The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-10-11
WAIAKEA LANDS
WILL Be OPENED
Governor Makes Proposal to
the Plantation to Let
HilO Grow.

As the result of negotiations between
Governor Frear and the waiakea plan
tation, the waiakea makai lands win
probably soon be thrown open to Hilo
citizens for residence purposes.
This announcement was made~by the
Governor yesterday afternoon, alter he
mad written letter to the Waiakea
Plantation discussing the project with
ne ehd IN view of making mutually
satisfactory arrangements. According
TO the Governor, he Will probably re-
elNe an answer by Saturday at the
attest, ana he expresses himself as con-
ndent that the plantation will enter
INTO the spirit OF the agreement and
ritory.
Discussion of the project has bean
gong on for some time, bu. nothing
definite had been done about II until
governor Frear wrote the letter. now
on the way TO the agents. which vii,
probably complete the Arrangement
In the past there have been many in.
quirics made in regard to the openino
OF this land for settlement, as the city
OF Hllo is restricted in regard to build.
ing lots, and business men of the citv
nope that the opening of the Waiakea
lands will relieve this land strinpencv
According to the Hawaii Herald of
october 4, p. NJ. Swanzy. managing
director of Theo. Davies & Co., agents
Tor Waiakea plantation, asserts that no
one VINO has ever desired land ON the
plantation has been refused, and il ia
the desire of the management to see
as many happy and conten families
on its land as possible.
AT the time that the interview was
put iisled in the Hawaii paper. Gov.
ernor Frear had not written his letter
to Davies & Co., and Mr.. Swanzv il re-
ported as having said that no request
to open the makai lands of the plnnta.
tion had ever been made.
III the plantation is willing, I see
no reason why these lands should not
be open for settlement at an early
date, said Governor Frear Yesterday
afternoon while discussing the project.
''Ihe people of Hilo need the land for
residence and building lots. Hilo is
growing and must have room To ex-
pand and develop. At present the city
is restricted for lots for residence pur-
poses, and it is by opening the Waia-
kea makai lands that this stringency
Will be relieved. am heartily in favor
OF the plan and can see no reason why
should not receive favorable an
swer from the plantation regarding it,
Federal Building for Hilo.
Announcement was also made by the
Governor yesterday that tie 5000, 900
for the new federal building in the
crescent City would soon be available
and that the contract for its construc-
ton would be let within a few weeks.
According to the Governor, who yes
terday received letter from the assist
ant secretary of the treasury, all con-
dltions stipulated and set forth by the
federal government have been complied
with and there are now no obstacles to
prevent work of actual construction be.
ing commenced Immediately.
1t was impossible for the government
to obtain the original block intended for
the federal building in its entirety.
Kalihi Citizens After Pipes.
Governor Frear met with a committee
of the Republican county committee
yesterday with regard to the laying of
water mains in the Kalihi district and
after the conference signifed his inten-
ton of having the government machin-
cry put in motion to have the pipes laid.
During the last campaign the resi-
dents of Kalihi district were promised
water mains which were absolutely ne
eessary. The pipes arrived, following
legislative appropriation, and are on the
ground, but according to complainants
who went to the county committee,
nothing has been done to get them un-
der ground and connected with the
reservoirs and pumping stations. The
money, they said, was lying idle in the
treasury.