The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-03-07
Library Built Up

GlOI Wy Dull Up
In addition to the satisfaction he
fees as to the manner and snaro IN
which the court r. cords are now ne
ing kept, the judge says lo Lss a
feeling of pile IN the wock he has
accur. i.i'-hnd in the matter NJ 80
proving the law library. Prior to 1918
the library had but a portion of the re-
porter system a set of law reports that
covers all of the states of the union.
The completion of this system was
made possible by having legislation
passed by the Legislature, Senator
Harold Rice being largely responsible
in the matter of securing the passage
of the bill. In addition to the COM
pletion of the reporter system and
the addition of the federal cases that
makes the United States courts de
cisions complete. the Illinois reports
being particularly valuable by reason
of the fact that Illinois is one If the
few common law states of the union
the m law( when not supplant-
ed by Legislative act) being the law
of Hawaii. AS to the value of the
additions secured to the library. he
liz improvements duutu
during the last four years increased
the reference value of the library
more than so per cent; and that while
it was a long way from being a COM
plete law library yet it is now a good
working library, and the equal of the
best libraries generally to be found
in the offices of the big law firms on
the mainland.
Court officials
In the matter of the officers who
hold under the judge of the second
circuit court, Judge Burr says that as
he is a democrat and was appointed
as such, naturally a democrat would
have the preference in the matter of
receiving appointments, other things
being equal, but in view of the fact
that he considered efficiency to be
the first essential, he has never been
able to use any discrimination in the
matter of appointing the court Off
Gals, that, as a matter of fact, he has
never had occasion to make any in
quiries as to the politics of any of
the men now holding office. He says
that in the matter of the present
clerk of the court, Manuel Asue, he
had, following the resignation of Har-
ry Mossman borrowed Asue from the
county clerks Office, and that he had
developed into a very efficient court
clerk and was a very valuable man,
especially so in view of the fact that
Asue speaks Chinese, Portuguese, Ha.
waiian and Spanish in addition to
saving to the county in the matter OF
interpreters fees-this being especi.
ally true in juvenile cases.
AS to the probation officer, which
position is filed by Mrs. R. V. White
head, he says the work of that de.
partment has been very satisfactory
and that he is still of the same opin'
ion as he was when he appointed hel
in that he knew of NJ person on Maui
better fitted for the position. He add
ed that, of course, she being the first
person TO occupy the office and there
what the probation officer should do
it was to be expected that a proba
tion officer under such circumstances
would make some errors.
AS to the deputy clerk and the
court reporter, he says that in these
as in other cases the men had beer
plCheu lOT lIlelT Q"udlllCdllOHS anu IO
because of their politics he not know
ing what their politics were and thar
the men in question were, inshis judg
ment, the only competent men avail
able and that politics had not an op
%portunity to enter into the making o
the appointments.
Asked as to his future plans Judge
Burr says he has not made any definite
plans as yet, adding that he expects tt
make a visit to the mainland when i
is convenient to do so; and that, as a;
matter of fact, the department o
justice had granted him a leave of OBJ
sence last January for the purpose o
making such a trip, he being entitled
to a vacation having taken but two il
four years, but that he had been I'm
able to take advantage of the leav,
of absence granted him by reason o
the condition of the work of the sec
ond circuit court in his opinion die
not permit him to do so.