The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-11-22
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(From Wednesday Advertiser.)
Failure of the board of supervisors of
Hawaii to have thorough audit made
of that county's finances has resulted
IN request from the Hilo board of
trade that the Territory undertake the
investigation through the senate com
mittee of ways and means headed by
Alfred Judd.
Realizing that the body of which he
is chairman has this power through a
senate resolution passed at the last SEES
sion of the legislature, Senator Judd has
written to the Hawaii board of super
visors and the county clerk asking that
they keep the committee informed as
to what they intend to do.
He notes the resolution which gives
the committee power to act, refers to
the action of the Hilo board of trade
luminous report it made to him and says
he twill be pleased to receive such
data and information as they may de.
sire to lay before the committee, con
sonant with the resolution and pertain
! my W lHt NOuHlN VI tluWdll.
In his letter to County Clerk Kai
Judd makes the same request and adds
81 have the honor to inquire through
you of the supervisors of the County OF
| Hawaii if the supervisors intend to &c
further in these matters as suggested
by the board of trade"
Senator Judd has not heard from the
supervisors as yet and said yesterday
that he did not care to discuss the mat,
ter further until he had received re.
ply.
Authority Granted
The senate resolution under which the
committee of ways and means holds its
power is as follows:
:" Be 1t Resolved by the senate Of the
| Territory of Hawaii: That committee
of three be appointed by the president
of the senate from among the senators
whose term of office do not expire until
the year A. D. 1911, such committee ia
be known and styled 'The Senate Hold
over Committee on Ways and Means,
which committee shall prepare and sub
nit to the senate of the session of 1913
such data and information rs may be
necessary regarding the financial condi.
ton of the Territory as will properly
and intelligently guide the members OF
the senate and said session of 1918 in
their deliberations affecting the finan
cial condition oil the Territory, the rev,
enues of the Territory, the division OF
revenues between the Territory and the
counties and the expenditure of appro
priations for the use and maintenance
of the Territory and of the counties. -
! 1t appears that the Hilo Board OF
Trade, persuaded that the supervisors
did not intend to act, learned of this
resolution and its tenor and at once
went to work and secured all the data
| it could gather ON Hawaii's financial
situation, this including the Gooding
| Field reports and the correspondence
between the supervisors and the board
of trade. This collection was forward
ed to Senator Judd with the following
letter:
"IIilo, Hawaii. Oct. 25, 1912.
Senator Albert T.. Judd, Chairman
The Senate HOldover Committee on
Ways and Means, Honolulu, Hawaii
Dear sir:-The undersigned committee
of the Board of Trade of Hilo appoint.
ed to effect an audit of the books of the
County of Hawaii. hereby solicits your
ald IN tine accomplishing of q detailed
audit of the books of the County of Ha.
wall by one competent to perform such
an audit.
"The Board of Trade of Hilo, know.
ing that no audit of the affairs of the
county had been made since the estab-
lishment of county government, did oh.
tain the services of Mr.. II. Gooding
Field, competent municipal account.
ant, to undertake a general audit of
the accounts of the County of Hawaii.
"Mr II. GoOding Field 8 supplement.
tary report and his report on the sub.
iect Of liquor license commission. as
represented in exhibit A brought most
ioreibly to the attention of the board
of trade the necessity for detailed
nudit of the books of the County of
Hawaii.
"With these ends in view n commit
tee of three was appointed to present
the matter TO the board Of supervisors
Of the County of Hawaii, which was nc.
complished as represented by exhibit
B.
"Exbibit C il their resnonse IN 4bo