The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-09-17

Speaking Of india, as we'll as la.
waii, 10 both Of which places there Ia
intermarriagc, Mr.. Rath said he pitied
the offspring Of marriages Of white
men to native women. However, tue
part.llawaiians here were progressing
numbering among them some splendid
and progressive examples.
Incompetent omcials.
II. Gooding Field, expert accountant,
who recently completed an exhaustive
investigation of the municipal system
of Honolulu and the county system on
the Island Of Hawaii, gave important
testimony as to the fitness Of the ecc.
torate to choose men to all Offices, re.
garding their selections MS inferior,
which tended to create unnecessary OK.
pense in public office.
Mr.. Field stated he had been called
by the Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce
to investigate the administration of AZ.
fairs of Honolulu, and his report on
Hawaii had just been finished and pub.
lished
GAS general result of these inves.
LEGATIONS regarding the efficiency of the
Office holders, | came to the conclusion
that the local governments were inefli-
cient,' said Mr. Field
GLOW inefficient" inquired the
Secretary.
Gas regards the expenditure Of pub.
lie moneys. In some cases very much
indeed. | attribute this to the inabili
ty of those in Office to perform their
duties. There are incompetent men in
charge. | think the question of sala-
ries showed they were inflated, while
results were poor, due to lack of organ
isation and, perhaps, the employees were
very much greater in number than they
should be- That is general through
out the service.
81 have been told that the road
work has been very inefiiciently done, y
said Mr.. Fisher.
eyes, by comparison of what had
been accomplished and what should be
accomplished, " agreed Mr. Field.
"What action has been taken by
those in charge of these governments
to make improvements7' asked the
Secretary.
al don't know that anything has
been DONE
"Have any of the political parties,
or has the Delegate done anything to
correct these conditions3"
81 understand the business men of
Honolulu have proposed a ticket which
might eventually change these condi-
tions.
elias there been any demonstration
of abihtyS What has been the charac-
ter of the agitationi''
"The agitation has been along lines
that these conditions should change,
and in order to change these conditions
the men in charge should be men of
greater efficiency"
ga lot of the conditions here are
due to politics7'
"That is my frank opinion. We
have too much politics here. Instead
of having men of ability in the elective
offices we are governed largely by poll
tics and we get in Office n number of
men of inferior character.
''Do tho business men have anything
to do with this7"
cit is due to n lack of their ability
at the polls. L think it is impossible
for the larger interests to affect a
change under the present conditions.
The larger interests are in minority
at the polls,
olaa Contracts.
A. w. t. Bottomley, partner in the
banking firm of Bishop & Company
who came here from Scotland about
twenty years ago, gave some informa'
tion concerning contracts of Olaa plan.
tation, for which his firm is financial
agent, with small holders who grow
cane and sell it at $475 a ton to the
mill. One of the holders looks after
as much as 300 acres, while others have
but ten acres and some even less. Those
who had the large tracts worked them
with great many laborers. The
yields varied from twenty to seventy
tons of cane per acre. The average
was thirty.fve tons. The contractors
were able to do better work than the
plantation but the plantation com.
pany's own efforts were bringing their
yield up to and would probably pass
those of the small holders. Mr.. Bot.
tomley said that Olaa had always en-
couraged and helped homesteaders.