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been secured by lease or otherwise. He
further asked what disposition would
be made of the buildings after they
were no further required for the pur-
pose for which they were now erected.
Minister Alexander Young stated the
Government had secured a lease for
five years for the land upon which the
Kalihi detention camp has been erect
ed. The land on Vineyard street is
offered free of rent for one year by Mr..
Theo. Richards, and he did not expect
there would be any difficulty in reach
ing an arrangement about the houses.
He thought the Government should
build the addition to the relief camp
specified. The camp is for people who
will try to find work in town. and
when these come home from their
work they should have more room
than can be obtained at the detention
camp. The addition will probably
cost as much as 10000; this amount
should be appropriated and the Interior
Department would spend as little of it
as possible.
Councillor Kaulukou said he thought
we should come to a definite under
standing as to the ownership of the
buildings after the one year specified
has elapsed.
Minister Young replied that it was
his understanding the Government
would be allowed to remove the build
ings. The Government was dealing
with respectable people, and, there
fore, he thought there would be no
trouble in that regard.
Councillor Kaulukou said he was in
favor of passing the bill, upon the un-
Outstanding that the buildings shall
remain the property of the Hawaiian
Government.
Councillor Gear thought there was
ample room to house the people now
in the present detention and relief
camps; but he thought it might be
better to accommodate them at some
place nearer the work they may find.
Yet he thought the Government
should not be hasty in building on the
land before it had reached a definite
understanding about the ownership of
the buildings after the expiration of
the very short period of one year. If
no satisfactory arrangements could be
made, a relief camp might be erected
on some other Government land.
Minister Young stated that Mr.
Richards offers to sell the land in
question for $4,000.
Councillor w. G. Achi "The price is
too high; the land was sold only a
year ago for $4,000. believe we
should vote now for the appropriation
of $4,000, but the question of the own
ership of the houses should be first
settled. Until then no money should
be spent"
Councillor Robertson agreed with
Mr.. Achi. These people should have
clean quarters to go to. AS it is, the
people are herding together and have
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a business proposition for the Govern
ment to settle in providing for them.
He thought it was safe to vote the
amount of $4,000 asked for
Councillor Gear said that nobody
could force the people from the de-
tention camp to go to the relief sta
tions; if they prefer to go to their rel
atives and friends, there they will go.
The Government should get lease of
five years for the location at Vineyard
street; they should procure similar
lease for the Punchbowl street camp
premises, with the privilege of giving
up the lease at the end of one year and
to remove whatever buildings might
have been erected.
Minister Young said he would at
tend to this part OF the business, as
suggested.
The Council adjourned at p. m.
p. C. A.