The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-07-14
NO DEADLOCK
CONCERNING KAPPA
MATTER SIMPLY IN COURSE OF
INSTRUMENTATION Elk
PLAINS STAND.
lFrom Thursday s AdvettIser.l

tfTom IhurSuag AuNShViSSisJ
1t is probable that within few days
the administration will announce its
views as to whether there must be
any modification of the proposed ar
rangement between the land board and
Senator Fairchild regarding the lease
of ESQ acres of land at Kappa, regard
ing which there has been so much dis
cussion of late and concerning which
several plans have been made and
failed.
Senator Fairchild, manager Of the
Makee Sugar Company, sent his attor-
ney, Arthur A. Wilder, of Thompson
& Wilder, to see the Governor day be-
fore yesterday, concerning the proposed
lease and it was following that consul
tation that Senator Fairchild obtained
the impression that the Governor was
holding the matter up. The Governor
not only stated that he was not hold
ing the matter up but that the land
board had not even put it up to him.
Adjustment Necessary.
He was seen again yesterday and
was told that Senator Fairchild was
under the impression that there was a
/ deadlock between the Governor and
the land board, based on the question
as to who had the right to initiate
an agreement respecting public land.
| 1t is understood that Mr.. Wilder in
! formed the senator that the Governor
/ l.. IL. IoN
ment was not legal because of the fact
that it was initiated by the land board
which is without the power to act in
that direction. 1t is also understood
| that Attorney Wilder informed the
senator that the Governor was right.
The matter was placed before the
Governor yesterday afternoon by The
Advertiser, along these lines and he
was asked if he would make further
statement on this important subject
He said:
"Mr Wilder came to see me about
another matter connected with the
/ Kappa lands which has been up be.
tween us for several weeks While
here he got talking about the lease on
Kapaa lands. did not understand
that we were talking business, but sup
posed we were simply discussing the
matter as one of interest.
81 believe / did point out one Of
two particulars in which the PROPOSE
ton of the land board might not bt
legal, and that there might have tt
be some adjustment in these respects.
Several Plans Failed.
HWill the lease go through in the
mod5fiad form q3j was aslxad
Il can not speak for the land board
am only one party" answered th'
Governor. He went on to refer to thu
fact that a good many plans regarding
these Kappa lands have been consider
ed and have fallen through. Said he
ga good many propositions hav'
been worked up in regard to thes'
lands in the last five or six years, buI
generally some one concerned has no
been willing to agree. About yea
ago Mr.. Fairchild and the administra
; tion devoted several weeks almost ex
clusively to going over the matter ant
it was thought that things were salts
faetorily arranged.
s'Part of the arrangement was carrie
; out before the land board came int
being and then the land board object
ed to the remainder, and apparentl.
has been unwilling to consent to any
thing until quite recently, when tn
administration put up another PROPOSE
ton to it, whereupon it appointed
subcommittee to visit the land. Thi
subcommittee recommended anothe
proposition which, perhaps, was suQ
gested in part by the proposition tina
was put up to 1t.
fThe administration has not eOnsid
cred definitely just what further mod
heations, If any. will have to be mad
of the action of the land board yet. Jus
what further notifications, If any
will have to be made, remains to b
, seem"
Planting Contracts.
In this connection II has been urge
/ by some sugar planters that one 0
the objections against "d0yeFno
Frear'a administration of the Ian
! lava Is THAT he refuses 10 sanetio
grinding contracts between the homs
steader and the plantation for NOR
than one year. - II has been urge
that Hthls places bofh parties la sue
position ihaf che latter can not aafei
lend money 20 the former 10 plant b
| cine With, Hence lhe dlHlWliY IA g.
!, ting bona hde homeeteadem, -
This gle8 rae 81 before tha uol
afnar yesterday III thal Il enc {
The objections ! mnsi Do > very feeef