Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-20

further than that, even in the old
times, they picked out land they had
some pieces of land for cultivating,
and other pieces down at the sea
shore for fishing, and other pieces for
home sites. Consequently each patent
that was issued by the land commits.
sioner of Ward contained several small
pieces of land.
Senator Cockrell. How about the
matter of private ownership? Have
those persons had patents issued to
them?
Mr.. Boyd. Yes, sir.
Senator Cockrell. They have been
decided by the Hawaiian Government?
Mr.. Boyd. Yes, sir; regular patents
have been issued to them.
Senator Cockrell. are there many
cases where separate individuals own
40 or 60 or 100 acres? Are there many
cases of that kind in the land pat,
ents?
Mr. Boyd. Oh. yes. sir; all the way
from or 10 to 100 acres.
The Chairman. Are there many?
Mr.. Boyd. oh, yes, sir. Almost all
our land titles average from 5 or 10 to
100 acres. There are very few OF the
others.
The Chairman. The land is princi
pally in small holdings, then?
Mr.. Boyd. Small holdings; yes. That
is why the Government land has been
cut up in this manner. 1t lies between
private lands.
Senator Cockrell. What has become
of the chiefs lands-where are they
now?
Mr.. Boyd. The chiefs lands are now
what is called the Bishop estate and a
few others. That is one of the richest
estates in the island.
The Chairman who has the title to
that?
MI. Boyd The Bishop estate. the
Kamehameha School. as II is called
and the Bishop Museum. A lady by
the name of Mrs. Bishop founded the
school. and Mr.. Bishop the museum.
Senator Cockrell. The Bishop" es
tate is not a Catholic institution
| sir Boyd. No, sir; IL Is a mans
name. Mr.. Bishop married one of oul
chiefs.
Senator Cockrell How much Is the
Bishop estate-of how much land does
it consist?
Mr.. Boyd. 1t is hard to estimate off
hand. II Is quite considerable. though
1t extends up to one or two hundred
thousand acres.
The Chairman. That is. all the land
that was set aside for the chiefs was
in this original partition?
Mr.. Boyd. Oh. no; that is only one
of the portions.
The Chairman. 1t is only one OF
them?
Mr.. Boyd. Yes; but the Kamehame.
ha lands are larger in extent than the
others. The other chiefs only had
one or two great strips of land.
The Chairman. Was Bishop the
chief who got all this land7
Mr.. Boyd No; it was his wife.
Senator Foster. She was the chief?
Mr.. Boyd. She was the chief.
Senator Foster. These are all rood
arabic farming lands. are they-sugar
lands?
Mr.. Boyd. Yes, sir; nearly all OF
them are very good lands.
Senator Foster. Are there any cattle
ranges over there-do they have any
cattle there in ranges on the noun
tains?
Mr. Boyd. Yes, sir.
The Chairman. wnen was tnat divi
sion OF lands made-how long ago?
Mr. Boyd. In lS4S.
The Chairman. Iias this Blshop es
tate continued from That time until
now?
Nj. Boyd. No; the estate started
from tie Kamehamcha line OF kings
and came down to 1868, when the last
OF the Kamehamehas 6ied. The estat,
then went to Ruth Keliikolani. She
got the property through the courts
as the rlghtful heir
Senator Foster. She is the trustee
is she?
MI, Boyd. On, no; she Is the EeIr
From her 1t went 10 her niece. Mrs
Bishop. She held 1t until she died
when, OF course, she made a will
rounding the Kamehameha School,
and whatever receipts are derived
from the lands go to the support OF
the school, which is carried on rpor
a very large scale. presume he,
name will be remembered quite a Ions
While for what she mas done.
The Chairman. Is there any question
at all about the validity of the title OF
/ the RishoD estate?
Mr.. Boyd. No, sir.
The Chairman. That is unuuestion
ed, Is It?
Mr.. Boyd. That is unquestioned.
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