The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-20
PROPOSITION RE
kAPAA EXCHANGE
Governments Conditions Upon
Which 1t Will Treat With
Fairchild..

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sition for land exchange between the
government and the Makee Sugar
Company, which if accepted win result
| in the opening up of much of the Ka-
paa lands for homesteading, were made
public by the Governor, after he had
been in consultation with Secretary
Mott Smith, Land Commissioner Pratt,
and Attorney General Hemenway all
morning. The terms have been embod-
led in letter from the Land Commits
sioner to G. H. Fairchild, manager of
the Makee Sugar Company, which is
as follows:
Sir:-Taking the appraisement, dated
the 18th inst, of the Kappa land APP
praisers, W. L. Hopper, Geo. F. Rem
ton and j. II. Morange, as a basis, the
government proposes an exchange with
the Makee Sugar Company as follows,
the details to be agreed upon later if
this general proposition is approved by
the Makee Sugar Company:
Makee Sugar Co. all the lands of Ana
hola and Kamalomalo belonging to it
below the line of the present forest re-
serve and above line running one
hundred (100) feet above and parallel
with high-water mark, excepting roads
(the government to have right-of-
oil bp on fn
the forest reserve), school, church and
cemetery. lots, and the basin or fat
about the mouth of Anahola river
bounded in general on the south by the
cane fields at the foot of the bluff, on
the west by the main Government road,
on the north by the foot of the bluff
and on the east extending out indef-
nitely into the ocean, the government
reserving also a right for itself or
such other as it shall approve to con-
struct and maintain a railroad across
Anahola and Kamalomalo (paying for
the improvements, if any, taken) any
where between the shore and on hum
bred (100) feet above the present rail-
way track, with the right to take for
such purpose within such limits strip
40 feet wide, and wider where neces-
sary, for cuts, fills, trestling, sidetracks,
etc, but so as not to interfere with
the present railway, so long as it shall
be maintained, except to the extent
necessary, as by crossing its track, etc.
The Government to convey also 1917
acres of Kappa on the North side of
the Kappa river.
The Government to grant also the
right to develop, take and utilize wat
err water-power and electric-power
above the forest line on Anahola and
Kamalomalo, and construct and use
the necessary roads, bitches, tunnels.
reservoirs, etc.
The Makee Sugar Co. to convey to
the Government the lands of WaipouH
and North and South Olehena; raise
the dam of northerly Kappa reservoir
about ten (10) feet or so as to increase
the reservoirs capacity about 0000,-
900 gallons; pay the cost Of said APP
praisement: and convey to the Govern
ment 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 Q-2) that across Anahola, Kama
lomalo and Kealia).
If the exchange is effected, the Gov
eminent proposes to lease for, say, nine
years, its cane lands with water) at
the following upset rentals:
Kappa, 2051.1 acres at $9456.34;
Waipouli, 367 acres at $1955.31;
North Olehena, 1928 acres at $1301.62;
South Olehena, 267 acres at $1561.95;
Total, 2907.6 acres at $14,275.22; the
water to be subject to the use of set
tiers for domestic purposes.
The Government proposes also to al
low the Makee Sugar Co, if it so de-
sires, the use of the Anahola wharf
and warehouses free of charge, with
the right to charge for the carriage
of freight by rail between that and
other points but without the right to
charge others for the use of the wharf
itself. the Makee Sugar Co. maintain
ing the wharf and warehouses in prop
er condition at its own expense, this
to be terminable at will
or on an agreed notice by either party.
Very respectfully,
(Sig) JAS w. PRATT,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
APPROVED:
(Sig) w. F. FREAR.