The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-19

of conveyance seems 70 be a mystery
under the evidence introduced. Mr.
Forbes does not admit that he sent it,
although he does not deny that il was
made out In his Office and found its
way by the hands Of someone employ
60 IN his Office, 70 the Governor. Mr..
Forbes identifies the above claim and
all the claims as being those that
found their way from his Office to the
Governor g.
/ 1.-THE Governor speaks about the
above claim, and others having rub
Der band around them and by his re.
marks carries the impression that he
did not examine any of the claims at
ALL but after allowing them TO remain
on his table few days, they start
again in some mysterious way and f.
nally arrive at the auditors office
about or near the twenty-second day
Of February, 1916.
They we're laid aside by the audi.
tor as he. was busy, and he testifes
that the plaintiff (Wilder) made in.
duiries more than once about them;
that he refrainod from giving any
opiuion in regard TO them except II
might be perhaps in reference to the
flowers; rs 10 them he did not feel
kindly; but would express no opinion
on any Of the other items.
wilder Opens Campaign
| "0n February 8, 1916, the plaintiff
addressed letter TO the members OF
the public utilities commission, advis-
ing them that if they approved for
payment any portion of Mr.. Forbes
thn fma -. a.. A..
grand Jury, etc, and it seems about
this time, the public prints took ny
the question Of the allowance of the
expenditures Of Mr.. Forbes. ..t%
ION February IL, 1915, the public
utilities commission wrote the attorney
general as follows: TEss,E aTr. ri !
80 Enclosed please find copy Of a
communication that the commission has
received from A. A. Wilder under date
of February ;, 1916, with reference to
the approval of the expenses of Mr..
Charles r, Forbes from Honolulu to
Washington, ID. c., and return on his
recent trip concerning congressional
legislation. The commission sohcits
your advice in regard thereto at your
earliest conyenienee. For your infor.
nation we are enclosing herewith ex-
tracts from our minutes of Noyember
Ord and Sth, 1915, with reference to
Mr.. Forbes mission to Washington, d.,
g. 80 lt's.ls ~
- Public Utilities Commission,
BY its Chairman, p. d. ID
$50 ttit CHARLES y. FORBES. ,
Gain Illegal Said Sta1nback RI
,F''On the fourteenth or fifteenth of
February, the attorney general gave
the Question an oral emergency treat
ment, before the commission, in which
he arrived at the conclusion that the
claim was Illegal, and could not be
raid. The public was never informed
of this opinion, the first information
that the court had of it was obtained
from the answer herein.
1.-THE attorney general takes the pO-
sition that his opinions in matters of
this kind are not public property;
think differently. If such an opinion
had been rendered and made known,
the bringing of this case might have
been ayoided,, The, first bill was re-
turned by The auditor TO Forbes Of.
March 2, assn6t being in proper form
The seconds bill; against the barbori
board and the public utilities commits
sion, filed with the auditor about the
middle of March, amounts to $1296.O3,
one half, to be paid by each commits,
sion.
Wilder Fully Justified
"As matters stood when these actions
were commenced, think the plaintiff
was fully justified in bringing them
There may be q lack Of proof as to
some Of the officers as to threats as to-
what they would do; but there is no
doubt in my mind as to the fact that
each Of them would have taken the.
steps necessary In the payment of these
claims aud that they would have been
paid long ere this had it not been for
the bringing of these actions.
~ do not criticize any of the de
PENDANTS. | take it that they were all
laboring> under a mistake as to their re-
spective duties in the premises.
"a final decree win be entered in
each case in favor of the plaintiff as
DraYed for by him -