The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-11-24
HOW To PAY THE
TERRITORIAL DEBT
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leased to Waimanalo Plantation, $685.
acres; Aiea. leased to Honolulu Sugar
Co.. 1,034 acres, exclusive of 100 acres
purchased by the Honolulu Sugar
Company for a mill site in 1897 for $780,
600; Waimano pearl City, LIPS, GAG
acres of which is under lease to the
Oahu Railway Il Land Co., and of
which a large portion is planted in
cane; Waianae Plantation, all Govern
ment excepting Kuleanas; Wahiawa
water rights, 397S acres; and in the
District of Honolulu-Makiki valley,
sol acres; Punchbowl Slope, 1856 acres;
and Alewa, 1876 acres. In addition to
the above there are some Sc other
tracts of land ranging from 1 acre to
S,575 acres.
On the Island of Kauai-Kapaa and
Anahola, under lease to Makee Sugar
Co., 1906 acres, from $500 to 5000
acres of which is cane land; Lihue,
under lease to Lihue Plantation, 17,455
acres, including valuable sugar rice
and taro lands; Kalahea, under lease
to McBryde Estate, 1923 acres, part
cane land; Hanapepe and Waimea, I'M
der lease to Gay & Robinson, 46,3OO
acres. including very valuable water
w
sen Estate, 10000 acres, which includes
all of the Kekaha Plantation producing
5000 tons of sugar a year, 500 acres of
rice land, and good cattle ranch; and
other large tracts ranging from $50
to 1880 acres.
On the Island of Hawaii-2O6, O51
acres in the Distdict of Kau under
lease to the Hawaiian Agricultural Co.,
including cane land, good pasture land
and some forest land; 6S,926 acres I'M
der lease to the Hutchinson Sugar
Plantation Co.; 126,155 acres under
lease to r, Hind, Jr., excellent graz
ing land; $500 acres under lease to
the Parker Estate; and 1O5 other tracts
ranging from 10 acres to 96,SSS acres,
the principal leasehold owners being
the Waiakea Mill Co., Hilo Portuguese
Sugar Co., Onomea Sugar Co., Pepee-
keo Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., Ha-
kalau Plantation, Laupahoehoe Planta-
tion, Humuula Sheep Station, Ookala
Sugar Co., Kukaiau Plantation Co.,
Samuel Parker Hamakua Mill Co.,
Paauhau Plantation Co., Honokaa Su-
gar Co., Pacific Sugar Mill Co., Union
Mill and Estate of R. r. Hind.
On the Island of Maui-6S tracts Of
land ranging from ~ acres to $4,000
acres under lease principally to c.
Brewer & Company, Olowalu Planta-
tion, Pioneer Mill Co., Waikiki Sugar
Co., Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar
Co., Haiku Sugar Co., H. p. Baldwin,
Kipahulu Sugar Co., Haleakala Ranch,
]. H. Raymond and w. H. Cornwell.
On the Island of Molokai-21 tracts
ranging from SO to 11,461 acres.
On the Island of lanai tracts
ranging from 200 to SOS acres.
Island of Kahoolawe-2S26O acres
under lease to c. Conradt.
In my judgment the lands above emu
merated are probably worth $2O,0O0,O00,
and if the Territory owns 600
worth of land would there be any trou-
BILE for the Government to pay off a
bonded Indebtedness of $4,000 900?
I am informed that there are 100000
acres of Government land not under
lease at the present time. Would it
not be wise for the Government to
dispose of this land which is bringing
in no rent and is not contributing one
cent of taxes to the maintenance of the
Territory? If this land should be dis
posed of the Government would realize
the purchase price and there would be
100000 acres more land contributing
taxes to the Territory which would
lessen the burden upon the present
taxpayers.
L. L. McCANDLESS.
Honolulu, T. H., Nov. "a, 1905.