The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-30
GOV. CLEGH0RN
CLEARS THE AIR
cFrom saturdav,s Advertiser,

"The Advertiser has been totally
;misinformed regarding the Cook s
monument land" said Governor Cleg
horn yesterday. "That land was given
by the Princess Likelike and myself
to the British government, through the
commanderin-chief of the British Pa
cific fleet, Admiral Cochrane. This was
prior to 1877. l am not sure of the
exact date. After that my wife erected
a cottage on the remainder of the lot,
which is still standing there.
"After the death of Princess Kaiu-
lani in 1899, leased the same to Hon.
John d. Paris and less than two years
ago sold the same to Mr.. james r.
Castle, subject to Mr.. Paris lease. The
land Mr.. Cook holds the receipt for
has nothing whatever to do with the
Cook monument land.
"In 1877 II. NJ. S., Fantone, Captain
Long, R.N., went up to Hawaii taking
the Princess Likelike and the infant
Princess Kaiulani, with their attend
ants to Kealakekua Bay. That was
the year when the old 6S-pounders were
landed for the monument fence, which
are there today and my wife planted
the cocoanut trees which are growing
there now.
"I understand for some years back
that the authorities at the local naval
station were to have charge of the
monument and the care of the grounds
/ think these should be directly under
the charge of the United States Light
house Service, which could best care
for them.'
Cook Corrects Statement.
John Cook, who gave some informa'
Non to The Advertiser on Thursday
concerning the Cook monument land
and his connection with it, has written
the following to correct some of the
ideas conveyed. He says:
''ln reading this mornings S paper,
at once saw several things l did moi
approve of and which | should lik'
to set right. The first thing l objec
to is the headlines, as follows In
vites Johnny Bull and Uncle Sam tt
keep off the grass awhile This,
think, is altogether uncalled for.
"What l said and what your papel
states about my buying the land is al
perfectly correct, and as / stated, ant
here / must in justice plead guilty o.
speaking too hastily and withou
proper consideration.
Now, it is a well,known fact tina
in all sales of tracts of land anywhere
in these Islands the deeds contain
clause that reserves to natives thei
kuleanas within the boundaries of th
land being sold. Now, l knew ther
were several kuleanas about where tn
Cook monument now stands; what the.
were or how much l neither knew no
cared, as | would not give five cents pc
acre for any land in the vicinity o
where the monoument stands, and
would willingly have made them pres
ent of two or three acres for the pun
pose. All ! wanted was the upper o
pasture land adjoining Mr., a. A
'codd s land, so that no one would IL
serfere with Todd's cows trespassin
Shereon, ! being interested in the mat
VI through marriage relations.
81 In thinking the matter over, | hav
~ doubt that Princess Likelike pre-
cured one of the kuleanas and made
over TO the British government Tor th
purpose of erecting permanent monl
ment for all time, and ! think the
most certainly would not have decide
away land they had already sold TO m
within two years Immediately befor
ne HtAl lhlNB ubItNi W ~ ANU
the Queen Emma house. When spoke q
the Emma house, l had no thought wha
ever of the house on the corner of Ber'
tanin and Nuuanu avenues. That hou'
must have been built some years befoI
] ever saw il, and when | first saw
II was the residence of Doctor Rook
when Emma Was a young girl, III
house ! alluded 10 Is the one away /
the valley, for some years past Il
residence Of Mr.. Spencer, and belie'
II Is now the property Of the Territo
OF Hawaii
"Another thing | notice wrong II u
name of my first Wife's grandfathr
hiA WAS Nakookoo. He WAS more ihl
An ordinary warrior, bat ! DO NOT kul
Of hia being chief, llo fought vi
Kamehameha !. through all hia wa
excepting hiH nrsi hghtl when BE- "
opposed % him, and was, 30 undi
stand badly n0rsicd AMER the "a
qaofura death, he served Lih0liho, b
when ihe hahunAH And s0me ehlpfs ma
Nal fnr the pnfpaae of restoring AAl
hnkpphup fought against ihf fphala b
will them and nHa Aillea in lle hall
Aflrf thf hEhis hhtuUtnp'H III
liinel procured ihe coach rhpli ps J
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