Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-13


to construct reservoirs wherever nee
essary and not conflicting with or in.
Turing rights of others, | will agree to
furnish to the extent of the whole of
the Kapaa river sufficient water to
properly irrigate COO acres of cane
land to be planted. or planted and ra.
TONED, annually, together with such
like acreage for growing crop Tor 1900
acres in all when both crops are grow.
ing) as well as water for domestic pur.
poses and garden crops: and upon
Anal ola and Kamamaloo. in like man.
ner. for 400 acres per annum or 800
acres when two crops are in the
ground and growing AZ well as do.
nestle purposes and garden crops.
will. furthermore. agree TO con.
tract with parties to whom the gov.
eminent may lease or sell the said
lands, or any of them. on practically
the same terms as the contract with
the Molokans. and will guarantee to
the government an agreed rental for
any part Of said lands that may be In
my charge or under my control at any
time or times during said term by rea
son Of non.rental or occupancy by 9th
crs.
Mr., Fairchild Will explain to you
how and why can offord to take the
chance and risk OF so expanding thou
sands OF dollars In extending or In
creasing the capacity and sugar out
put OF my plantation. And he viii al
50 inform you as To the practicability
Of thus Offering home sites to indus
trious workers while keeping the
main irrigated lands under conditions
productive Of groa est benefit to The
working occupants ms well as govern
ment ownership.
To this letter Atkinson replied a
length. stating that he felt assured
that Spaldlng had done all he could &
further the Mulokan experiment. II,
then goes on to say:
| II have appreciated for some tim,
the difference between irrigated ant
unirrigated lands, especially In refer
encc TO the policy Of settling them.
found out long ago that IL was mucl
easier to settle unirrigntcd land be
cause the question OF water suppl!
was not TO be considered, and know
IN "'' "S s'' Wv NV H'hhNu 's VI Wv
question of apportiOning the waite
supply to irrigated lands when the!
are to be settled
After reviewing the proposition
made by Spalding. he says further:
while | believe that all offers o
propositions made In good faith To tn
Government should be- considered 81
riously, ! feel, however, that the Gov
eminent Is not in n position to max
any agreement concerning these land
at the present time on account OF tn
action taken by the Commissioner o
Public Lands, on January 20, 1906
at the time when you signed up you
agreement with the Molokans. lo
remember that at that time Mr.. Prat
assured the MOlokans that Il was tn
intention of the Hawaiian Government
to have 5000 acres OF the Kappa Ian
ready for exclusive occupancy OF sal
Molokan Settlement Association on o
about the first day of May, 1907, oh
date of the expiration Of the presen
lease to the Makec Sugar Company
and that said land would remain opG
TO application from members Of IN
association for ninety days thoreaI
ter. - a.
Still see no reason why, II II
TO be taken for granted that the Mo
lOkans will default under their agree
mcnt with you. and also release tn
Government from its position, theT