The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-27

a part of this land, leaving the Bishop
Estate frontage on Kuahua Island,
| though the land agent advised US to ask
$3.50 per acre, we gave the government an
option upon 1t at $50 an acre Now, when
1t Is sought to take Kuahua Island also,
we understand that this is only a bite,
and next the army will come and take
the balance. The Bishop Estate put in
Its claim as now filed. We have refused
a high rental for Kuahua Island and VIII
show that 1t is some Of the finest cane
land in the Islands"
f'The government may settle this easy
enough at the old figure. The offer the
Bishop Estate made then we consider no
different from that made now. If the
offer of the Bishop Estate for $50 for the
land made two years ago is acceptable to
the government, there is no use trying
this case. There is no desire on our part
to take one cent more than IS just, but
the proposition of the government in
wolves taking the nose off our land, and
leaves US without harbor. While no
cane is growing on this land yet, we viii
show that the quality of it is as good as
any other in the Islands,"
Captain y. s. G, White, U. s. NJ, was
the only witness for the government on
the stand yesterday. He testified that he
had been a civil engineer for twenty-five
years. 1t was stipulated before further
examination of the witness was made,
that the title to the land Under dispute
rested with the Bishop Esate, and that
the only other party Interested was the
Honolulu Plantation Company, and their,
lease. Mr.. Kinney explained, expired in
October of this year.
Captain White told of seven visits ne
had made to the Pearl Harbor land the
last time two months ago, in company
with Mr.. Baird, Mr.. Dunno, Captain Mer-
~ and Captain Pond.
that time said the witness, tine
land west Of the railroad station had
been cleared and ploughed. The western
portion of the soil is thin and everything
coral which crops out in many places.
The depth of the soil was from ten to
twenty-four inches in places, in some por-
lions there was no soil, and the coral
reef was visible.
There is no water there with the
exception of a small artesian well. About
ten per cent. of this land is unavailable
because of marshiness. About forty per
cent. of it IS not ploughed; 1t Is impreg-
mated with coral rock, and Is unavailable.
On the eastern portion of the land there
the soil is made up of disintegrated lava.
There was nothing growing on the land
but algaroba; no cane is growing on the
main piece. 1 did not go on Kuahua
Island, but around it. 1t appeared to be
of the same formation as the mainland.
There was no wharf or Improvement of
any kind on any of the land"
On cTOSS-eAaHlndllOH captain w AllS
said that his conclusions were drawn
from view of the land-not from a sur
vey.
At this point the jury was excused un-
til this morning at 9 o'clock. when a visit
to the site will be made Mr.. Kinney
suggested taking a launch, but the Court
frowned on that suggestion with the re-
mark: I'VE don't propose to go by sea;
It's too wet"
The party today Will be under the di-
rection of Marshal Hendry, who has pro-
vided carry-alls for the jury, and will
drive down. From there visit will be
made TO the Island in d launch. Captain
/ Merry, Captain White, the attorneys and
/ the Court VIII accompany the jury Judge
Estee cautioned the jury before it was
excused that the marshal was to point
/ out the land, and they were not TO at
tempt 10 gain outside information con-
( corning the property, and were to take
only disinterested view of the premises