The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-01-03
BY DANIEL LOGAN.


IL BY DANIEL LOGAN
Although but small of business the Stock Exchange reported
for the closing week OF the Old dentns the days which
year universally
brokng guild bounding spirits
There cannot help being increased activity stock: after the ho
ing price and the glowing prospects all of the plantations ought resume big
dividends"
producer last yearwhch listed the exchange Its last sales
of stock January and February made $3.50 share The enterprise has
the and disputed whether
dividend when lowest cent Eva has
last showing $3.50 drop of so Yet that
filled by the taking of shares from San
Francisco firm standing ready with $3.50 yesterday o block of 500
Eva unable that At the Bank of Hawaii yesterday
lively redemption of the 100000 of Eva
called Only 100000 of the compny bonded Indebtedness
uand which will be redeemed June 80 oaa cannot be obtained for the
bid of the sheet for about days All of the Hawaiian mills
will grinding the Tuesday An mod sale of Hawaiian
Co., $o has been made against the listed $o There
will be something doing Electric soonhe business will compel it
Co. (par so Ke Plantation
Khuku Sugar Co $ao) shares Walm Asrcu
$oo shares $40; Eva Plantation Co (par $o shares $3.50;
Hawaiian Sugar Co Nkawel sao IS shares at $sfso
quotations follows: Hawaiian Commercial
Sugar Co, s74; Honokaa ssra5; MAXWELL s3a
BUILDING SITE.
Peterson publication of Wednesdays paper
Federal building Site asked by several business
He complied the form of the
His would be increased by easehod interests
but the total condemnation be placed about 100000 This Mr.
the matter building being agtad
Washington c. would like lay the following facts
conditions and arguments before the publc
beginning, might that the business portion Honolulu
bounded approximately follows the maka side by the haor Waikiki
by Akea mauka side by Beana and the Eva side by
River (houeh or and shops above Be
Fort Nuunu and River and beyond River along Berana
pick centrally suitable
Federal building such need and covered with costly improvements
with frontage four principal business streets Gas is always preferred the
Federal authorities for several good and sufficient reasons) convenient tho
wholesalers retailers banks DOCKS railroad the public general would
choose block bounded by King Nuuan Bethel and Merchant streets
with frontages follows:
King 1888 feet Nuunu as1 feet Bethel as feet Merchant 7s
containing an area of 41118 square feet more or less
about of this block the Hawaiian Government
ceedg The fee of this Excepting that owned by thu
Government soooo s47oc
building as the city deserves
built this block should that wou
credit the Federal Government certainly would tn
importers shippers business and professional of this cosmopolitan
mun and fair and just the of real the vicinity of TIL
posto building 1t would also keep the os their sid
of the and would improve much neglected portion of the business
u TORRENS TITLE SYSTEM.
interesting mention here the made by the Torrns
registering land titles this Territory The Court of Land Registration
created by the Legislature of but there delay in its opening 70
business has now been in operation for one year. which has closed with
increasing of applications for titles To only those who have take
the subject that the T land title
TEN two cardinal features of merit First gives assur
of title and secondly reduces land conveyancng probably the
plest and cheapest process that could be devised
Compared with the the Massachusetts,
Land Registration of Hawaii makes fine showing
nshes the facts Massachusetts, had the first population
eighteen times that of Hawaii Hawaii the end of its n
Hawaii. There country Maui for country
and for city town lots Oahu The total of country property de
petitions $4,000
city property 765os square assessed $6ooo
total assessed value lands described date $4,000 Many petition
Il GENERAL REVIEW
At the close of the Territorial finances found much better
Though cd
less ang Auditors November floating
been of Governor Carriers reenchment policy
which Legislature November
$L1749 of November and the expend
~ decrease from date the previous of $oa9o52
the for being The cash balance November
a4a36 against $o4oL6o previous On
Territorial
balance $2oo73S5
The United States Treasury ap
Honolulu
may be appropriated for Hawaiian harbor the Rivers rbos Bill J
b. working develop
lands the central mill
tic his taking charge of the Volcano
that establishment of which days board The Wi Me
camille Association with capital of has filed its draft charter