The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-01
SALE Of KAPAPALA
RANCH LEASES
Many Present at the Sale, but
No Competition in
Bids.

The sale of leases of the Kapapals
raneh lands, by the Commissioner OF
Public Lands, took place at noon yes
terday in front of the Judiciary build
inc. The area of the lands and the
publicity the matter has come into
attracted quite crowd, but not many
bidders.
The Kapapa1a leases, of which there
were four. were all bought by the Ha-
waiian Agricultural Company, the
former lessee, at either one dollar OF
five dollar raises above the upset
price.
The ive-year lease of Waianae lands
was secured by j. NJ Dowsett for the
Waianae company at one dollar above
the upset price, The lease of the lit
tie tract at Eva was secured by I. I'll.
Petrie for Apokaa Sugar company at a
fifty-eent raise above the upset price,
The lease for the Kapapala ranch,
which has just expired, inelnded 172,-
$40 acres, and the rental was $1,000 a
year. /, ytead of the whole tract be-
ing leased again in a blanket lease,
about 100000 acres of it, all above
ahe 7000-foot contour, is excluded from
the lease and the lessee is to fence
1t off to keep out cattle, the govern
ment intending to see if forest will
not develop. The remainder of the
tract is divided up into four portions
according to the kind and suitability
of the land as follows:
"a 344.0 acres more or less of the
land of Wailau, Kau, Hawaii, to be
used for pastoral purposes. Term of
lease, twenty-one years from September
80, 1907. Upset rental, $1,000 per an
mum, payable semi-annually in advance.
This lease went to the Hawaiian
Agricultural Company for SIS a year.
{2) 72,s50.O acres, or less, of
the land of Kapapala, Kau, Hawaii,
to be used for pastoral purposes. Term
of lease, twenty-one years from July
/, 1908. Upset rental, $350000 per an
mum, payable semi-annually in advance.
The Government reserves the right
to resume possession at any time of
such portion or portions of the above
described lands as. may be required
for public purposes or for. settlement
purposes. under Sections and Z, Land
Act 1895,
{3) $3.50 acres, more or less, of
agricultural land, together with 1853
acres, more or less, OF the pastoral
land of Kapapala, Kau, Hawaii. Term
Of lease, five years from July /,
1908. Upset rental, $4,000 per an
lum. payable semi-annually In advance.
al $3.50 acres, more or less, agricul- /
uraI land, together with $3.50 acres,
more or less, of the pastoral land of
dohokea, kau, Hawaii. Term of lease,
I've years from June a, 1908. Up
ct rental, $2050.00 per annum, paya-
lie semi-annually in advance.
These leases each went to the Ha-
raiian Agricultural Company at 1881
nd sa051 per annum, respectively.
The four leases agregating 74,s4O
cres acres will bring in an aggregate
t $65s2 year as against $1,000 a
ear for the larger area under the
Id lease.
The other leases sold were of land
n this island as follows:
ID 157.43 acres of agricultural land
nd 1920 acres, little more or less, II
waste and pastoral lands at Waianae, t
ahu. Term of lease, five years from 7
aly l, 1908.
Upset rental, $4,000 per annum, {
lyable semi-annuaIly in advance.
f2) 2.63 acres of agricultural land V
Eva, Oahu Term of lease, fvet
,ars from January 5, 1908. Upset V
ntal, s4l.Oo per annum, payable semi
lnually in advance.
The first went to the Waianae COM
my as has been stated, and the sec
d to the Opokaa Sugar Company. V
In no case was there more than one
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