The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-26
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will not from the above that the great bulk of the expenditures
for permanent improvements have been in developing transporting
and irrigation AS the life of the plantation depends upon
supply and as the cost of operating the plantation largely ncreas
ed decreased by the methods distributing
fields for irrigation the following information regard
development at Waaua should be of material interest you.
POPSIhere Compound and Triple Expansion Pumps III
five pumping stations and the mill with total pumping apa
city 100000 gallons hours
run said pumps at full capacity if necessary.
Also three Gasoline Engine Pumping Stations Capacity 100000
gallons every "a haurs.
REsERVOIRS-There twelve reservoirs with total
capacity OF about 6oOooOoo gallons all situated the lower part
tire plantation below the 0Oooot level used for the purpose of stor
ling from the smaller dtche the pumping
2ooOooooo gallons which supplied with from three guche
namely Opaeua Kawai Waimea These guches depend
rainfall the heads of the first guches averages
6oto 80 inches per year There year showing
rainfall OF I5r46 inches, at the head of Kawaiki
large dam fast nearing completion Waaua which will hold
the water from two large guches which join each other short
distance the DAM There
here than from other the island of Oahu draining
large watershed of several thousand slopes
of the Kooau mountains.
The dam is to have capacity of gallons There
two other streams of fresh coming from other ghes
tanning larger streams and draining larger watersheds than the Opa
ua and Wame streams which the time have been pra
cay untouched 1t intended to make this
With the water development above outlined coming the
uche and conserved by the dam and reservoirs
eVd that about $4,000 OF land all below the 7oooot level
irrigated by these mountain the greater
and is possible that when the streams have been further developed
experience VIII snow tna the water may be prohtaby used lands
above the 7oooo level thereby producing large the
Above the 9oofoo level four to six thou
sand acres OF good land be cultivated with large part
winch land Is comparatively level with soil of good depth and quality
he rainfall on these upper lands ranges from to 90 inches
u shown by records which about the rainfall
binary found Hamaua Hawaii Kau Hawaii
Hawaii And probable that from these upper nongated fields
the cane will yield from three to four tons of sugar per
money expended this devel
cpment to be wise expenditure for best
csts OF the plantation and all connected with whether stockholders
or bondholders.
The result is that Waua Plantation going GOO
OF land under cultivation all of which will be irrigated fresh
mountain water brought the plantation by gravity during great
Ter part OF the making possible that the pumps the
OF pumping will only be called upon occasionally
LED in with good soil and sufficient rainfall
vave estimate of from three to four of the
these non-rrgated lands.
Assuming that the below the 7oooot level will pro-
duce tons to the which about the average for the past
and assuming that the
duce tons to the this would indicate that Waau will produce
about As 600 tons OF sugar annum with possibly still further
panson, and crop, in the future
Respectfully submitted
HAWAIIAN TRUST COMPANY LTD.
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