The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-10-01

slfl thffa were nn persons on the rs
ItiHano huif that ro enc wai lea poe
.rssiou oi lands.
"As Co that particular statement, ~
lfrm Mr. Ashford. "ouf statement .is
apparently wrong.
Mr. Ashford also stated that he had
nothing 20 say about the homcstcndiug
on the iaupahoehoc lands
The Governor went on 90 explain
about the llanlau-ih lots. Those had
been taken up recently. There were
ifty.two lots, nearly al Of which had
been taken. In this connection he said
that although the homestcaders had tho
option of taking two lote each, about
half Of them had selected only one lot
apiece. Fifteen had taken two lots and
fourteen only one lot each.
81 regard that as important" re-
marked the Secretary. al had heard
that the entrymen would take all they
could get. That is not borne out by
the statement of facts. The tempta
ton, apparently, TO take more land is
, not so aluring because of the provi-
sions under which they must reside ON
, the lands
! -" Notwithstanding these restric-
tions,' added the Governor, "more
homesteading has been done under my
administration than in the previous adj
ministration. Probably. some of the
people are taking up lands under the
/. idea that they are doing so under the
/. old laws. and in that case they will
have to be advised personally. We have
got to follow them up.
g As to the Kulaimano lots, there
= were twenty-five, all of which are TIA
b. ken, and the same with the Kaaiaia
. lots. Then there is the Faho tract at
+. Waianae, where out of thrice. lots
!. nine were taken up That land { was
:. worth $500 an acre, but they did not
:, paw that for it. That was in August,
!. 1911. As to Lualualei lots on this is
s land not all the lots were taken, but
I. every week some one comes in with an
!. application. Under the new law we
j. don't have to put out new advertise
|. ments, and they can make their appli-
n cations without having to stand in line.
AS to the Settlement Association plan,
they do not have to apply in units.
They make up their list before the
> drawing and no matter who draws first,
: that person draws the lot agreed upon
= beforehand
'Too Broad"
j. cit appears then there were some
!. tracts in regard to which Mr.. Ashford
r was misinformed, - said Secretary
!. Fisher.
/, "That is true, Mr.. Secretary" re-
J. sponded Mr.. Ashford.
;. "There were seven people on the
Kunanamo lots prior to the fling of this
r complaint said the Governor. "The
= charges are that not one family was
4 EIA1
|. The truth is that most of the lands were
l. taken up, but few had gone on them a:
r. the cane crops had not been taken of. .
J. 81 think we have found sufficient
[. facts to disprove your statements, Mr.
Ashford,' said the Secretary.
a 81 think enough facts have been &C
.. cumulated to show that the statement
r are too broad.'' said Mr.. Ashford, VIII,
d referred particularly to the Statement
r. in the charges of the Delegate that tn,
4 ffvnst domain of cane land had no
I. been homesteaded by single family
Railroads and the Law.
The Governor next took up the mat
ter of, the law, making it an offense t,
be upon a railroad right-ofTway am
precGuding any action for damages TO
injuries received by anyone on sue
lIlRHI-Ol-MAyy WHICH law Hds DGtu uluC
criticized The Governor reviewed tn
A history of the bill in house and senate
" The bill, after much amendment and
conference, came to the Governor in III
last three days before the adjournmen
of the legislature when his hands wer
full of other measures and although h
A. did not believe in the retention of tn
n preclusion clause, yet knowing that
10 he vetoed it, it would be source O
/ never. ending explanations, and if l.
* vetoed it he would want to make flu
". explanation of his reasons, he final
A. signed the bill.
A. Thinking over the bill the GovernC
o. said he felt even more strongly tina
no before that the preclusion clause shoul
~ not be in the measure. Secretary Fisl
,d er said that the fact that the bill woul
M prevent any person from a right to a
m ton in case of injuries on the railroa
n. even though the accident or injuri,
nj might have been caused by gross negl
gence on the part of the railroad Is en-
ba ployes, did not appear to be just. I'll
Z Governor said that was also his belle
,, Reference was made TO an accidel
an on the o. R. & l.. line, Mr.. Ashfol
coupling it with the preclusive featur
av of the bill under discussion. The Go
nf ernor said it could not be so, and in tn
an he was backed by a statement of Ha
!; old G. Dillingham;, of the o. R. &
nm Company, who stated that the aecidei
al in questionable killing of four ia
"a anese children on trestle at WahiaV
an --oocurred long before the measure W
passed. Gas a matter of fact, no su
10 was threatened,' said Mr.. Dillinghal
80 "The accident happened year pri
,ra to the passage of this act. An attorn
10 came to us and said that while no ST
, ne could be brought owing to the natu
w of the facts, yet he felt the compal
ba might do something for the famil
IL without admitting responsibility.
-" check was made out and passed to t
- attorney for the benefit of the parer
% of the children. and it was some wee
ia before we found the money had n
'"' been passed on to the family from I
%, attorneys hands. The money fnaI
reached the family"
DEPUTY Attorney General Arth
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