The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-26


IN GAZETTE, TUESDAY.
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In this community as a protection {
investors; and further. along this line
we would suggest the advisability o
the Government providing for a. sys
tenn of chartered accountants simila
to those that obtain elsewhere. who's
business. should be, at stated periods
to audit the books of all fiduciary com
| panier.
| RAFFLING ESPECIALLY.
| Sundry other subjects, but especially
that OF rafting. and other forms OF
gambling, received considerable atten.
| ton from the Grand Jury but without
| arriving at indictments. The charge
and reminder on the part of the Court
that the law Is no respecter of per-
| sons" and that "our statute against
gambling applies to all alike" to-
gether with the serious attention with
which the Grand Jury has been called
upon to give TO the matter, ought to
serve. at this time. as sufficient public
notice and warning to check all per-
sons who are disposed to overlook
the law relative to ANY scheme for
the disposal or distribution OF prop
erty by chance. whether call
ed lottery, rattle. che-fa. pakapi
gift enterprise, or by whatever name
the same may be known. But In view
Of the reputed prevalence of rafting
we thought that justice would be the
better subserved by simply reporting
thereon. One rafting scheme which
"a Dr,1a In ntt %
nasty character. owing to the fact
that the promoter of the rattle had so
terrorized some OF its victims. no salts
factory information could be obtained
from them, and the evidence of the
swindling performance had to be
dragged out of the promoter himself
This rattle was a fine imitation of the
one which Kipling has described in
krishna Mulvany, and 1t is to be re-
gretted that there was not a Learoyd
at hand to properly attend to this man.
POLICE ARE LACKING.
In this connection it appears to
the Grand Jury that the Police De-
partment, which by law is especially
appointed and paid for the service of
detecting and arresting any criminal,
should take more active interest in the
matter, and we so suggest. 1t has
shown abundant ability in bringing
cases of other character to our notice. !
and we see no reason why 1t should not
be equally as alert in this direction.
Considering the fact that the Grand
Jury is composed of business men,
hey are not so well equipped as the
Police Department for most efficient
lot nf.ff fftTn
ers can not be expected to assume all
initiative /
In view of the frequency of unavoid-
lbe absence on the part of jurors,
We believe that the public interests
viii be better served If the Grand Jury
ould always have a full panel. And
especially suggests that i'm the maxi
ng up of panels of the Grand Juries
n the future, the Court bear this i'm ,
mind. The present Grand Jury eXpe-
fenced some difficulty in this regard
When the number of voting members
resent became reduced to only thir-
cen, the bare number under the law :
or the transaction of business.
This Grand Jury desires further to
eport that in certain cases duly pre-
ented to 1t for violations of Section
s27 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii
has been forced, in view of the cir d
of the cases, TO return
rue bills under Section 1852 and in I
thereof offenders have &
cen subjected to prosecution for a
rime which admitted upon convic- I
ion of maximum penalty of only !
ighteen months imprisonment. And
" reason of this condition of affairs |
THE SURVEY DEPARTMENT. !
his Grand Jury earnestly suggests s
he recommendation to the next Legis- }
lture that it statutorily define the age q
'ithin which an infant cannot consent v
nder Section 2927, and that the age a
xed be not less than twelve years; II
nd that the penalty under Section t
l52 be increased h
Here Is Department of the Govern h
lent, in existence since 1870, with t
ltal expenditure of close to one and v
half million dollars from that year C
, the present time. All the accumu- r
ttions representing this outlay are {
tored in the second floor of the build I
lg that is vertable tinder box in its q
iterior composition and construction. n
Maps, field notes. books of refer h
MEETINGS impossible TO duplicate 7
Scept at enormous eXpense-are stored c
| wooden drawers or upright cases, c
II adding to the chances of total de- p
ruction should a fire ever break out f
n the premises. ,g
We suggest an appropriation by the I
ext Legislature for remodeling the in q
'rior of this building along lines to v
lake the same proof against the ele- o
tents and the installation of suitable S
lrnishings for safely preserving the 6
laterial now on hand therein. In
Respectfully submitted, G
w. A. BOWEN,
Foreman. v
Dated Honolulu, this 21st day of June, c
D. 1905.