The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-03-14
MAUI LANDS
FOR FARMS

:saa at Waikiki courthouse on We'd
nesday morning, Hon. A N. Kepoikai
presiding. A calendar of 81 criminal
cases is to be considered. The trial
Jurors were excused until Monday, but
the grand jury with R. A. wadsworth
and will probably not render a final
report until Monday or Tuesday Of
next week. A partial report has al
ready been handed in consisting of
eleven indictments.
Among the cases to be tried are a
burglary case and one of perjury. A
certain Auwekolani OF Kanaio is
charged with swearing falsely before
the Board OF Registration as to his
age. 1t is alleged that he is between
IS and 10 years old-affidavit to 81
years in order TO be registered as a
voter. This is the first case of the
kind in connection with the registra
ton board that has ever been brought
before Maui courts
Captain Thompson, the stenographer,
-ent at the court proceedings as yet.
LAND SETTLEMENT.
Land Commissioner ]. w. Pratt and
Surveyor S. NJ Kanakanui have jour-
meyer nearly all over the island during
the last ten days. Last week was spent
in Hama district, government lands at
Kipahulu, Wailua and Keanae being
visited.
1t is probable that the lower lands
at Wailua the fiat now occupied by
Chinese rice planters, and the makai
lands of Keanae. comprising about 100
acres altogether, will be granted to
settlers, there being now about 80 bona
fide applications on file. Each APP
plicant will be allowed homestead of
about three acres comprising two acres
of kula land without water and one
of taro or rice land with water rights.
On their return by the steamer
sClaudine from Keanae on Saturday
last, Messrs. Pratt and Kanakanui, ac-
-companied by Hugh Howell, went to
Iahaina via Wailuku to look into some
matters relating to government land
titles. On Monday the land officials re-
turned to Wailuku and spent Tuesday
in viewing government lands at Kaha-
kuloa. In regard to these latter it is
probable that the forty little pieces
of taro lands-remnants scattered here
and there in the gulch, will be sold at
auction, while the remaining acreage
will be either leased or divided up in
to homesteads provided that there are
any applications therefor, the land in
question being rather dry pasture land.
Wednesday Mr.. Pratt spent in Wal
I,-lr ~, 1,,,ef hal he
grand jury. Wednesday night was
passed at Haleakala Ranch, Makawao,
and Thursday In viewing Board of
Education lands" in the vicinity of the
ranch. 1t is to be recalled that the Ha-
leakala Ranch Co. has proposed an ex-
change with the government for these
lands and 1t was in connection with
this that the Land Commissioner and
Surveyor made their recent visit.
On Friday the Omapio lands were
looked over and on Friday evening, at
Maalaea Bay, the two officials depart
ed by steamer for Honolulu.
Surveyor Kanakanui, who knows
more about government lands than
almost any one now employed by the
department, will soon return to Maui
to lay out homestead lots and do 9TH
,.er surveying.
MINISTER CALLED.
At a meeting of the members of the
Paia Foreign Church held after the
morning service last Sunday, 1t was de-
cided to request Rev. Mr.. Bazata of
California to accept the position of
minister to the church for year, talk
ing the place which Rev. DR.. Beck
with recently resigned on account Of
-ill-health.
Mr.. Bazata is young man, fond of
athletics and highly recommended.
Maui people will be pleased to renew
the acquaintance of Mrs. Bazata, who
before her marriage was Miss Minnie
Bailey, the daughter of William Bailey,
who years ago was manager and prin-
cipal owner of Wailuku plantation.
Mr.. Bazata has recently been preach
ing in the Presbyterian church of Ala
media. Mr.. and Mrs. Bazata are ex-
ipected on Maui in about month.
KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION.
The End semi annual meeting of the
Maui kindergarten Association took
place in the Paia kindergarten rooms
last Saturday morning between and
IL o'clock, Mrs. H. P. Baldwin presid-
ing. A large number of people from
Lahaina, Wailuku, Puunene, Hama
kuapoko and Paia were in attendance,
completely filling the rooms, whose
prettily adorned interior reflected much
credit upon the taste of Miss Mosser,
the Paia kindergarten. After the
reading of the secretary's and treas
urer's reports the following program
was given:
Prayer-Rev. Mr.. Rice.
Piano Solo-Miss Sabey
Paper-"Aesop's Fables" Miss Steele
of Hamakuapoko.
Duet-Misses Tilton and Kalino.
Paper-"Settlement Work." Miss
Babb of Wailuku.
soio-"Steai Away to Jesus" Mrs
Evans.
Recitation-"The Wedding See." Mrs
Lowell.
per-"Kindergarten Work." Miss