Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-13
]|h|E HOLT IS
SUMhAR|[Y FIRED
Resignation Demanded
BY Treasurer And
Governor
A. J. CAMPBELL WINS OUT
IN TAX OFFICE MATTER
ng-Continued Efforts to- Dust Tax
Assessor Result in Victory
for His Enemies-Gov-
errors Statement

James l.. Holt is no longer the head
of the Territorial Tax Office. He has
been summarily bounced by Governor
Frcar, supposedly at the insistcnt de
mand Of Treasurer A. j. Campbell
Hollis resignation was demanded by
both Frear and Campbell, and II was
rendered and accepted yesterday al
ternOOn. Misconduct of the office is
the reason alleged by the Governor
and the Treasurer as the reason for
Ousting Holt. but the action looks on
its face very much as If personal dis.
like on the part of the Treasurer had
Il good deal to do with 1t. Holt has
always borne the reputation of being
a good and efficient officer, and until
the matter Of lis quarrel with one OF
his collectors, Harbottle, came up.
there had been no complaints of any
kind against him.
A curious feature of the matter is
that although, according to the state.
ment made by the Governor himself.
Harbottle, the man who made the com.
plant against Holt, accepted money
which did not belong to him, he re.
tains his position in the tax Office.
while the man who through a mistake
allowed him to collect commissions
not owing to him, is fired.
The following official statement In
regard to the matter has been made
by Governor Frear:
mir. Holt, the Tax Assessor, has
rendered his resignation and 1t has
been accepted. The Treasurer ana
myself requested Mr.. Hollis resigna.
ton, and, after thinking the matter
over, he rendered 1t and It has been
accepted
I'VE have been investigating the
matter at great length and very care
fully, realizing its seriousness from
the standpoint of Mr.. Holt as well as
that of the Territory, and have been
unable to come to any other conclu
sion than that It would be impossible
to retain him.
Several matters have been looked
into. At present only the following
need be stated:
"Mr. Holt certified claims on com
missions on tax collections of Mr.. Har
bottle in excess of the amount due &c
| Mr.. Harbottle, or, more particularly
ne allowed MI. HarDottle commissions
twice on the same COLLECTIONS, ethel
ihtehtiohaiiy OF by mistake
Aiterwards' as ne himSelt ADMITS
ne directed harDottle 10 prepare RAISE
statements to be submitted to the
treasurer III order 10 cover up the
matter me talsity consisting IN inc
representation that ilarDottle MADE
certain corrections with Whlch he nae
III lact had nothihS 10 40,
| When asked 10 explain Mr., hol'
NJ hrst uehied lhat ne had paiu douDI'
commissions on the same coiiectiohs
Dut later was forced by ms own act'
ana hsures 10 admlt IT, lie then en-
leaVored TO snow mat ne had Iate'
niaue ucductiohs from other coiiihils
siohs 10 tiarpo'lie W "u eAleiit sum
Cleht 10 correct the o'erpayheht, Du
III oruer 10 MAKE OUT Il showing VI INN
KIND ne had 10 made an ihcorrec
statement, the lhcoTrecthess vi "hici
was apparent from other statement
ana nsures Oh ms own. ...--..
one result Oh ms oVerpayment wa
'hat the county oi o'hu oNerpaia I'M
commissions properly payable py
anu mas NOT yet peeh reiihDursed. MI
non comedies thls anu hI'housf III
mas known OF u lor long lihe, ma
NOT acquainted the count! vi the iac'
nor reimbursed 'he county
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