The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-04
ANOTHER OLD
LAND DEAL
Tract on This Island
Exchanged for
Street. @

Another one of the left over land ex
changes from the former administra.
ton is still occupying the attention Of
Governor Carter. This is an exchange
of Oahu acres with Jas. b. Castle fol
land secured by Superintendent of Pub
lie Works II. E. Cooper for street
widening purposes.
Governor Carter yesterday sent to the
Board of Agriculture request tina,
Forester Hosmer be allowed to make an
inspection of the lands involved in the
exchange, and also that the board itself
consider the proposition with reference
to the forestry question.
The land involved is at Kaipapau in
the Koolauloa district, and consists of
1895 acres. In report made to Supt.
Cooper by Commissioner Boyd it was
stated that the tract is on the noun
tain side, covered with forests, and with
but little agricultural land. Further
that the good land consists of small
pieces, less than half an acre in extent.
1t is also stated that the property is
of little value for irrigation purposes,
because of the great expense, and the
fact that the lower lands could be sup
piled more cheaply from wells. The
valuation put upon the land was $4,000.
According to the papers submitted,
which include letters from former Supt.
Cooper and Governor Dole the govern
ment had already agreed to the propos-
ed exchange. Mr.. Castle had given to
the Territory a strip of land on the
mauka side of the Waikiki road for
street widening purposes and was to
receive $1025 for it. The SuDerintend-
ent agreed to ask the legislature for
that sum, If in the meantime a salts
factory exchange of land had not been
made.
Apparently the first offer of exchange
had been $50 acres of land at Kaipapau
which had been unsatisfactory, or
about which there had been a misun-
Outstanding. This was simply for the
Waikiki land, and the papers show
that Mr. Castle was under the impress
sion that he was to have received the
entire tract, A new offer was then
made to secure all the land through
the Castle property required for the eX
tension of Fort street, and this ex-
change was agreed to. The exchange
was approved in Executive Council the
valuation of the Castle land having
been placed at $1,000, while that of the
land given him was valued at $1,000. |
Both Mr.. Cooper and Judge Dole have
written letters regarding the transac-
ton, which We're submitted to Governor
Carter. |
The matter was called up at the !
yesterday with a request from
Supt. Holloway, that Forester Hosmer |
be allowed to make an Immediate ex-I
of these lands
Mr.. Giffard said that he had had an
with the Governor a few days |
ago regarding the property in question.
Governor Carter had stated that he. did
not feel obliged to carry out the wishes
of the last administration, in regard to
these matters, and had so informed Mr..
Castle. If the Board of Forestry OBJ
jected to the proposed exchange, the
Governor would not complete the deal
He considered that though this was
unfinished business he was in a posi-
ton to withdraw it if objection was
made. The matter was one that re-
CURED immediate action, and the for
astry committee was instructed to take
It up at once with Forester Hosmer.