The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-02-06
A FAIR FIELD
AND NO FAvORS
On This Understanding City Tells
Municipal Expert to Go as
Far as He Likes.
IFrom saturday,a s Advertiser.l }


II. Gooding Field, the expert statis-
tician employed by the chamber of
commerce to look into Honolulu's af-
fairs, may begin his work whenever he
desires. The board of supervisors yes
terday agreed to permit Mr.. Field to
go ahead and all heads of departments
are to be Immediately notified that they
are to give him whatever assistance he
wants.
Mr.. Field left for Maui last evening
and will return Tuesday to commence
his work.
The vote on the chamber of com.
merce request was unanimous, the mo-
tion to adopt the chamber s suggestion
being made by Mr.. Low.
Scope of the Work
The letter from President Spalding
of the chamber of commerce to Mayor
Fern was:
"In pursuance of resolution adopt
ed by the trustees of the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce at special
meeting held yesterday, January 81, l
have to respectfully request that per
mission be granted by your honorable
board to Mr.. H. Gooding Field, in the
capacity of an expert representative of
this chamber, to fully acquaint him
self with the present administrative
methods of the City and County of
Honolulu, and by helpful suggestions
and advice by him along constructive
lines, assist in obtaining the highest
possible degree of efficiency, result
for which your board is undoubtedly
earnestly striving.
Economy Must Come.
! ''We consider Mr. Field a reliable
expert in constructive administrative
organization, and as you are no doubt
aware, examinations of this nature,
enabling comparisons to be made with
I the methods and results obtained by
! other cities of comparative size of
operations, are common on the main
| land and productive of the most bene-
| fetal results. 1t is necessary to refer
to the public emergency which now i'm
peratively demands an economic and
/ fficient administration of our public
affairs. and we feel encouraged in max
/ ing this request by the willingness
with which your board has invited the
cooperation and assistance of the bust
ness interests of this city and your
willingness expressed to myself and
legislative committee to accord us a
full examination into your accounts
and business for the past year.
Not Hostile.
/ ''It is perhaps unnecessary to assure
you that this action is taken by the
chamber in no spirit of opposition to
your board or with any desire for
/ hostile criticism, but on the contrary,
I solely with the desire to secure as good
administrative methods and results
possible by comparison with other
county governments and the examina-
tion would be conducted on purely con
/ structive lines.
"As our arrangements with MI
Field necessitate an early decision on
this matter, we trust that you Will
favor us as soon as possible with your
permission for him to proceed with his
! investigations on the lines Indicated IN
this letter, and that you will accord
him every facility and assistance
necessary in his work.
"We would mention that such eX-
aminations by Mr. Field would not in
anv way interfere with the routine
work of the several county depart
ments.'