The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-01
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THE LAND QUESTION.

ing to induce settlers from the main.
land to come here, and will at once
procure and formulate information ir
regard to the public lands in shape
available for use in answering INQUIRIES
in regard to land, which come here
from all parts of the Union
RENEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSES.
The boards of license commissioners
Of the several counties are now con-
| sidering applications for renewal of
| licenses, both wholesale and retail.
KONA TOBACCO COMPANY.
| The Kona Tobacco Company, Ltd,
has completed it's organiza ton and is
reported to have placed practically all
| its stock. 1t was organized for the
purpose of taking over the leases of
| tobacco land made by the Bishop Es-
| tate to Jared Smith, and to engage in
the cultivation and production of to-
| bacco. Jared Smith is to be the plan
tation manager. The land has been
| chosen by Jared Smith after the sew
eral years experimentation of the
United States Experiment Station The
company starts out under the best pos
sible auspices, and there is every rea-
son to believe that it win prove the
pioneer in highly-profftable industry
SISAL EXTENSION.
The Hawaiian Fibre Company. Ltd,
which operates a sisal plantation in
the district of Eva, has decided to in
crease its capital stock from $4,000 to
s150,000 for the purpose of charging
the companys plantation, in the pur-
chase of another mill and additional
machinery. The stock is to be offered
first to the present stockholders The
company has 500 acres of sisaI ready
to harvest, and 260 acres more which
will be ready by the time the first is
harvested. There has been 500 acres |
of additional paintings, and it is pro- |
posed to continue the paintings until |
the entire 1900 acres of land owned by |
the company shall be planted in sisal t
with the exception of the gulches,
which are to be planted to forest.
HAIKU FRUIT AND PACKING
COMPANY.
The Haiku Fruit and Packing Com
pany of ssfaui expects to put up $4,000
cases of canned pineapples this year,
as against $4,000 last year.
KIHEI STOCK COMING IN.
There have now been transferred to
Alexander & Baldwin As, 405 shares of
ENhei stock out of the total of 40 600
shares. Blocks of the stock are now
beginning to come in from the Coast,
hough as yet none that came by the
Alameda has reached Alexander &
Baldwin.
FLEET MATTERS.
The executive committee of the feet
seems now to be evolv-
ng a system of work which promises
,ood results, and an economical adj
of finances. Ne
RANCH COMBINATION OFF. 30. II
The plan for the amalgamatior of
he CornweH and Raymond Ranches
n Maui has fallen through. The par .
les could not agree as to some of the
aluations and other details.
ICE PLANTATION SETTLEMENT.
BY deeds flied during the week be-
ween L. L. McCandless and James
.rmstrong, and the Kaneohe Rice Mill
company, a long standing dispute as |
D rice lands in Eva has been settled,
D the benefit of the rice industry of .
hat region.
MORTGAGES RECORDED.
A mortgage by James L. Holt of his
interest in the Holt Estate to w. r. ,
'astle and the assignment of the
Mortgage to Castle & Cooke was re-
orded last week. The amount involv-
d is $4,000.
Col. Sam Norris of Kahuku, Kau,
as further mortgaged his property to
'laus Spreckels & Co., as is shown by |
eed recorded during the week.
HONOLULU WATER SUPPLY.
This has been an abnormally dry
ear in Honolulu and in consequence
he supply of water from the Nuuanu
watershed has suffered. Restrictions
Ii irrigation of lawns and gardens
AVE been necessary and the pumping
,lants are running to their full capa-
ity. An engine has been advertised
or to operate the pump at the Makjki
veil by which an additional 10O0,0
gallons of water a day will be made
Lvailable.
TAX APPEAL BOARDS.
Tax Appeal Boards for all the Tax
Divisions except the first, Oahu. have
,een appointed by Acting Governor
dott-Smith. They are as follows:
Second Division, Maui. n. S. Will
Jams, c. d. Lufkin, w. l.. Decoto.
Third Division, West Hawaii-Geo.
?. Tulloch, John A. Mcguire, Frank
Greenwich.
Third Division, East Hawaii-E. w.
Barnard, William Mckay, X. T Guard.
Fourth Division, Kauai-Charles F.
Dole, J. H. Moragne. J. III. K. Kaiwf.
KAMAAINAS PASS AND GO.
E E. Gliding, formerly manager of
kohala Plantation and afterwards a
planter in Cuba, and later manager of
4 plantation in Fiji passed through on
the Manuka from Fiji returning to
Cuba where he Will settle.
News was received of the death in
Bremen of J. c. Pfluger and Captain
yEpl+prS Of fhoy, |