Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-16

these lots were only two and onc.hall
miles from Iiiio". We presume Mr.
Williams desired to convey to you the
fact that they would bring the Govern.
ment much more money II divided up
md sold for residence lots and we
think he should have so advised you.
And had he not finally compromised
with the Land Appraiser there would
have been no appraisemcnt. then you
would have been made acquainted with
the great disparity between Mr.. VII.
liams' and the other appraisers value
Of the land and no sale would have
been made.
This land has a frontage on the Gov.
eminent Kaumana road and Is imme
1iatcly adjacent to Mr.. VIM. Kinney's
land. MIR. Kinney has recently sold
Two lots, Of about = acre each for S92
per lot The fact that the lots herein
referred TO are only two and One.hali
miles from the center OF HilO and at
an altitude of several hundred feet
makes the land very desirable for res.
ldencc purposes and for this reason
valuable, not only to the Government,
but to the citizens here who have few
NplbN NhlllAl'H VI
OTIS In the suburbs without paying ex.
orbitant prices for them.
Several transactions, some of which
Nrc referred to in the communication
If one OF the members of the Board Of
Trade. have been made in lands In and
about Hilo, and we deem It high time
hat all such transactions should have
III due publicity before contamination,
and in the case Of Mr.. Lyman, herein
referred to, we find that he has not eX.
pended any money In improvements
ON these lots. and We think. in justice
TO the citizens. that the transaction
should not be allowed TO stand.
All of which We beg to submit for
your earnest consideration and early
reply. L. n. HOLMES,
President Board of Trade OF Hilo.
Attest:
II. Wears, Secretary.
Mr.. Pratt stated In substance at the
meeting that about March list, 1904, be
wrote Sub-Agent Williams stating that
Eugene II. Lyman claimed to have APP
FILED for the lots in question seven
years ago. and requesting that a search
be made OF the Hilo files 10 see II there
was any tNlutllCC VI SUCH an uppliSh-
ton. the Honolulu files showing no
such application. Mr.. Williams replied
that there was no record of such appli-
cation, although Mr.. Baldwin stated
70 him that il had been sent TO Homo
lulu at the time IL was made. Baldwin
also informed Williams that the said
lots had been withdrawn. On March
9Th | wrote To Williams telling him to
take Lyman's application anew for the
said lots. and on March 10th the appli-
cation was sent down. Mr.. Williams
reported that the appraisement stood
at 81 per acres and suggested that II be
rcappraised, which | subsequently Or
dered him TO do and the appraisement
was sent down Ut SO per acre, Mr.. Will
liams and Mr.. Supe acting as apprais-
ers. The lease was thereafter duly is
sued to Mr.. Lyman. The matter wag
carried on in the regular order Of af-
fairs. Mr.. Pratt stated that there was
no record of the lots having been with
drawn, and that inasmuch as they had
already been advertised there was no
reason why they should have been re-
advertised. All requirements of the
Land Act had been complied with. He
also stated that there were no records