Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-18
HAWAII PROBE
TO Go On, BUT
NOT Full AUDIT
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rather more dubious as to their fu-
ture work. The two local men. Com
missioners William Williamson and
E. "A. G. Long, expressed themselves
this morning as in some doubt as to
whether their work and Fields &C.
counting features can be wound up in
anything like satisfactory shape In
fact, II the commissioners hold a final
session shortly after the first of the
year, as they had hoped to do, the ex.
penses of this will make It necessary
somewhat curtail Fields work.
The commissioners are frankly dis
appointed that the Hawaii supervisors
did not see fit to make the iappropria-
ton asked for.
hausted,' said Commissioned William.
son this morning, aand It will be i'm:
possible for us to employ our special
prosecutor any longer.
How the Fund Stands.
"The commission viii have left. at
the end Of DecemI or approximately
1880 out OF our $50. 900 fund This
will allow us to keep the auditor On
the job until the end of January AT
that time he win have to stop.
The most important work will have
been done. but there are still some
matters very desirable to be com.
pleted. As we went into the county s
affairs we found d great many things
that the commission wanted to get ex-
planned in order to round off It's work
and these were sdeferred while the
vital investigations went ahead. They
should all be cleaned UP and we had
hoped so to do. Z.
sUnder the circumstances as they
appear now. we shall either have to
do away with our final session in
Hilo or else stop the auditor before
the end of January There is still
considerable unfinished investigation
work to do In North and South Ko-
haIa and In South Hilo districts which
will now have to be let go. We shall
not have enough money to print our
report, though It viii be typewriter
How the Probe Stands.
"As the investigation now stands
practically at the end of our fund.-
all the investigation into the road war
rants has been virtually completed
and the audit Of the general fund IS
complete to the end of 1910. On De.
cember / Mr. Field estimated that III
would take three months to bring
the audit up to the end Of March,
1913. That was the date when the
commission was created, and 1t was
then instructed to audit Hawaii coun-
ty affairs up to that time. so we feel
that it is the period up to March. 1915
that we are obligated to complete. or
course il would be much more desiE
able to bring the audit right up to the
present date, and this could be done
with slightly more funds. OF the
$4,000 asked, 1900 was to finish the
work up to March Of last year, and
the other $4,000 to- bring the audit
right up to the present time and turn
things over to the supervisors abso-
lGtely cleaned up and with definite
balance :" ga r., .-.#F.>.. -
Commissioner Williamson has some
hope that the Hawaii supervisors may
change their minds. When the vote
was taken. Supervisors Lyman, Yates
and Pritchard voted to finance the in
Vestigation to the end, but Supervfs,
ors Kealoha, Kanehailua, Kuahane
and Ewaliko voted against 1t. One
vote would change the result.
Commissioner Long is in favor OF
holding final session of the COM
mission whether or not more money
is forthcoming. II would be willing
to forego the salary and go to HiIo in
order to wind things up" he said this
morning.