The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-10-26
UNCLE SAM
MAY KICK
Has Rights In Wahiawa
Water.
CAPTAIN SLAKER'S LETTER
Writes Government Enclosing Cor
respondence With Allan
Herbert.
THE Territorial Government may
run foul OF a snng In the matter of

THE Territorial Government may
run foul OF a snag in the matter of
granting the Wahiawa Company
the right to construct a dam on Gov
eminent land and 50 make use of the
waters of the Kaukonahua stream
This stream waters the land which the
United States Government had set
aside as a military reservation and If 1t
is appropriated by the Wahiawa Com
pany it will interfere with the United
States Governments rights.
Allan Herbert recently wrote to Cap
tain Shaker of the Sixth Artillery con-
corning this matter and Captain Shaker
has sent this letter to the Territorial
Government together with a note COM
| menting on 1t. Both of these were read
at the meeting of the Governors coun-
Gil yesterday morning. Captain Slak-
er's letter was as follows:
War Department. General Depot of the
Quartermaster's Department. Progress
Building, corner Beretania and Fort
Streets, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands
October 22d 1900.
The Secretary, Territory OF Hawaii. Ho-
nolulu, II. r..
Sir: / have the honor to enclose a copy
OF a communication received this day in
regard to an alleged diversion of the wa
tiers of the north branch of the Kau Ko-
pahua river. This stream flows for more
than two miles along the militay reser-
walton and would be the source of water
supply for any military post which may
be established there.
/ am not informed az to the intentions
of the Territorial Government, but / en-
terrain no fear that the rights of the
United States Government will be inter-
fered with.
Very respectfully, A. SHAKER,
Captain, Sixth United States Artillery,
Acting Depot Quartermaster.
Following is Mr.. Herbert's letter:
Captain A. Shaker, Sixth Artillery, u. s. a.
Sir: AS a citizen taxpayer resident on
these Islands for the past thirty years, l
desire to call your attention to a certain
grant of water rights reported 'in the pa
pers of this city yesterday, as having been
granted to the Wahiawa Fruit & Land Co.
by the Governor and Council of this Ter
ritory. In calling attention to this mat
ter I desire that you should know that l
have no private aims to be affected there
by nor have l any animus whatever. The
water rights in question affect the future
productiveness and prospect of colonial
ton of a tract OF land of which 1t
forms the only natural water supply and
will largely diminish the stream which
flows for two miles through the Leilehua
lands, recently declared a reservation by
the United States Government.
l have for years taken lively and 1
hope practical interest both as a citizen
and as Commissioner of Agriculture,
and have introduced and cultivated tropi-
cal trees and plants in ample variety. I
have worked to improve and conserve the
ma tural forests and streams of these ISL
'ards. Having labored for years in these
matters, l naturally protest against any
and every attempt to restrict the settle
ment of our public lands through the
alienation OF water from natural sources,
without which the lands will be forever
useless The rights proposed to be given
will cause to be erected large reservoirs.
dams and bitches in and through Govern
ment forests, which will ultimately re-
suit In damage to them and affect the
supply of water.
If you can move in this matter so as to
forcstall the commission OF an error so
vital to public interest l shall be glad %
furnish you with all necessary data.
I have the honor to be, sir your very
obedlent servant, ALLAN HERBERT.
The letters We're referred TO Super
interdent McCandless.
Treasurer Lansing reported an appli-
cation from C. r. Dement, for the right
to change the location OF his saloon
from the Perry block to the corner OF
Nuuanu and Hotel street.
Mr. McCandless reported that desks
must be procured for the coming meet
ing OF the Legislature and he showed
plans for desks The matter was left
in his hands.
The work of driving the piles at the
continuation Of the sewer outfail is
wei in progress. and today the Go rern-
ment divers will make an examination
of the bottom of the sea at the outer
end of the outfall. The apparatus will
be lloated at the inner end, and the
entire work will be gone over care
fully.
Pennsylvania troops may clash with
the striking miners near Shenandoah.