The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-09-23
TRENT VOTE
HOLDS UP LEASE
Continued from Page onel
Meeting of the board in detail was as

follows:
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
Mani at Waiakoa.
Secretary Brown stated that he wrote
to Mr. Correa asking if the Peter
Joseph letter were the petition referred
10 in his letter. He received q 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.
ferrcd 10. The petition was in the
hands OF Peter Joseph. The writer
asked that action be deferred until an
other petition could be prepared.
a 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.
Tn second letter Peter Joseph fatty
accuses Tavares of underhanded work
in supprcssing the petition, for some
selfish reason of his own. The peti.
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 conpeti-
! tior. s
After long and spiritless discussion
marked by long silences in which the
| thinl5-works of the board could he
heard grinding Andrade suggested that
the tract he divided in 2OOO-acre tracts
! lie and Campbell explained that on
account of the scarcity of water in
| that district, ranchers having but a
small acreage would be unable to get
along and their herds would perish. The
Kula pipeline will help some but NOT
enough, stated Campbell.
Andrade put his suggestion at last
into the form of motion that's the
commissioner be advised bv the board
TO divide the tract into 2000-acre tracts
to be put up for lease for twenty.ont
years at the upset rental of ten cent:
an acre offered by the Cornwell Ranch
Trent Opposes. .t,
Trent once more interposed an OBJ
/ II
one-year lease nor ten-cent price, ,
he said. ''I'm very sorry that yor
can t carry the motion without my
vote -
"It S no use putting the motion
then, - said Andrade
ooh, we II take the vote on it, any
way" urged Brown. As for th'
twenty.one years." he continued, eth,
law provides for the lease of pastora
land for twenty-one years, and if ;
man is to be put to large expense 70
fencing and providing water, it is onl.
Justice to him to give him loni
lease -
Brown put the motion and he An
drade and Dwight voted for it, Tren
voting no. Although the motion wa
carried three to one, the board, unde
the two-thirds rule, failed to approve o
the leasing of the land.
"This aetion,' said Brown. "merel
leaves the matter in the air"
"The application of the Cornwel
Ranch is still before us, said Trent
"You make motion, Mr.. Trent,
said Andrade.
"No, the matter is closed so far n
I am concerned,' said Trent.
May Sell Kona Lot,
, Campbell asked special consideration
of the application of H. Akona for tn
purchase of ive-eighths of an acre o
land now occupied by his hotel at Wal
= mea, South Kona. He offered an upse
1 price of $3.50. The board consented t
J., the sale of the land, Trent making tn
!, motion.
+; Small Exchange Authorized.
; Campbell asked special considerable
; of the application of Byron o. Clar
:, to exchange certain land in Mano
wanted for road purposes, for other Ian
J. on Hillside avenue nearby. The tw
Y. tracts are of almost the same area. Tt
= board approved.
Kawailoalele Lots.
/. Brown brought up the matter of IL
/, Kawailoalele lots. The members wan
!. ed to know who gave away the story
;. the Had of the land board when
{. visited the land last week, but noboi
/. would tell.
+. Trent moved that the board give
[. consent, and authorize the superinten
/, ent to divide the land into half.ac
:. lots and put them up at public auctiC
/. at an upset of $25 lot, title not to
$, gained for five years, each purchas
I. to be sold not more than one lot.
N The motion carried.
n Minor Matters.
= An exchange of land in Waioma
. Kau, with Mr.. Meinecke, to acqui
y land for road purposes, was approved.
; Campbell brought up the matter
q the application for the leasing of I
D Waipiole, North and South olehena al
g Kappa grazing lands. These lands,
S. said, are now rented for $25 mont
D. The applicants, the Makee Sugar Co
$. pany and Charles Rice, offer 5000
n year.
+. These lands, he said, will undoubted
D. be wanted in a few years for hon
Il steads, when there is water availab
F. but at present there is no water to
B. had. The lease requires the fenci
of the lands. Campbell said he thouq
rs, there would be lively bidding, VIII
er would run the rental a good deal abo
ng the $500 offered.
k, The papers not being in the hands
lis the secretary at the time, Trent {
lie. ieeted TO taking any action.
Andrade moved the board adiou