The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-01
TO take
ENGINES
OUT of
OCEANIC
BOATS TO
FORTIFY
BASES
ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN
INVESTIGATING-MAY RESUME
AUSTRALIAN RUN.

AUSTRALIAN RUN.
Expert engineers have been travling
on the vessels of the Oceanic Steam
ship Company for some time and it is
understood that they have reported in
regard to the steamships Sonoma, Ven
tura and Sierra that the foundations for
the engines were structurally weak
On the strength of the reports fur
nished, says the Wellington New Zea-
land) Times of April II, the engines
and boilers are to be lifted out and the
foundation or engine base of each YES
sci is to be strengthened sufficiently to
stand the vibration of the powerful en-
gines possessed by the steamers.
Says the Auckland (New Zealand)
Star of April II, the day before the S.
S. Sonoma, which arrived here this
morning, left tina. port:
With the departure Of the Sonoma it
seems that New zealands long asso-
citation with the Frisco mail service
will be broken through. We have so
often pointed to the advantages that
have been secured for the colony by
substituting this service that we need
say nothing more on the subject just
now, except to express our regret that
what has SO long proved to be the
fastest and best route for the transmits
sion of mails to and from England is
no longer open to us. At the same time
we have at least the hope that at some
future date the connection with Ameri-
ca via san Francisco will be renewed.
The New Zealand Times has just
published presumably authoritative
statement to the effect that the Oceanic
Company intends to overhaul and tho
roughly refit and where necessary, re-
construct it's colonial fet. After this is
done, and the steamers have been rem
dered in every way fit for the colonial
trade, the company will probably APP
proach the New Zealand government
again to negotiate for renewal of the
subsidy. If this can be arranged it is
believed that the service from San
Francisco to Sydney via Auckland will
be re-established. But If our govern
ment refuses to give terms that the
Oceanic Company regards as satisfac
tory New Zealand will be simply cut
of it's programme. 1t is perhaps too
soon to anticipate such contingency,
but when the time comes we hope that
some suitable arrangement of the sort
can be made. SO far as Auckland is
and A. boats is a distinct loss to us
But we have never attempted to plead
the cause of the Frisco service on the
low ground of local interest and we
believe that as soon as the Oceanic
Company can show that it is in a posi-
ton to provide fast and reliable SER
vice with up-to-date steamers. the
colony w|ll be glad once more to take
advantage of the many benefits that we
have so long secured by utilizing the
San Francisco route.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
territory the ownership of the forest
land of Kalawahine, which has cost
the governments of Hawaii consider
able money to forest.
In this particular case the facts,
circumstances, and evidence have per-
haps justified the exchange of large
areas of public lands for other lands
held by private parties, but your com
mittee strongly urges and submits that
it cannot be accepted and adopted as a
precedent for the future disposal Of
Public domain within the Territory.
The conditions are applicable only to
the matter under consideration and
cannot and should not be used in the
future as a justification for similar
transaction. Your committee feels that
the best interests and the future de-
velopment of this Territory demand
that the public lands hereafter to be
disposed of should be divided into small
holdings or parcels in order that the
man OF limited means may be in a posi-
ton to acquire them The offering OF
large areas in many instances requires
that the intending purchaser should
be in position to stand large outlay
of capital and those who are de,
sirous Of and are in a position to pur
: chase a smaller area are discouraged
end prohibited from so doing by tina
} fact. Under the Organic Act (SectioI
! 7O all matters pertaining TO publ,
lands are placed in the hands of tn,
governor and commissioner OF Publ,