The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-01

SALE OF kAPAPALA
RANCH LEASES

The sale of leases of the Kapapala
ranch lands, by the Commissioner of
Public Lands, took place at noon yes
terday III front of the Judiciary build
ing The area of the lands and the
publicity the matter has come into
attracted quite crowd, but not many
bidders.
The Kapapala leases, of which there
were four, were all bought by the Ha-
waiian Agricultural Company, the
former lessee, at either one dollar or
FIVE dollar raises above the upset
price.
The fve-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. Ii.
Petrie for Apokaa Sugar company at a
tifty-eent raise above the upset price.
The lease for the Kapapala ranch,
which has just expired, included IT,,
$40 acres, and the rental was $1,000 a
year. Instead of the whole tract be-
ing leased again in a blanket lease,
about 100000 acres of it, all above
the 7000-foot contour, is excluded from
the lease and the lessee is to fence
it 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:
CD 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
so, 1907. Upset rental, $1,000 per an
mum, payable semi-annually in advance.
This lease went to the Hawaiian
Agricultural Company for SO year.
(2) 72,S50.0 acres, more or less, of
the land of Kapapala, Kau, Hawaii,
to be used for pastoral purposes. Term
of lease, twenty-one years from July
l, 1908. Upset rental, $3500.O0 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.
This lease went for $3505 a year.
90 $3.50 acres, more or less, of
agricultural land, together with 1888
acres, more or less, OF the pastoral
land of Kapapala, Kau, Hawaii. Term
of lease, five years from July l,
1908. Upset rental, $4,000 per an
nun, payable emi-annually in advance.
a. $50 acres, more or less, agricui-
tural land, together with $3.50 acres,
more or less, of the pastoral land of
Mohokea, Kau, Hawaii. Term of lease,
FIVE years from June 4, 1908. Up
set rental, $2O5O.OO per annum, paya-
BILE semi-annually in advance.
These leases each went to the Ha-
waiian Agricultural Company at 1881
and $2051 per annum, respectively.
The four leases agregating 1880
acres acres will bring in an aggregate
of $65S2 year as against $1,000 a
year for the larger area under the
old lease.
The other leases sold were of land
on this island as follows:
"a 1913 acres of agricultural land
and 1920 acres, a little more or less,
of waste and pastoral lands at Waianae,
Oahu. Term of lease, five years from
July l, 1908.
Upset rental, s1,5OO.Oo per annum,
payable semi-annualiy in advance.
(2) 2.63 acres of agricultural land
at Eva, Oahu. Term of lease, five
years from January 3, 1905 Upset
rental, $41.OO per annum, payable semi
annually in advance.
The first went to the Waianae COM
pany as has been stated, and the sec
ond to the Opokaa Sugar Company.
In no case was there more than one
bid.