The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-01-14
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Fla. Ju.ticia, ruat coelum.

| Fiat Justicia, ruat COeIuln.
Mr.. EDITOR: Allow me again to
use a space in your columns to
make some remarks in regard to
"those Crown lands" in response
to the ebullutions of the inspiring
spirit of the Bulletin of the eth
inst. In regard to it's futile attempt
to defend the actions of the Crown
commissioners, l can only say, that
Misrepresentation will not alter
facts. The statement that no offer
of $4,000 year was made for the
lease of Waiohuli and Keokea, is
absolutely false. The present
manager and part owner Of the
ranch on these lands, Mr.. Henry
Roberts, gentleman equally res
ponsible as Noble Cornwell, made
the offer bona fide. The Bulletin
may think the amount offered moro
than the lands are worth, but the
people on Maui have not yet asked
the Bulletin or its bosses to teach
them the value of lands here.
On the 18th of December, 1890,
Mr.. C.P. Iaukea, acting agent of
the Crown lands, stated in writing
"that no action had been taken in
regard to the lease of the lands,
that numerous applications had
been received, and that any appli-
cation forwarded would be submit
ted to the commissioners of Crown
lands" On the 10th of December,
1890, the same gentleman writes,
that he has seen the commissioners,
and that they state, that the lands
probably will be granted to Mr..
Cornwell." On that day the lease
was not granted to the Noble from
Maui, and the day after the agent
of Crown lands received Mr.. Rob-
ert's offer, which was ignored as
stated in my last communication.
Colonel IaulSea's letters in the mat
ter are at the disposition of the
Bulletin and its bosses. 1t will be
useless for the family compact in
the basement of the palace to throw
any blame on Colonel Iaukea. This
gentleman is disinterested party
in the matter, and would undoubt-
eddy as soon have seen Mr.. Roberts
get the lands as Mr.. Cornwell, but
the Commissioners, who are Cabi-
net Ministers, had to pay for poll.
teal services in having had their
official necks saved.
That the lands previously had
been assigned to Mr.. CornwelI for
1925 a year is, indeed, interesting
to learn. Will the Bulletin inform
the public of the date when this
assignment took place? Mr.. Corn
we'll must have been rather ignor-
ant of the fact himself, to judge
from his expressions and actions in
reference to the lease. 1t is also
news to learn that Crown lands
can be assigned, but probably that
is new rule made by this Min
istry.
In regard to the Waimanalo
lease, l only stated what rumor
said. 1t has been commonly re-
ported in Honolulu that wealthy
planter had offered $4,000 a year for
a thirty years lease of Waimanalo
at the expiration of the present
lease. If this is SO, and Mr.. Cum
Minis nevertheless got a renewed
lease for $500 year, a simple cal
culatlon will show the Crown as a
loser of about $4,000. Why the
Bulletin is strong in it's eulogy Of
the "reform member" Mr.. Corn
well, Is easily understood by all
who know the drift of politics in
the late session of the Legislature.
MAUI.
Jan. 10, 1891.