The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-11-25
MERCHANTS
AND TAXES
Merchants Association
Desires the Law
Altered.
0rrom rhur.day.s AdyertIser.l

lulu Merchants Association, 80 taxi
over the question Of revision Of the
tax system The merchants desire a
change in the law which viii make It
more definite. II possible, In some re-
spects.
According to the views presented by
the Associations representatives to the
Governor, they desire TO have the law
amended so that the merchants shall
make their returns of stocks of mer-
chandise on hand according to inven-
tory. provided It agrees with their
books.
The merchants think a definite per-
centage should be allowed by the tax
assessor in order to get at the cash
value of the goods as shown by the in
ventory.
Further, the merchants wish that, in
case of difference between the asses
sor and a taxpayer, the assessor be en-
powered to appoint three other business
men as a sort of board of appraisers to
come in and appraise the goods.
four separate attempts have been made
to raise sugar cane on better lands In
the immediate vicinity of the lower
end of this land, all of which attempts
We're failures ending in abandonment.
such lands being again turned into
grazing lands. The lands and the per-
| sons making such attempts are indi-
Gated on the map herewith.
| Lot sc" was planted and cultivated
by Captain James Makee, he having
purchased 1t from the Government for
the express purpose of establishing
sugar plantation.
Lot "F''' was planted and cultivated
by S. 4. Alexander, II. p. Baldwin and
Eugene Delamar.
Lot CO. was planted and cultivated
by w. II. Bailey.
Lot II" was planted and cultivated
by w. p. A. Brewer and Akanaliilii.
Further evidence that this is grazing
and not cultivable is that although
there are numerous kuleanas within,
adjoining and adjacent to the land In
question, owned by a number of pri-
vate owners. consisting of better
quality of land. none of them are un-
der cultivation and all of them are be-
ing used for grazing purposes.
CHARACTER OF LAND PROPOSED
TO BE GRANTED TO GOVERN
MENT.
| The 2752 acres of forest land proposed
| to be granted to the Government are
high grade pasture lands, being espe-
cially valuable for fattening purposes.
! Were 1t not for the fact that they are
already forested and lying directly
across the entire Hamakua watershed,
this company would not think of part
ing with them; but in consideration of
such facts and desiring to assist in the
formation of forest reserves, and also
10 promote the actual settlement of
farmers on lands where there is pros
poet of creating profitable industry, |
il makes this offer.
The lands proposed to be exchanged |
are of fairly equivalent value, irrespec
tive of the other undertakings proposed |
Ly this company.
LOCATION AND CHARACTER OF
LAND PROPOSED TO BE HOME |
STEADED.
The Government land of Omaopio
proposed to be homesteaded, is situated |
in the Kula District four or five miles
south from the Makawao postofiice.
Its upper end reaches to the Gov
eminent road through Kula and at it's
lower end it abuts upon the cane lands
of the Maui Agricultural Company.
The lands upon both sides of it are
owned by the Haleakala Ranch Com
pGny, and there are numerous private |
lands owned in the immediate vicin-
iiy.
PORTS.
The ports of Kahului and Kihei are
each from six to seven miles distant. |
ROADS
The lower government road through |
Kula runs past the upper end of thu
land, direct to Makawao, ana thence
to Paia and Haiku.
one of the Government roads from
f,ula to Wailuku runs directly through
the land.
There are Government roads direct
! from the land to the port of Kahului
and to the port of Kihei.
SOIL..
The soil is rich and fertile OF the
same character. and immediately I'd
| joining or adjacent TO, the cane lands
NJ Kihei. Hawaiian Commercial aad
Maui Agricultural Sugar Plantations
The climate is dry but the average
rainfall is greater than at the -isal
! plantation at Eva. oahu.
! 1t lies largely Within the prickly
pear belt, which extends through Kula,
! which belt produces the best cattle
raised on Maui and produces more hogs
than are raised elsewhere on the is
lands both ruttlo ana hogs living
chiefly on the fruit ana leaves OF he
prlFkly pear,
ApAPTARilITY TO slsAL,
The naleRkala Ranch hHs far the
past HrYru years maintained au ca
|IrrlWrninl patton ~ sisal plants aH k1r
lallnu immediately adjoining umao-
Fin n has MOI bsen Wsried ar lgls
iRat,i nor hae ans care ar protection
been given li since Il NHf planted.
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