The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-26

the purposes of such incorporation which
the Legislature may authorize, giving a
long list, including bouies corporate, for
manufacturing and other pursuits, saw
ings banks, cemeteries, railroads, cor
porations for operating irrigation
bitches, colonization and Improvement of
land and benevolent and other associs-
lions. Then comes n provision "Provid-
ed, That no corporation. domestic or for
cign. shall acquire and hold real estate
in Hawaii in excess of 1000 acres: and
all real estate acquired or held by such
corporations or associations contrary
hereto shall be forfeited and escheat to
the United States. but existing vested
rights in real estate shall not be i'm
paired"
In regard to that section. It was so
short that 1t was a matter of doubt
whether acquire and hold" real estate
included leases or not, or simply refer
red to fee simple titles. 1t was n mat
ter of considerable Importance for the
sugar planters are cultivating large
amounts of land leased from the Gov
eminent. Some have considerable land
in fee simple, but others are leasing land
as much as 1000 acres. which is the larg
est amount leased.
II this section was intended to cover
leases. as soon as these leases terminate
this Government will be disqualified to
extend the leases or renew them The
would become destroyed. 1t was in re-
gard to this also that we wished for
some information as to what ii meant.
Mr.. Gilfllan-They have done nothing
in the way of law at all to give you
help? .. ST..
The Governor--In Congress?
Mr. Giifllan-Yes.
The Governor-No; they have not done
anything After Mr.. Brown was on his
way. almost as soon as he had left the
City. I had letter from Secretary
Hitchcock enclosing a letter from Mr.
vandeventer, Assistant Attorney Gener-
nj for the Interior Department which
took the opposite of Mr.. Baird's conten-
tention.
When United States Attorney Baird
made this point, I sent letter to Mr.
Hitchcock. the Secretary of the Interior
and this was in reply thereto. Mr.. Baird
had forwarded his opinion to the Attor-
ney General and Mr.. Vandeventer said
there was nothing in the contention. Up
on receipt of the letter the question was
sufficiently clear, so that the most i'm
portant object of Mr. Browns trip was
disposed of before he got there.
Immediately upon Mr.. Browns arriv-
al in Washington he wrote the following
letters. which received January 10TH
THE Raleigh
Washington ID. c., Jan. 2, 1901.
Sanford Il. Dole, Esq, Governor of the
Territory OF Hawaii.
Sir: I beg to notify you of my arrival
in Washington yesterday (New Years
Day.. / presented your letter to the Sec
rotary of the Interior this morning, ex-
pressing my desire TO furnish any infor-
nation in my power relating to Hawaii
an land matters AS occasion might arise.
The Secretary assumes that | would
cooperate with our Delegate in any such
matters, and / shall at an early date see
Mr.. Wilcox with view to learning II
possible what changes or legislation he
may be seeking in that direction.
Desiring to know the present status as
to our land matters, 1 waited upon Mr..
Vandeventer. Assistant Attorney Gener-
al for Interior Department, and was
gratified to know (what you are already
informed of that final approval had
been given to the transactions July Z, |
1888, to September 30. 1899. and that Mr.. |
Vandeventer's opinion on the points |
raised by Mr.. Baird in Honolulu had !
been given entirely in support of our
contention.
1t is not possible at this time to ex-
press any opinion as to what may come
up during the session, but it will evil
IDENTIFY be crowded one with small time
for consideration of our local matters.
| met MIR. Haywood today and under
stood from him that he had already sent |
agreeable news relative to the Kahn"
bill regarding lepers.
With the commitments of tho season
remain. yours Respectfully
j. +. BROWN. T..
The Governor-I replied:
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