Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-26
FIELD WINS;
HIS FIGURES
ARE ACCEPTED
Hawaii County Officials Sign
Certification That Probe
Statistics Are Correct
MISSION TO HILO
Is NOW EXPLAINED
Expert Has Summarized Entire
investigation AN but
$1,000 Accounted For

Bearing a signed statement by Ha-
wall county officials that puts them
on record as certifying to the correct
ness Of his probe. its results and his
conclusions, II. Gooding Field, audi
tor for the Hawaii county graft in
Vestigation commission, returned from
Hilo by the Mauna Kea this morning.
Field left for Hilo quietly last Sat.
urday, declining to make statement
as to his mission. When he returned
this morning II was learned that he
went TO Hawaii largely at the instance
Of the county officials there in order
to assist them In carrying forward
the work where Fields detailed re-
port left IL. Some OF the figures given
by him In his report, which is UP to
March 81, 1913, were not plain to the
Hawaii officials, who found them
selves at loss, II is stated, to gather
up the statistics and go ahead. Ae-
cordingly Field was called upon and
went at his own expense TO Hilo.
A new and important statement.
summarizing very briefly and strik-
ingIy his entire statistical work, was
prepared. This statement has been
signed by County Treasurer Swain
and Special Auditor Sam Spencer,
who certify as to its correctness and
in addition concur in Fields findings
as to yar1ances between the county
treasurer's and county auditors fig,
ures. r..
The report OF Field showed that
the defalcations and accounting ir-
reguiarities In the financial affairs OF
the County OF Hawaii amounted to
S9S,O07.94. This amount, together
with the cash balance on hand as OF
March 81. 1913, namely $11S,7S4. 49,,
was the sum which should have been
in the treasury OF the county on the
above date.
Report 10 substanitated
The schedules In Fields report,
contained, in detail, the other ac-
counting Irregularities which had q
direct bearing on the reconciliation Of
The books OF the county treasurer and
county auditor. The financiat rec
ords, however, Of the county auditor
and supporting documents, we're found
TO be 90 unreliable by those not thor
OQEulY tGOutCI6Uut WIN IiC bAbuoSASh
that any attempt at Strengthening out
the differences, even with the ex-
haustive data supplied by Field to ac-.
complish the same, was hopeless
task. The comprehensive compare
tive statement prepared by Field at
Hilo yesterday, showing the desired
reconciliation as OF March 13, 1913,
the final date of Investigation as pre-
scribed by the act authorizing the ap-
pointment Of the commission and GER
titled correct by the Hawaii county
financial officials, substantiates the
correctness not only Of the figures In
Fields voluminous report to the Ha-
wall graft commission. but his deduc-
tions from the imperfect records in
the office of county auditor taken in
conjunction with the correct balance
in the accounts Of the county treas
urer.
More Than $4,000, ,ooe Involved.
The total amount of money involv.
ed In the reconciliation which Field
accomplished was 3.141,52136, COW
ering transactions OF a period of eight
and q half years. Of this amount
Field was able to account for all but