Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-02

had my conversation with Mr. Robert
son and it was substantially the same
as the conversation with Mr.. Ogg of
a year previous. when there was no
written application, and Mr. Robert
son can come up here and testify 10
that il YOU wish. AS a matter of fact.
that license was nothing was ever
done in regard to it. The executive
did not put it up to the land board
and did not grant it himself.
Next, the Kihei matter: is there
on that that you wish - that
is where the algeroba trees we're
Fisher: We covered that
Governor: The Hama lands
Ashford: We have found out all
about this
Governor: The Waiakea camp
Sites
Fisher: That is over at Hilo. |
think We have covered that very
fully. Mr.. Ashford.
Ashford: think we have covered
that.
Fisher: If there is anything you
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Camp Site Matter.
Governor: Well, | might call at
tention to the fact that three Com
playints were made: first. that We
were going to sell the lots at too
small price. namely, the price of
fered by the plantation-that was not
the case. AS a matter. of fact the
land were appraised by three disin-
terested appraisers who put them
high specially because the plantation
was involved; then next that it will
give this plantation hold when the
lease expires, but it appeared that
there were plenty of other sites of
the same character, and want to
say right here that the railroad was
not involved. The granting of these
sites was not to give them any hold
on the railroad. The railroad was not
involved at all, nor would they give
them rights of way over the land.
Fisher: OF course, the statement
was made that the location of these
camps did. not give the plantation or
would not give it any advantage in
the future-we have merely that gen
eral assertion; we have no evidence
to prove it.
Governor: You might say that the
land board at the same time approved
the sale of the camp site on the Lau.
pahoehoe Sugar Company, which was
all good land, and where there was
a longer lease than at Waiakea, and
where the plantation had other land
nearer than was the case at Waia;
kea. One of the reasons that they
gave for approving the camp site. al
Laupahoehoe was that the plantation
had no other land nearby on which il
could erect camp, whereas they had
land and plenty of it nearer than was
the case at Waiakea.
Fisher: Governor, do you person
ally consider that the plantation
would receive no strategic advantage
from this camp site?
Governor: l have no doubt of il
that they would not.
Ashford: The land board, however
took the opposite view.
Governor: That was on the report
of one member, and the matter is not
settled as yet.
1t seemed to us that we could not
very well require the plantation to
put in $50, 900 of improvements on sc
short a lease, and that the laborers
on the plantations are entitled to con
sideration-a large portion of the
population here consists of that class
- &c ioh ly 0Tsfo N
that plantation camps should be vel
situated.
Ashford What would be youl
opinion, your idea, Governor, as tC
the position of the plantation at the
end of the lease?
Governors Position.
Governor: It would be simply this
this plantation would probably con
tinue to operate it's mill; it has al
advantage over everybody else, it cal
afford to outbid everybody else
when the lease expires, since the en-
tire land is government land the Gov
eminent can do as it pleases and the
plantation will have to submit to any
proposition the government may
wish to make. If the mill is con
tinued there, even if the entire land
is homesteaded, the mill will prob
ably need most of these camp sites
If the plantation does not need these
camp sites, then it will be in a posi-
ton to sell them.
Governor: Nothing further need
be said on the Kioloku land, covered
by Judge Lindsay yesterday.
kaalaiki? ~
Fisher: We have covered that fully
don't you think, Mr.. Ashford?
Ashford: | think so, just let me
look over it. 1t is my impression that
that was fully covered.
, Governor: Remnants of kaunama-
10.
Fisher: That was fully covered.
Governor: Kekupulani Settlement
Association.
Fisher: That was covered fully.
Governor: Hakalau-iki?
Fisher: That was also fully cover