The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-03-31
UP
PROBE WORK
ON HAWAII
H. Gooding Field Now conplet-
ing Report Covering in Detail
the Result Of Investigation
Which Laid Bare the Graft
Conditions Prevailing in coun-
ty Affairs on Big Island.
(Mali spoeial 10 The A,lvertlserl

Gooding.Field will shake the mud Of
liilo of his feet, and, as far as he is
concerned, The Investigation Of the
county hnanccs IS at an end. as a
matterof fact, be has also finished the
greater part Of his report, and there
remains only the completion Of the
.hisd and last chapter thereof, and
shat viii be finished within less than
o month
But while liilo must manage 20 get
along for q while without Field, the
loss will be compensated for co some
extent by the Arrival Of Commissioners
Williamson and Long, who are expected
to turn up In HilO in the near future,
possibly next week, when what might
be termed the pen.ultimate session OF
the probe commission will take place.
Chairman DR.. Elliot states that the
session will not be merely a conference
on the final report of the commission,
but that number Of witnesses win be
called, and Investigations of various
kinds attended to. II is reassusing to
note that the commissioners do not ex-
peet TO turn up any evidence which
will further tax the eourts and jails,
but they do have in mind number of
irregularities and peculiar looking
transactions, which appear to call for
explanations, and various gontlemen,
who ought TO be able to enlighten the
commissioners, will be called upon to
come forth with enlightenment.
Changes to Be Recommended.
The commissioners win also 20 over
with such parts Of their reports as
they have finished, in order that the
phases treated by the individual mems
bers may be gone over by the entire
membership Of the organization. COM
missioner Williamson has had in hand
the description of the activities of the
commission, fulfilling the office of his.
torian for the commission. Commits.
sioner Long has exercised his literary
powers on ldhe minutes, u magnum
opus which ms been spoken OF with
some admiration by those who have
had the privilege Of examining It. To
Chairman Elliot has remained the
greatest task, namely the preparation
Of report which win handle the rec
concentrations Of the eonmlssion from
a constructive point Of view, recon
mending changes both in system and in
the entire form of county government,
which will in the simplest form possible
provide efficient and economical govern
ment. Dr.. Elliot has spent q great
deal Of time in the preparation OF this
report. First he read volumes and
tones without number dealing with the
experience and results Of various forms
Of municipal and county government
on the mainland. From this vast mass
of material he selected such parts as
he thought he might use, building up
scheme after scheme, examining them
all for flaws, rejecting them, changing
them, improving them, working gradual,
ly nearer to what seemed a scheme of
government which approached his ideal
and which was yet practical, until he
produced n proposition which he win
lay before his fellow commissioners
for their approval. "A
May Adopt Gooding- Field Report. !
The commissioners may adopt the
Gooding Field report Us an integral
part of their own report, or they may
decide to incorporate 1t as an appen'
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