her.
!, SUPERINTENDENT.
A large PIT of the responsibility foi
the lack of method in tie department
= must fall on the Superintendent who
: by the stlt6te, is mai" the chief ad
l ministrative officer of the department
do not see how lis duties as sucl
E Ctff:cer can be construed so as to re
5 live him oe this responsibility. HI
/ should have kncwn. take it. how Mis-
Dawson was carrying or the repairs
of the schools; thar che vas acting al
the financlai agent If MANY of the EN-
ployees in her district; that teachers