Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-28

, VI lIlotl uSlOIOp SICSSCu "ISh peS'
triotic hymns and one small girl read
an address OF welcome. Adjourning
to the court room at the end of this
program, the Secretary was welcomed
by Judge Kingsbury.
) Replying briefly Mr.. Fisher out.
lined the nature of his visit and told
of the things ne had seen. He Saiu
that the people of the Territory have
/ been inclined to Overestimate his
duties and powers, and to think that
he could settle all their governmental
problems. He asserted that his duty
is chiefly that of adviser in the mat
: ter of govcrnOrship and some other
Territorial appointments, and in hand
ling matters more or less of a tech
meal 4nature.
I "Diseussion of Details"
Perhaps the most important state
ment in this opening address was
chat he had discovered, with the sift-
ing out of the material from the i'm
material facts, both the adminiStra-
ton and Delegate Kuhio were finding
their differences mot so much con-
1royersy as a mere discussion of de-
sails"
John Vivas, the first man called
wanted to know why he had never
been able to obtain satisfaction on
his application for homestead land on
the Haleakala tracts. lands which, al
though located at high altitude, he
said he had been told would raise
wheat and kindred cereals and farm
crops. He had applied direct to Gov
ernOr Frear four years ago. Cover
nor Frear could not remember the
case, but W. o. Aiken, who was land
agent On Maui at that time, arose and
stated that Land Commissioner Pratt
had withheld the entire tract on his
advice. Aiken said that in his Opin-
ion the lanG was not fit for home
stealing lie had seen crops tried on
it, but no successes, and that it is fit
for nothing more than grazing.
kihei Homestead Matter.
County Auditor Charles Wilcox, the
Text witness called, brought up the
matter of the Kihei homesteads, on
which leases to the present holders
have not yet expired. His wife had
applied for a homestead and had re
ceived her allotment and made her
first payment. He explained that the
land, cleared, was appraised at only
SIS an acre, but that which held
kiawa trees was appraised at $40 an.
acre. His Wife's tract was Of the SAC
variety, but he said the lessees are.
cutting down all the wood, and that
when be finally takes possession he.
will have only the SIS variety, though
he will have to pay the appraised
value of $40 for it. After some dis
cussion it was decided that this mat.
ter will be taken up personally by
the homesteaders.
coetho a Speaker.
Senator w. J. Coelho then brought
up the matter of the transfer of ten
acres outside the town of WailukU,
adjoining the Waikiki Sugar Conn
pany, by the county to the plantation
in exchange for a tract Of about equal
size inside the city limits, which the
poses.
Senator Coelho said he was repre-
sentiIg a number of homesteaders who
had wanted that outside tract, but
had been rejected to enable the trans
fer with the plantation to be made.
He said the tract which the Walluku
Sugar Company received was a water
source, which the Territory had delib-a
erately given away. He also said 1T
was generally understood that an in
junction suit brought by the Waikiki
Sugar Company against the Territory
was dropped by the plaintiff about
this time. and that it was result
of this profitable land transfer when
the Territorial and county officials
had approved.
Attorney Hemenway, who was at
torney general at that time; w. @.
Aiken, then land agent, and Manager
H. B. Penhallow of the Wailuku SCs-
ar Company, explained the affair sat
isfactorily.
Penhallow said the discontinua1ce
OF the Injunction suit had nothing to
do with the land transfer He said
the county supervisors had come 10
the plantation with proffers of trans
fer, and that it was finally made on
the understanding that for the loss OF
the water source on the ten-acre tract
the town of Waikiki was to be guar
anteed the privilege OF taking 2,O0O,-
coo gallons of water daily from the
plantations supply. He said the town
is at present getting only 100000 gal
Ions daily, which is the capacity OF
the pipe it has laid to take the supply
needed
Aiken said the water source on the
ten acrrs tramSferred 10 die planlatinn