The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-09-23
TRENT'S VOTE
HOLDS UP LEASE



q be- lease ~ 10000 acres Of land on
Mani M Waiakoa.
Secretary Brown stated that b. wrote
90 Mr. Correa asking 81 The Peter
Joseph letter were the petition referred
90 in his letter. He received q wireless
asking h,m 10 defer action until re-
ccipt Of letter. The letter which was
received later, stated that the Peter
Joseph letter was not the petition re-
ferrrd to. 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
I ing up Of the tract into 1OO0-aere tracts
was dranw up nv Mr.. Tavares and
had been placed in his hands to be
forwarded to the land board
In a second letter Peter Joseph fatty
accuses Tavares Of undetermined work
In suppressing the petition, for some
selfish reason of his OWN. The petit.
I TONERS. he said. were very indignant.
Andrade stated that Tavares excuse
was that some of the petitioners did
not come in 10 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 COMPETE
tion. $3.50
After n long and spiritless discussion
marked by long silences in which the
thinS-works Of the board could be
heard grinding. Andrade suggested that
the tract be divided in 2000-acre tracts.
He 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 HELM some but not
enough, sSs5e9 CGmPb5H.
Andrade put his suggestion at last
into the form of a motion thatA the
commissioner be advised by the board
to divide the tract into 2000-acre tracts
to he put up for lease for twenty-onC
years at the upset rental of ten cents
an acre offered by the Cornwell Ranch
Trent Opposes. oaie
Trent once more interposed an oo
lection. f'I can not vote for twenty
one-year lease nor ten-eent price, >
he said. I'm very sorry that yot
can It carry the motion without my
. vote -
cts no use putting the motion
: then, :" said Andrade.
: ''Oh, we II take the vote on it, an,
way" urged Brown. GAS for tn
: twenty-one years." he continued, 9Th
: 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 a lon
i. lease.
a Brown put the motion and he. Al
drade and Dwight voted for it, Trer
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.
= sEThis action, - said Brown. smerel
> leaves the matter in the air.
f'The application of the Cornwe
> Ranch is still before us. said Trent.
! You make a motion, Mr. Trent,
said Andrade.
. emo, the matter is closed so far a
> am coneerned,' said Trent.
May Sell Kona Lot.
s Campbell asked special consideration
!, of the application of H. Akona for til
!, purchase of five-eighths of an acre o
r, land now occupied by his hotel at Wal
l. mea, South Kona He offered an upse
d price of $3.50. The board consented t
=, the sale of the land, Trent making tn
/, motion.
!; Small Exchange Authorized.
Z, Campbell asked special consideratio
= of the application of Byron o. Clar
!, to exchange certain land in Mano
: wanted for road purposes, for other Ian
an 81 10 M.
tracts are of almost the same area. I'll
$ board approved.
Kawailoalele Lots.
!, Brown brought up the matter of IL
/, Kawailoalele lots. The members wan
). ed to know who gave away the story
I. the Had of the land board when
[. visited the land last week, but nobod
/, would tell.
!. Trent moved that the board give 4
[. consent, and authorize the superinten,
/, ent to divide the land into half-acl
:. lots and put them up at public auetio
/ at an upset of $25 a lot, title not to |
5, gained for FIVE years, each purchas,
|. to be sold not more than one lot.
n The motion carried.
D. Minor Matters.
: an eAchahRe OF land in WaiOma
3 Kau, with Mr.. Meinecke, to aeanii
Y land for road purposes, was approved.
]. Campbell brought up the matter
= the application for the leasing of ii
D Waipiole, North and South Olehena an
IS Kappa grazing lands. These lands, |
IS said, are now rented for $25 mont
}. The applicants, the Makee Sugar Cor
5. pany and Charles Rice, offer $500
4. year.
:. These lands, he said, viii undonbted
D. be wanted in a few years for HON
I. steads, when there is water availabl
r, but at present there is no water 10
B, had. The lease requires the feneil
of the lands, Campbell said he thong
.s, there would be lively bidding, viii
or would run the rental good deal abo
lg the 5000 offered
k, The papers not being in the hands
is the secretary at the time, Trent o
Ie. leeted TO taking any action.
Andrade moved the board adioui
10 meet az four o'clock this afiefno0
a The motion carried
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y, SEEKS JOHN DIS FATHER.