The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-06
Hilo Supervisor Plans TO Have
Probe Commission Business
/" Investigated"
Mail Special to The Advertiser.

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lllLo, February 2.--In order that the
questions which arose some time ago
regarding the manner in which the
probe commission had done its work
and had expended its funds Supervisor
sam Kauhane will ut the meeting of
the board of supervisors this week in.
troduco resolution providing for q
thorough Investigation of the commits.
sion and all that thereto appertains.
haubane says that he wants TO be
considered fair and non partisan Ia this
matter. lie insists that nc is not seek.
ing to create trouble, but that no Is
IN the position OF an earnest seeker
after information, and nc thinks that
the information should be supplied in
order that the county may act intel.
lig0ntly, e.. ..
II is kauhane 3 idea to have bis reso.
lutioh provide for the appointment OF
q committee of five citizens, vino will
be entrUBted with the task OF making
thorough examination OF the actions
and the accounts OF the commission
from its very inception. lie wants the
committee to find out just how every
cent. OF tho money was spent, and
whether il was spent legally. lie also
wants the accounts audited.
This committee Is to report TO the
board of supervisors, when its work is
completed, and it is TO state whether,
in It's opinion, there has been any
money spent illegally, and whether the
commission has in any way been quit
~ of extravaganza, ~. ..r.. -
Another point on which Kauhanc
wishes the committee to furnish advice
to the board OF supervisors ia I'M re.
gard to the probable and proper cost
Of tine completion Of the audit from the
point where the commission audit leaves
oil until the end OF last year.
While the entire Kauhane PROPOSE
tion seems fair enough, and, since it
Is impussible to do any damage by Sc
curing all Information possible, it may
pc certainly harmless and possibly use.
full, the only point where the PROPOSE
Lion shows signs Of weakness, is in the
selection of the members Of the com
mittee. While the membership of the
committee has net been decided upon,
tentative list thereof includes K. r.
buard, g. M. Hudson, III. B. Mariner,
g. II, Wears and .. 4, Shipman. OF
these three are so fabidly partisan and
are SO decidedly inimical to the com.
mission that their appointment would
make il difficult for the supervisors to
convince the community that they real.
~ want fair report. .. WI .a
The matter was mentioned to Chair.
man Eliot Of the commission the other
day. He said that while he did not
see what moro information the super
'vtEors expected to gain. after the com.
mission had given them a full statel
meqt of its financial transactions. there
could be no possible objection to any
Investigation, for, rs a matter of fact,
the records Of the commission had al
ways been open to the inspection OF
any one who desired TO inspect them.
It is certain that the resolution will
be greatly strengthened if the mem
bers appointed thereon are persons who
have taken no part n'the fight against
the commission and who will be Ger.
tain to conduct the investigation with
the faiFnGss which Kauhane SAYS he
wishes to be one Of it's characteristics.