The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-04-21
FA|RCH|LD ASKS
FOR MORE TIME

George S. Fairchild, manager of Ma
kee Sugar Company, sent let II to
Governor Frear yesterday afterr on in
reply to the Governor letter of last
Saturday, making an offer of settle
ment in the Kapaa land matter. This
letter was delivered at the Capitol by
Mr.. Fairchild in person. but Governor
F'rear had left for the day, and Secre-
tsry Mott-Smith Immediately sent it
out to his house.
The letter stated that while Mr.. Fair
child had full authority to act for the
Makee Sugar Company, still matters
had arisen which had never been
brought to the attention of Colonel
Spalding, the principal owner of the
stock of the company, and therefore
Mr.. Fairchild would not like to act on
these matters without presenting them
to Colonel Spalding. The c. onel is at
where between India and Italy, and
hence cannot be communicated with by
cable. The belief is expressed that by
the time Governor Frear returns from
Washington Mr.. Fairchild will have
had opportunity to commu 1icate with
Colonel Spalding. He therefore asks
for further time in which to reply to
the Governor proposal in regard to
the Kappa lands.
The particular new matter which has
arisen which seems to Mr. Fairchild to
require some time, is the portion of the
government s proposal regarding North
Olehena. In the proposal made by the
government the following requirement
is made of the Makee Sugar Company.
The Makee Sugar Company to convey
to the government the lands of Wal
pouli and North and South 9lehena;
raise the dam Of northerly H baa res
ervoir about ten (10) feet or 80 as to
increase the reservoirs capacity about
70,000,000 gallons; paw the cost of said
appraisement; and convey to the gov
eminent other lands acceptable to it of
the value of $12,S7642. (Note: In this
estimate the government stands the
cost of all the fencing excepting one
half (1s), that across Anahola, Kama
lomalo and Kealia)
ne u -NOItn OlCLGId tI6 lOl
owned by the Makee Sugar Company,
and hence, in order to comply with this
condition it will have to purchase them.
There are sixteen persons interested in
their ownership, so that naturally the
negotiations for their purchase cannot
be expected to be concluded quickly
These lands contain 1925 acres of cane
land, but no water. In its proposal the
government offers if the proposed eX-
change is effected, to lease them to the
Makee Sugar Company at an upset
rental of $1301.62 per annum, so that it
is to be assumed that the lands are ap-
praised by the appraisers at somewhere
near eight times that amount, which |!
would be $10,412.
These North Olehena lands are I'M
der lease to the Makee Sugar Company
under a lease having about four years
yet to run. When the lease was made,
Judge Wiedemann was alive, and the |
portion he did not own was owned by |
threen Hawaiians. One of these has
since. died, leaving a husband and four
children, thus increasing the owners of
this portion of the land from four to |
seven. Judge Wiedemann has since
died, increasing the number of owners
of his portion of the property to nine.
Mr.. Fairchild expresses himself as
very well satisfied with the general
principles and conditions of the propo-
sition of exchange made. There are
some of the conditions which / should |
like to see changed,'' he said, "and
shall present them to the Governor. 1t
is the first basis actually formulated
on which an exchange could be made,
and l think that the Governor ought |
to be congratulated on it."