Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-05

meeting yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock, present being President PINK
ham. Dr. wayson, Abraham Fernandez.
DIR. Judd and DIR. Pratt.
The following message from Presi-
| dent Plnkham was read
ITO the Members OF the Board OF
Health.
| The business before us Is limited
The legal notices Of condemnation Of
the certain places at waipahu will be
served tomorrow.
| Sections 1920 and 1921 II. l.. relate
to the requirement of land by the Board
of Health adapted to and necessary to
the use OF those persons designated as
lepefs. Further powers for the aqui.
sitIon of land are specified in Sections
liI3S and 1879 r.. l.. ANY special meth.
cd OF relinguishment seems not to have
been indicated.
81 am unable to state to you the
volume OF water available for the Set
Element but we have between 5000 and
1000 acres of land the water supplies
for which should be guarded.
81 present to you communication
of the Governor relative to certain
water rights desired by the Molokai
Ranch.
while the Settlement may not require
the water in question and upon In
yestIgation may well surrender the
same | doubt the wisdom OF surrend-
ering the pali line or a line across tho
Waihanau Valley as indicated on the
man attached,
IL fully endorse the idea of the util-
ization of all water supply for enhanc
ing the usefulness OF arid lands pro-
viding the water is unnecessary for
1.-The lands toward which It naturally
trends.
THE only water available for Settle
ment use now is and would be that in
the Waikolu Valley"
The following letter from Governor
Carter was read:
Mr.. Judd representing the Molokai
Ranch. has called on me and asks
what method they shall follow to, IL
possible. secure a lease of $50 acres
of land formerly purchased by the Min.
lister Of the Interior for the use OF the
leper settlement. located in the flats
above the pail, OF which | enclose you
a description and map.
"In the DEVELOPMENT of the agricul-
tural possibilities OF that side of the
island of Molokai. the water of this
land becomes important, and as take
n the land above the pali is of no use
to the leper settlement and will never
be used by II. and that there is more
than enough water from other sources
to supply the settlement.
81 am confident that the Board will
Join in the belief that every resource
in the Territory should be put to Its
best use, and recognizing that there Ia
considerable doubt as to whether or moi
the Board OF Health has by law any
right to lease land or dispose of II &c
private individuals or corporations,
suggest that. II II meets with the ap
proyal of the Board, a resolution bs
passed. declaring that this particular
$50 acres is not valuable to the uses
Of the leper settlement and, therefore
its control and management is re
a turned to the Superintendent Of Public
!. Works, the successor by law OF tn
o Minister OF the Interior; and that of
p fetal can either lease II or transfer
to the Commissioner OF Public Lands
SO that Il can be merged with the othe
70 lands OF the Territory, and then lease,
st at auction II satisfactory upset prlc
m Is offered.
very sincerely yours.
10 &c. r. CARTER,
.. Governor"
N A. +. Judd, who was present, state
Il. that he represented the Molokai Rancl
Co. He showed maps indicating wher
"a the land in question is located. Tn
40 land was bought by the Minister Q
Of Interisr in 1866, when there was n
If statute authorizing the condemnatio
70 Tor the Board OF Health. The Boar
~ ~ paid sl050 for II. The title vested prof.