The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-23
Work in Detail.


Work in Detail.
The board. after the reading of the
minutes, took up again the matter of
the petition of the Cornwell Ranch for
| The lease of 10000 acres of land on
Maui at Waiakoa.
Secretary Brown stated that he wrote
to Mr.. Correa asking if the Peter
Joseph letter were the petition referred
to in his letter He received a wireless
asking him to defer action until re-
ceipt Of letter The letter which was
received later, stated that the Peter
Joseph letter was not the petition re-
ferrod 10. The petition was in the
hands of Peter Joseph. The writer
asked that action be deferred until an
other petition could be prepared
letter from Peter Joseph was read,
stating that the petition for the break
ing up of the tract into 1000-acre tracts
was dranw up by Mr.. Tavares and
had been placed in his hands to be
forwarded to the land board
In a second letter Peter Joseph fatlv
accuses Tayares of underhanded work
IN suppressing the petition, for some
selfish reason of his own. The petit
toners. he said. were very indignant.
Andrade stated that Tavares' excuse
was that some of the petitioners did
not come in to sign the petition.
Brown said the petitioners evidently
have the mistaken notion that if the
leases of 1000 acres each are ordered.
they are to get them without competi-
tor.
After long and spiritless discussion
marked by long silences in which the
think-works of the board could be
heard grinding, Andrade suggested that
the tract be divided in 20O0-acre tracts.
He and Campbell explained that on
account of the scarcity of water III
that district, ranchers having but a
small acreage would be unable to get
along and their herds would perish The
Kula pipeline viii help some but not
enough. stated Campbell.
Andrade put his suggestion at last
into the form of a motion that the
commissioner be advised by the board
TO divide the tract into 1000 acre tracts,
TO be put up for lease for twenty-one
wears at the upset rental of ten cents
an acre offered by the Cornwell Ranch
Trent Opposes.
Trent once more interposed an OBJ
one-year lease nor a ten-cent price
he said. Il IN very sorry that You
can t carry the motion without my
vote. -
HIt's no use putting the motion,
then, - said Andrade
''Oh, we II take the vote on it. any
way urged Brown. Gas for the
twentv-one years. he continued, "the
To, Lo e
land for twentv-one years. and if a
man is to be put to large expense for
fencing and providing water. it is only
Justice to him to give him a long
lease. -
Brown put the motion and he. An
drade and Dwight voted for it. Trent
voting no. Although the motion was
carried three TO one, the board. under
the two-thirds rule. failed to approve of
the leasing of the land
''This action. said Brown. "mere1y
leaves the matter in the air.
1.-The application of the Cornwell
Ranch is still before u.s. said Trent.
You make motion, Mr.. Trent, -
said Andrade.
'ENo, the matter is closed so far as
I am concerned said Trent.
May Sell kona Lot.
Campbell asked special consideration
of the application of H. Akona for the
purchase Of five-eighths of an acre of
land now occupied by his hotel at Wal
mea. South Kona He offered an upset
price of $3.50. The board consented to
the sale of the land, Trent making the
motion.
Small Exchange Authorized.
Campbell asked special consideration
of the application of Byron O. Clark
to exchange certain land in Manoa.
wanted for road purposes, for other land
on Hillside avenue nearby The two
tracts are of almost the same area. The
board approved.
kawailoalele Lots.
Brown brought up the matter of the
Kawailoalele lots. The members want
ed to know who gave away the story of
the Had of the land board when it
visited the land last week, but nobody
would tell.
Trent moved that the board give its
consent, and authorize the superintend-
ent to divide the land into half-acre
| lots and put them M at public auction
1 AT an upset OF Sd q lot, Iltte not 10 be
| gained for five years each purchaser
| to be sold not more than one lot.
! The motion carried.
Minor Matters.
An exchange Of land in Waiomau,
| kau, with Mr.. Meinecke, to acquire
land for road purposes, was approved.
Campbell brought up the matter of
the application for the leasing of the
| Waipiole. North and South Olehena and
| l[1,aa ,rr9 zir rr 1aD1c 'Thaca lands la