The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-07
MAUI LAND
INSPECTION

accompanied by Surveyor S. NJ. Kama
kanui, arrived In Kahului by the
steamer Claudine and being Joined
there by Sub Land Agent w. o. Aiken
continued the voyage to Hama.
The trip to Hama was an especially
rough one and on arrival the seas in
Hama bay were so high that no land
ing could be made and they had to
spend an uncomfortable night in toss
ing about on the steamer.
On Thursday after landing they made
the journey to Kipahulu In the rain
over the new road recently completed
by L. NJ. Whitehouse and ]. w.
Springston.
On Friday the party of three land
officials went to Wailua and Keanae
via Nahiku. At these places they
looked over the government lands
which 1t is proposed to open to settlers
and consulted with various residents
concerning local land matters. This
morning the Claudine stopped at Kea-
nae and brought the party to Kahului
Tonight Mr.. Pratt spends with Mr..
Aiken at Makawao and next week will
view the Omapio {Kula) lands and
consider other matters pertaining to
the government domain.
LOCAL OPTION INDIFFERENCE
Maui citizens, at least a good part of
them, seem Indifferent in regard to the
proposed local option" bill now before
the Legislature. 1t is generally ad-
mitted that the passage of such an
act would not change the present
status in regard to the sale of liquors
in any precinct of this representative
district
A number of the island plantations
would undoubtedly advocate such a
measure If they did not feel convinced
they could be easily outvoted when the
matter was presented at the polls.
The local option law is certainly "a
step in advance" but does not seem to
appeal to the interests of Maui people
at the present moment.
MUCH ARRESTED MAN.
On Tuesday the Paia Japanese
named Seiki, who was acquitted last
Friday by Judge Copp when charged
with the larceny of a ring from the
hand of dancing girl at Osald's
hotel, Paia, was again brought before
the Makawao magistrate, this time
charged with robbery of the ring from
the woman. but the judge refused to
commit to the grand jury.
Then upon his discharge Seiki was
Immediately re-arrested and taken on
Wednesday before Judge Mckay of
Wailuku and the charge of robbery
again entered, but his attorney. ]. NJ.
Vivas, made motion to discharge the
Iafa ha no
can not be tried twice for the same Of
fence, which motion was granted by
the Wailuku magistrate.
SOCIAL EVENTS.
Saturday afternoon last Mrs. II. P.
Baldwin gave a picnic luncheon at
"Maluhia," Makawao, in honor of her
sister, Miss Mary Alexander of Oak
land. Twenty four ladies were pres
ent.
Saturday evening a dancing party
was given at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. E. Taylor of Hamakuapoko.
A string band furnished excellent
music and a most enjoyable time was
reported Forty young people were
present This was the fifth consecutive
Saturday evening dance given recently
in Makawao district.
FARMING IN KuLA.
The Kula farmers are now all busy
planting their corn, that is, on the
lower lands, the season for planting
the upper lands being in May. They
are planting some potatoes but less
than formerly inasmuch as potatoes
do not do so well now as in the years
before the visitation of the blight.
When asked why they dhe farmers)
do not vary the crop in order to rest
their lands, they reply that they know
of no other product so marketable as
corn. They state that, though they
can raise beans, they can not be kept
long on account of weevils.
The steamer Nebraskan arrived in
Kahului on Monday from Honolulu
and has been busy all the week taking
on board a sugar cargo
Weather-A good rain on Wednesday
breaking the drouth. The rainfall
amounted to several inches $50 to 290
in, though in upper Kula they had
only OIL inch.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
E Greenwell (widow) to c
Hutchins Tr, Can L; pc land, Auhau-
keae, N Kona, Hawaii. b 273, Al.
Dated Sept 10, 1904
E C Greenwell (widow) to Venan-
clio L de Almeida, Can l.; pc land, Pa
hoehoe l. N Kona, Hawaii. B 273, p
AZ. Dated July IL, 1904.
Antoine de Suza and VT to Manoel
Cravalho. NJ; lot s. Paauilo Home-