The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-07-05
ESTATE'S GALL
SADLY Needed
kuhio Tabs 10 Few About Pref.
erenOe Riuhis--Governor
Issues Warning.
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women present. the threatened meet
ing called by the Kapiolani Estate TO
eiSzle the administration over Punch.
bowl preference rights, was held yes
terday. u lasted only fifteen minutes
and was unanimously voted 10 have
boen fzzle. il was addressed by
Delegate TO Congress Kuhio aud pre-
sided over by his business manager
John =. Colburn, and it is possible that
one Of its outcomes will be a "mass
meeting on Punchbowl 20 decide
whether the territorial government and
Governor Frear should be roasted or
whether the inhabitants Of that pros
porous district are satisfied with the
way their land matters have been
handled
The Delegate stated that il the ma
jority expressed themselves as being
satisfied with the government s plan
of subdividing Punchbowl and grant
ing preference rights to those who have
improved them, he would quit and say
nothing more about the matter. How
ever, he said, he had heard there was
considerable dissatisfaction and If the
majority at the meeting voted other
wise he would carry the ease TO the
courts for them.
Mr.. Colburn defined the principal OBJ
lection which he sees raised 20 the gov
eminent Is plans and which he now
presses upon the Portuguese of the dis
trict to take up. This was the fact
that some people who have been grant
ed preference rights had the misfortune
80 have lived on land through which
road was TO be cut and thus had 10
accept in return land elsewhere. This,
he asserted mad worried harhshiP IN
h'hy cAses ana snouiu pe 'oiiee'eu'
A Friendly Warning.
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leahe on l'r ihuuS NJ n n,un.m' 10 n,as
PIant may o',uSS ri,;' e H. NM ~
PPn.in' cn''nrga, NJ smith ,gbo Zoos
Ae.,ng uo.eInoI 'iot.-'7i'' IL VIZ .. s
ia,d nians ~ IKE goyernment and cause
eomblete disaster Ia tbe whole scheme.
al, ,yilI be Int a case of KILLING the
goose mat Laws the Golden coo :, he
ia ,,cstcrJoy ar these mans are
nnsa, ,bcre viii ba no more pref.renee
sioLts az ans, sor, Tho entire land
nv ho npt M ~ orctipn Tie amend
49,, 60 ,ho 6rg.ric Act which nermits
ne 90 l,rant ,beso ,,eferonco rights was
go, 20 a.. con.r,ss IN, eo,di,iop that
a. Tar.ito,,, oLtoin Gov Tho Lands a
fair -nrico Tho onnraisenents were
verv low II we sold them at auction
~, .,o,,id rroh.IIy rcecivo between
sAoo 200 or S500 OO0 instead NJ 100000
n, ,,oro annr9isod at We will GER
tai1I,, ~ radicol stcns "a sion any
49, 80 60 i,torfore ,yitb tle nrngress
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the Acting-Gove gave his opinion
OF TINS attempt 10 Upset tne .un li,iiI.;,
plans. nat ne cohslneiTu lnr PoAsiD Ii.
ny OF the hhP,oia"l IL
bearing tns run ~ u'Iil'o w. mi''' to
pam py inc waning y. '15e'uei ~
thoSe nlos' "lee''" ~ I've ~ 'o''iD
ueu' .s ,,.,
NO 'esteu NlSi'S'
"Not single PnnchbowI resident
has vested claim to preference
right, nor is such right paramount 70
public necessity Hence streets with
sewerage and pipe lines nave been
planned for the Encouragement OF the
Punchbowl district which will provide
for the proper opening and santa
ton of that district and which in some
cases will run through well established
preference rights. To deprive persons
holding such rights of the benefit OF
the law would appear manifestly in
equitable, hence compromises have been
effected with them, without any ndmis-
sion of right, TO accept land in the vi.
amy 9l % no en'uo ~ ava mo- not ancon,
able 10 them their own fault stands in
the way of a public necessity and the
obvious results appear likely to come.
comr,a,r,s pow
'P'@'N'' 70"
"The lands upon which preference
rights have been allowed as well as
those on which preference rights have
not been allowed have been appraised
at very reasonable figures. No com
plant has been heard on that score. A
few, and IN comparison Numerically a
very few complaints have como in from
those who failed but think they are en-.
titled 10 establish preference rights. IN
this connection IL Is to borne in mind
tl.t a.. rf.fIt 4. ,,rsut af.r.u Ii.