The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-01


Honolulu, May II, 1911
Gentlomeni-fu Further replying 20
your letter OF the 81 inst, your
Mr.. John r. Colburn, treasurer,
yOur lease Of the Anupuaa Of An
waiolimu 10 the Territory upon
payment Of n certain unascortained
amount. would state that the
government has not yet completed
the preliminary investigation
which Il has been engaged in MAX
ing for some time past in order TO
ascertain TO what persons and for
what lots preference rights may
be given npon the land in question
under the amendments of the Or
ganie Act and what scheme should
be adopted in respect of streets,
etc, and until this investigation is
completed, or nearer completed
than Mt the present time, the gov
eminent will not be in a position
to decide what should be done in
the matter of the proposed pur-
chase of an assignment of the lease
in question. The government is
disposed to push the investigation
with all proper speed.
Saw the Governor.
/ have had one interview with the
/ Governor wherein his usual answer has
been given, viz: that he will see about
/ it by and by. i have received a letter
I from the officers of che Auwaiolimu
! Improvement Club, wherein they ask
| tho Kapiolani Estate to grant its ten
ants something out of the ordinary, to
which my company has made them a
courteous reply, copies of the CORE
spondence and proposed release sug.
gested by them are as follows;
Honolulu, t. H., August Q, 1911.
Kapiolani Estate. Ltd. Honolulu.
Gentlemen:-As you are aware,
recent amendments to the Organic
Act provide for granting to per
sons who have lived upon and I'M
proved public land in certain cases.
preference rights to purchase SO
much of sach land as may reason
ably be requ red for u home.
Many of the tenants of the land
of AIwaiolimu held by the Kapio
lani Estate, Ltd, lnder lease from
the government, which lease runs
, to August Is, 1912, are anxious to
obtain the homes they are occupy
ing, and, therefore, in order to faci-
! litate their obtaining preference
rights to purchase the same, re-
specially request that, upon pay
ment by any one of these tenants
to the Kapiolani Estate, of all rent
and taxes on his holdings to the
18th of August, 1912, the Kapiolani
4 Estate, Ltd, surrender to the Ter
Z ritory said holding from the opera
n ton of the lease.
ri We enclose herewith a copy of
e the proposed surrender.
D. Await ng an early answer TO this
D request, we beg to remain,
J. Yours traly,
n THE AUWAIOLIMU IMPROVE
70 MENT CLUB,
e BY A. D. CASTRO, It's President.
: T. SOARES, Its Secretary.
Here follows copy of the propose
v surrender.
!. Honolulu, t. H., August IL, 1911.
4 Messrs. A. ID. Castro and O.. Soares,
I. Pres. and Sec, respectively of
n The Auwaiolimu Improvement
% Club, City.
nj Gentlemen:-W are in receipt
Y. of your favor under yesterday
re date requesting that upon the pay
re ment by anyone of our tenants of
N all rent and taxes on his or her
n holding to August 10, 1912 of the
lie land In the Ahupuaa of Auwaiolimu
he that we surrender to the Territory
r said holding from the operation of
m the lease that we hold from the
m commissioners of crown lands. While
G. desiring to do everything that
Us may expedite the acquiring of
w preference rights of our tenants
y to sIch portions of the Ahup1aa of
. Auwalolimu as may be occupied by
~ them, we deem it inexpedient to
sc make a surrender of any portion
% of said land in the manner request.
Of ed by you.
AS you wen know our last legis
lature appropriated a certain sum
of money to enable the Territory ia
n, secure our rights in said land and
e. we stand ready at any time to dc
lg our part towards the carrying into
III effect of the purpose of said law
ir Yours truly,
at KAPIoLANI ESTATE, LIMITED
W JOHN COLBURN, Treasurer
at Governor Did It.
as l met Mr. Castro on the corner
in the Chambers Drug Co., one day a
he asked him if he got the answer of
I'd company and he replied in the affirm
an tive. He further told me that the G,
r. ernOr had gotten up the proposed
ld lease mentioned above with a view
&c. avoiding the government to pay Al
n thing at all for the lease. Win I
er honorable gentlemen point out fai
~ where politics play any hand in t
OF matter. / have informed the Gov
W nor TINT the Kapiolanl Estate '