The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-13
THE REPLY OF ACTING COVER
NOR ATKINSON.
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And let me say. right here, thar 7 ap-
preciate the spirit in which you write
and assure you that viii gladly con-
slider conditions as they are. and en-
deavor TO work with you 10 find
remedy
I have appreciated for some time the
difference between irrigated and unir-
rlgated lands. especially in reference to
the policy Of settling them. I found
out long ago that it was much easier
to settle unirrigated land because the
question OF water supply was not to
be considered. and know as well as
you do the difficulty of the question Of
apportioning the water supply TO ir-
rigated lands when they are TO be set
tied
note what you say about the lands
at Kappa and Anahola with their
natural water which has been largely
conserved and brought upon the lands
by you. I am not in a position, at
the present time. to consider the areas
which you quote that could be ir-
rigated by the said waters of Kappa
and Apahola for the reason that I am
not familiar enough with the capacity
rff q rl7 oFIIfixa
I note what your proposal is con-
corning the granting of lease of the
Kappa and Anahola rivers water at
a nominal rental for twenty-one years,
etc, on condition that you furnish TO
the extent OF the whole of the Kappa
river only sufficient TO properly irri-
gate six hundred acres of cane land to
be painted. or planted and ratooned
annually. together with such like
acreage for growing crop Cor 1900 acres
in all when both crops are growing) as
well as water for domestic purposes
and garden crops: and upon Anahoia
@and Kamamaloo. in like manner. for
400 acres per annum or 500 acres when
the two crops are in the ground and
growing While 1 believe that all Of
fers or propositions made in good faith
TO the Government should be consid-
cred seriously, l feel. however. that
the Government is not in position
TO make any agreement concerning
these lands at the present time on
account OF the action taken by the
Commissioner of Public Lands, on
January %. 1906, at the time when
you signed up your agreement with
the Molokans. You remember that at
that time Mr.. Pratt assured the MoIo-
kans that it was the intention of the
Hawaiian Government TO have 5000
acres of the Kappa land ready for ex-
elusive occupancy Of said A1olokan
Settlement Association on or about the
FIRST day of May. 1907. (the date of
the expiration of the present lease to
the Makee Sugar Company and that
said land would remain open to applica-
ton from members Of the association
AOt ~ Gay lEIEEtdllci-
SI1I I see no reason why, if il is !
TO be taken for granted that the Molo- |
kans win default under their agree |
ment with you, and also release the |
Government from its position, then, /
and subject TO that release. let me |
assure you that 1 see no harm in con- |
what should be done for the |
future For 1 sincerely appreciate what
you say, that a plantation can not
stand still: it must either go ahead
or go behind.
I would therefore ike to know
definitely what the AIolokans intend TO
do about the right given by Mr. Jas.
". Pratt, Commissioner OF Public
Lands, for and on behalf OF the Ha-
waiian Government TO have the $500
acres of the Kappa land ready for the
occupancy of the Molokan Settlement
Association on or about the first day
Of May, 1867.
I first talked with Mr.. Fairehild.
and telephoned TO Mr.. Pratt who came ,
over to the office and Joined us Mr.
Pratt seemed 10 feel that it would not
Dc fair proposition 10 use the water,
rou spoke of. for a limited number Of !
acres. However. as I said / am not in (
/ position TO act concerning this mat
er al the present time for the reasons
above given Is
I have the honor to be. sir.
Your obedient servant, d
Signed A L c. ATKINSON.
Acting Governor of Hawaii
By Colonel Spalding in his letter that 4
hat Land Commissioner Pratt had re- {