The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-31
IMMIGRATION
STATION FOR
KAKAAKO REEF
The Site Formally Chosen and the
Necessary Papers Waiting to
Be Signed.
(MAIL SPECIAL TO THE ADvERTIsER.)

(MA1L ADvERT1sER)
WASHINGTON d. c., July 17.-lmmgration Commissioner
Sargent has his desk the papers, fixing for the immigration
Honolulu and the will be finally signed completed
within few days. least unless unforeseen hitch arises long
before this letter reaches its destination The will be that
portion of the naval station known Kakako reef The boundary
commences line of the Bishop Estate feet
sea-wa and distance 500 feet on
line parallel the South sea-wa Thence it continues
eastery direction right angle the last mentioned line for dis
of 700 feet thence right noheastery
to the Ala Moana street.
This the which Admiral Merry recommended to the Navy
Department should be accepted Secretary Moody forthwith accepted
it did Secretary Corteyou of the Department
the formal papers have been made and Commissioner Sargent
today only awaited the signatures of the necessary
action 81 shall take the question of once
tnued Mr. Sargent eeang what he stated
last letter. "The of filling the ground and
the driving of plng will be taken up. Within days expect
the plans and specifications will be ready that bids be advertised
for"
FIRECLAnIs BONDS
Over at the Interior Department the officials awaiting
the progress of the recams bond Hawaii
inquiries about those bonds frequently from New
York moneyed Some of these inquiries rather techni
cal and only be by Others
with him in the Territorial Government 1t is the belief the
Department that New willing to pur
chase of these bonds if further inquiry seems
good
But linked with that question part the question
bond issued by the Territory authorized by the Territorial
stature Gov Dos request information as to whether the
President under the of the existing required
to bond issue before could still with
the Assistant Attorney the Interior Department. The
officials there uncertain till the Assistant Attorney rendered
his opinion whether that the President approve each
individual bond whether he may approve as whole
THE KOHALA DITCH.
The Interior Department. probably already known in
lulu has left entirely Gov Dole the privileges
to construct the Kohaa Ditch make report to
the Department of whatever action he lengthy letter FROM
Acting Secretary of the Interior Ryan, the decision Assistant
Attorney General for the Department. of April 1902
wherein the former decision and given FULL
authority dispose of the public lands necessary the construction
of the ditch public auction the highest bidder Such report APP
panty required by the attorneys decision but
the Department naturally desires the information con-
vennce IN keeping in touch with the affairs of the Territory
ADMIRAL TERRY.
The formal order assigning Admiral Sas Terry to the command
OF the Navy Yard Honolulu yesterday preferred to-
remain in Washington and be assigned craftsmanship of the
Lighthouse Board for which duty he has applied His application
had considerable weight with Secretary Moody particularly in view
of the fact that Admiral age of retirement from
active service in December 1904 Thus Fighting Evans now
on tho Asc Station the assignment craftsmanship of
the Lighthouse Board The fact that Admiral Terry been in
Washington three Washington Navy Yard
initiated against him.
After holding place in the public eye remarkable long
uncover three montte postal scandal be waning in
general interest The waxing of the July which takes the
ion out OF nearly everything Washington probably
IN part for this but the fact nevertheless the force of
forty trained posoce inspectors burrowng away as diligently
as ever, trying to ft the facts.
POSTOFFICE SCANDALS
The last by has been heard of poofice scandals
Tor Fourth Assistant Postmaster General on the trail of
several suspicious contracts and there will days when his disclosures
VIII occupy place the front page of hundreds newspapers
throughout the country Undoubtedly walk into his
trap before the autumn leaves fall people simply become
snrfeted with the talk about unless there is something
new and decidedly startling the scandals will be RELOCATED
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