The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-26
character of funds.
I. o. us AGAIN.

{ While the foregoing findings are tru
: as especially applicable to the Judi
: ciary Department. the examination o
the Deputy Auditor as to the method
Of audit and report, was not so salts
5 factory. From his testimony. eliciteC
by inquiry, 1t appears as follows:
: First-That a prevalent fault, nov
INDUCED I'm by the Government EN-.
ployes and therefore public account.
ants, is to secure unto themselves per.
sonal advances from money subject
to their control and substituting In
lieu thereof personal I. o. us. That
in auditing accounts containing such
l. o. us the Deputy Auditor has felt
himself authorized to assume the re-
sponsibility of either, on the one hand
considering 1t as n shortage and re-
porting 1t as such to his superior, or
on the other hand. in consideration of
the financial responsibility, and. or,
monthly salary of the accountant
whose accounts are under audit to con-
slider and accept the I. o. us as cash
And Secondly-That in certain cases
Government employees have been per-
mitted to make up cash deficiencies
and without further comment continue
in their positions of public service and
| trust.
In view of this information this
Grand Jury expresses surprise and
strong disapproval of the methods in
vogue. l. o. us for advanced salary
| are the advance agents in the long
line of embezzlements that have dis
graced various Departments of the
Government during the past few
years. And upon his own testimony
the Deputy Auditor has taken upon
himself grave responsibility in ex-
ercising n discretion sanctioned neith-
er by law nor custom i'm the auditing
of accounts We can not too strongly
condemn such practice, and 1t seems
to us advisable for the Auditor at
once to make such rules and regula-
tions as will permit OF no discretion
whatever to the Deputy Auditor or
any assistant In his Department and
that shortages or |. o. us, IL any ex-
list I'm the accounts of any Govern
ment employe, be Immediately report |
ed to the Auditor so that that official |
may take such action as the facts war
rant. |
BOARD OF HEALTH.
a certain matter that properly |
comes within the jurisdiction of the
Board of Health having been brought /
to the attention of the Grand Jury, the
President of the Board the Honorable
l.. T.. Pinkham, was summoned for in
quiry. IL was found that he was thor
oughly alive to the Importance of the
matter and had the same well in
hand. After expressing to him the
advisability of calling upon the Police
Department for such assistance asI
might be necessary for the final ac-
complishment of this special point,
the Grand Jury took occasion to makel
careful inquiry as to the general
health conditions of the community.
any many facts were stated which
showed that the Board of Health full
ly recognizes its responsibility and
that Its President and members are
keenly alert to the situation. The
Board unquestionably needs increased
regular financial support from the
Legislature. From the evidence ad-
duced before the Grand Jury 1t ap-
pears that the Board of Health, in Or
der to meet certain health conditions.
has been compelled, by reason of de-
hcient appropriations, to depend, for
a great part on public subscriptions
of cash. This Grand Jury appreciates
that the Health Department of this
Territory Is the safeguard against
epidemics which, when prevalent pros
trate the business interests of this
community and earnestly suggests
that sufficient emergency fund be
by the next Legislature
and placed at the disposal of the Presi-
dent of the Board of Health so that he
be in position, when occasion re-
quires to meet any and all contin-
gencies.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
The Board of Supervisors publicly
called the attention of the Grand Jury
To the misconduct of certain of its
police officials at Waianae which, up
on its careful investigation of evil
dence through special committee was
determined by 1t to be of sufficiently
reprehensible and criminal character
to warrant a "clean sweep from office"
Examination of various members of
the Board made clear their idea In re-
rerring the matter to us to the effect
that i'm getting the Grand Jury to act
within its province of Investigations,
an indictment for crimes for such ac
lion would materially assist the
Board I'm the performance of its du-
Ties OF Impeachment and removal of
guilty parties from office. We We're
able to show them that under the
County Act the Board had ample pow
pr and jurisdiction TO proceed without
such assistance from the Grand Jury
and In view Of the findings of their
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