Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-06

age there, and build very extensive
dams in the gulches there. that are
very steep, and it would take expens-
i've dams to store even Iuodera.e
quantities of water; much more en-
penSiye than you would find in prac-
tice upon the mainland. With hun
dred million gallons of water running
daily we could take care, of possibly
5000 acres of land. That is, it would
irrigatc 10000 acres, and the other
5000 acres would be lying fallow 4
portion of the time; or they would
spread the water over the other pOr-
ton of it that might be under cult
walton, and not give it a full quantity.
1t is figured that we win be able to
deliver at least 100,000,0 900 gallons
daily each "a hours throughout the
year, say, at Kau, which is a dry and
arid district. You see it is marked on
the map there The Kau Desert" not
withstanding the fact that they have
during certain portions of the year a
certain amount of rainfall, but not
sufficient to guarantee crops.
Mr. McClcllan: | would like to ask
Mr.. McCrosson to make general
statement to the committee Mr.. Chair
man.
The Chairman: 1t is now 20 min
utes 10 II, and the time is so short
/ that is raises a question rs to what
| oh RI Il Init IN
this bill Mr.. McCrosson can not get
under way very well before the time
will arrive when we shall be COM
PEELED 20 go to the House.
| Mr.. Mcclellan: Bills of this kind
are usually assigned for invcstiga-
ton to a subcommittee. With your
approval, we would be glad if you
would appoint such subcommittee
to go through this matter
The Chairman 1t would seem to
me at first sight that this is a very
! important matter, and it may result in
great benefit TO these islands if it is
worked Ort in the proper way and
everything is perfectly safeguarded.
.
committee, assuming that some bill
in some form is reported by this COM
mittee. it will be necessary to have
the facts and examination taken doN'I
SO that we can inform every inquiring
member about the matter. II the bill
is now referred to a subcommittee the
full committee would be deprived of
the advantage they would have of
hearing the violence. Il seems to me
we ought to have it all printed. We
ought to have whatever statements
arc made here printed, so that we can
have the evidence in shape so as
not only to be Informed ourselves, but
to b able to inform Members of the
+ House
Mr.. McClellan: Yes.
The Chairman: This is an import
ant thing 1t might result in some
thing of very great benefit to the ISL
ands if it can be properly safeguard
ed Therefore | would hesitate my
self about referring it to subcom-
mittce at once. | think we ought to
have all tho testimony that can be had
on the subject
! Mr.. Langham: 1t should be fully
discussed before the whole committee
before it is referred to the subcom-
mittee t.,..T ...... o..
Tie Chairman: If we can go along
in this same, way before the full COM
mittee, possibly we may be able to
evolve something In order to do that,
however, you might in a manner have
ITO resort TO- compulsory education
for the whole committee. But | would
rather suggest that you have hear
ing before tho full committee
Mr.. Mcclellan: | would suggest,
too, Mr.. Chairman, that in carrying
out this compulsory education you
might perhaps require the service of
some truant officers. Uaughter)
The Chairman: Yes. Now, don't
you think we had better not start up
just now? You ought to have chance
to go on uninterruptedly, Mr.. Nc
, Crosson, and make your statement
without its being broken up?
| Mr.: MtCrosson Very well; I will
/ hold myself at your disposal gentle
men
The Chairman: A motion to adjourn
will be in order.
Mr.. Good: | move, Mr.. Chairman,
that we adjourn
CThereupon, at 11:50 o'clock a. M,
the committee adiOurnedl