The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-13
THE REPLY OF ACTING COVER
NOR ATKINSON.
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corning the granting of lease of the
Kapaa and Anahola rivers water at
nominal rental for twen;y-one years.
etc, on condition that you furnish to
the extent OF the whole of the lIapaa
river only sufficient to properly irri-
gate six hundred acres OF cane land to
be planted, or plapted and ratooned
annually, together with such like
acreage for growing crop Tor 1900 acres
In all when both crops are growing) as
well as water for domestic purposes
and garden crops; and upon Apahola
and Kamamaloo, in like manner for
400 acres per annum or 500 acres when
the two crops are in the ground and
growing. While l 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 a 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 90, 1906, at the time when
YOU signed up your agreement with
the Molokans. You remember that at
that time Mr.. Pratt assured the Molo-
kans that II was the intention of the
Hawaiian Government to have 5000
acres of the Kappa land ready for ex-
elusive occupancy of said Molokan
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
Sa a N IN ltna
ton from members of the association
for 80 days thereafter.
Sill / see no reason why, IL II Is
to be taken for granted that the Molo-
kans will 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 / see no harm in con-
sidering what should be done for the
future. For l sincerely appreciate what
you say, that a plantation can not
stand still; it must either go ahead
or go behind.
l would therefore like to know
definitely what the Molokans intend to
do about the right given by Mr. Jas.
w. 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. 1907
/ first talked with Mr.. Fairchild,
and telephoned to Mr.. Pratt who came
over to the office and Joined us. Mr..
Pratt seemed to feel that 1t would not
be a fair proposition to use the water
you spoke Of for a limited number of
acres. However, as | said. l am not in
a position to act concerning this mat
ter at the present time for the reasons
above given.
l have the honor to be. sir.
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) A. l.. C. ATKINSON,
Acting Governor of Hawaii.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tract with parties 10 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
reason of non-rental or occupancy by
others
Mr.. Fairchild will explain to you
how and why l can afford 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 will
al itnfn W. Ion I,i 4
ity of thus Offering home sites to in
dustrious workers while keeping the
main irrigated lands under conditions
productive of greatest benefit to the
working occupants as well as govern
ment ownership.
Yours very truly,
u. S. SPALDING,
President Makee Sugar Co.
e by Colonel Spalding in his letter that
that Land Commissioner Pratt had re-
s of Anahola and Kamamaloo, which
,ffer to release
g offer carefully" said Land Commits
that he offers to furnish only so much
nary times to irrigate IA limited number
uld take up that land in future would
e to be giyen any water. And only
other words, Colonel Spalding, with
nd have the holders Of that land at his
10Th as to character of crop and acreage.
aloo the government has about 6400
'ever, large acreage that is not cane
es. That land would not get any water
ease covers all the water available for
! the plantation Of the Kilnuea Sugar
ise leverage it would give, Then, the
Pr side that would properly come under
pgethcr by the proposed arrangement.
eat H. II Colonel Spading wants to
Imnloo to the government without any
? glad 10 throw open the lands TO bona
all along, ana that is IN line with the
claimed 10 bis interviews that the gov.
lpfulnoss IN dealing with the Molokan
king plans for the settlement Of the
ublie n now in possession Of the cor
le parties ~ the controversy
j misfortune has been, AZ least In part,