Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-10

morning received letter from Chair
man Elliot, in which Dr.. Elliot stated
that he would be here on the Mauna
Kea Tuesday morning. The commits
sion will probably meet the same day,
as both Commissioners Williamson
and e. A. G. Long are in Honolulu.
The situation facing the commission
Is peculiar one. The Hawaii super
yisors have appropriated $1,000 to
complete the audit of the county's
financial affairs, but are apparently In
tending to take the audit out of the
hands OF the commission and its atl-
ditor. II. Gooding Field, and make the
work supervised and controlled en-
tirely by the county. This course does
not meet with favor by. the commits
sion.
Members of the commission, know,
ing that Mr. Field has yet good deal
Of work TO do before the books can be
brought up to date, feel that the com.
missions duty is to have some super
vision over or check On the auditing
until the matter Is ready to be turned
over to the county with the books
balanced 20 date. Much OF the com.
missions final report depends on the
completion OF the audit. Furthermore.
some Of the information valuable In
the prosecution Of the grafters is still
being dug out by Field.
II the county insists on taking
over the audit. the commissions
work cannot be completed. II is not
improbable that the commission will
- n a
the great mass Of figures and data on
which Field is working until he has
completed his task so far as tho
probe fund win allow him to do.
All of these things and others VIII
be discussed at the meeting or the
commission next week In Honolulu
Whatever the decision, Special
Prosecutor r.. w, Breckons will con-
tinue his end of the graft hunt u
was somewhat doubtful this morning
whether he would 90 to Hiio on the
Maura Kea today or wait until next
wednesday. His departure depended
somewhat on the receipt of a wire
less message from Hilo regarding the
work he is TO take mp there in push
Ing the prosecution against Supervis-
or John Keaioha and others. 1t was
thought possible that he would not
need to 60 until next Wednesday, the
date depending upon the assembling
of the new grand jury.
Resolution Accepted.
Following is the resolution passed
by the board of supervisors of Hawaii
In reference to the appropriation for
the continuance of the graft probe:
Whereas Act AZ of the session laws
of 1913 provides that the auditor of
the county of Hawaii shall draw upon
the treasurer of the county OF Ha-
wall, warrant in such sum OF mo-
ney, not to exceed 100000, as the
auditor Of the territory may certify
to him as having been expended for
the uses and purposes set forth in
said act, TO wit: To defray the ex-
pense OF the investigation OF the finan-
cial affairs Of the county OF Hawaii by
commission: and
Whereas 1t appears by commune
cation dated the End day OF Decena-
Der, 1915, ldtly signed by the chairman
Of said commission and addressed to
this honorable board, that the appro-
priation Of $2O,0o0O0 therein provided
for will prove insufficient to provide
for q complete audit OF the financial
accounts of the county of Hawaii:
and
Whereas the said Hawaii county in
yestigation commission has suggested
to this honorable board, that it zap.
propriate a sum, not to exceed 3d..
100000. to be expended for the pur.
pose Of completing the audit now be,
ing made by our auditors up to De
cember 31sts 1913; and
Whereas the person employed by