The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-23
THE ESPLANADE LOT DEAL
THE DEEDS AND PATENT ARE SILENT AS TO ANY
OTHER CONSIDERATION FOR THE $4,000 LOTS
THAN THE $21,516 PIECES OF LAND ON HOTEL
AND FORT STREETS AND ST.

The deeds of record in the Espanade transaction between
the Public Works Department and A. McCandess exactly
described The Saturday They show the purchase
of three lots by cCandess for $256 the exchange of the three
lots for four espanade lots and the sale Of the Espanade lots
100000 later Other deeds in existence unrecoded aud
representing transactions known to those concerned show pay
by McCandless for the Territory for lands owned by the
Castle Estate of the Espanade deal.
The dckerng with valuable lands appears have
for time without any thought the part of Supern-
endent Cooper that such transactions of interest to the
public Public lands supposed to be disposed at public
that all bidders may have chance but these pieces of
the valuable land in Honolulu quietly disposed Of
terms now stated yet spread the records The
following copy the recorded deed which McCandess
gave in exchange for the 10000 lots
This ndentur made this end day Of March, A. D. 19o3 by
and between A. McCandss of Honolulu Island of Oahu Ter
rtory of Hawaii party of the first part and the Territory of Ha
wa party the second part Wtnesseth Whereas the parties
hereto have agreed upon exchange of land whereby the party
of the first part conveys to the party OF the second part all those
parcels land below described required by the party the
ond for street widening and extensions and the party OF the
second to the of the first part all OF those certain
lots Of land situate the Esplanade in said Honolulu par
tculary described Land Patent No 469o Grant there
fore this Indenure witnesseth
That said party the first part pursuance of said agree
and of One Dollar him paid by the party Of the second
part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and of the is
him said Land Patent No 1000 and in exchange for the
land described in said Patent and in further consideration of the
waving by the party of the second part all charges for better
be caused by the widening of the roads hereinafter
toned does hereby grant bargain sell and convey the
said Territory of Hawaii all those pieces parcels of lands
the city Of Honolulu Island Of Oahu Territory aore
said being particularly described follows Here follows
description OF the three pieces OF nd which bought for
gess there other considerations but there other
deeds existence BOTH for left unrecorded which
show that McCaness paid $228 and ST the S n Castle
Estate buy land for the Territory acting apparently
dbursng agent These executed the 18th Of Feb
ruary, before McCandless got the Esplanade lots
tell from the deeds, under the circumstances just
which transaction which Perhaps there other consid
aons unmenoned the Castle Estate deeds just there ap
pear have been the Espanade deed consderaonnvov
ing third OF the entire paid for the andnever mentioned
at all in the instrument
The land patent number 46oo granting the Espanade lots
McCandless definite than McCandess deed the
government setting forth the three lots bought for $2I
the entire consideration for the Epanade lots 1t is in the fol-
lowing language:
LAND PATENT NO. 469o On Land Exchange By this
Patent the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii in conformity
of the United States of America and of the Terri
tory of Hawaii makes known all that he has this day
granted confirmed A. McCandess for the cOnsdera
ton of ST paid into the Treasury and for the further consideration
of deed the Government Of the Territory of Hawaii of lands
required for the widening and extensions of streets in the City
Honolulu Island Of Oahu from A. McCandess the receipt Of
which is hereby acknowledged SAID DEED BEING DATED
MARCH 2, 1903, AND THE LANDS THEREIN NAMED
BEING GRANTED AND CONVEYED IN EXCHANGE
FOR THE LAND BELOW GRANTED, etc, the OF the
patent being simple description of the four Espanade lots
The deed of March the McCandess deed and mentions
consideration than the three of land Ii other
consideration given for the Espanade os land patent
1000 is wrong.
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