The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-04-02
GOVERNOR CLAD
FISHER COMING
Frear Says Secretay's Visit
Here Will Be Good Thing
for Territory.

secretary of the interior has decided "a
come and look into Hawaiian matters. y
said Governor Frear yesterday after.
noon. "Not only am pleased to have
Mr.. Fisher come and investigate my
conduct as Governor, but his visit will
be good thing for the Territory, and
the people of the Territory may con.
4 slider it lucky that the head of the
department under which territorial mat.
tiers come so largely is to pay us a
visit. There are many matters of i'm.
portance of true territorial concern and
Mr.. Fisher will be here to look into
them at close quarters.
Secretary Garfield was induced to
visit the Islands number of years ago,
and L am satisfied that much good re-
suited. | feel that the coming of a
man like Mr.. Fisher, the progressive
and businesslike head of the interior
department will be of much benefit to
Hawaii.''
Nothing CONCEAL
The Governor said that he had no of.
fetal notification of Secretary Fisher IS
intended visit, but he was ready to be.
lieve that the cabled reports to the
newspapers were correct.
Governor Frear returned from his
visit to Hawaii yesterday morning on
the Kilauea and spent most of the day
at his desk in the executive chamber.
In la l.. r.
He was questioned about the removal
of the Hilo armory and other matters
taking him to the metropolis of the
Big Island,
Ono, the armory will not be moved
for the present." said the Governor,
when asked whether there was any like.
lihood of the administration 8 tackling
this trouble.making question again
Z" AS matter of fact, we decided, as
result of what we learned at our
meeting last September, that we would
not take up the matter again. We
found that sentiment in Hilo was very
much divided, and that the opposition
was based largely on matters not di-
rectly concerning the moving of the
building. The new site, right near the
park, is more desirable than the pres
emit one. 1t is nearer to the homes of
most of the National Guard members,
and it is right by the Mooheau Park
which may be used as a drill ground.
However, the matter will not be takep
up now, and, if it comes up again, as n
new question, the people of Hilo will
be given ample opportunity to express
their views before any steps are taken.
National Park.
"The matter of the boundaries for
the proposed national park at Kilauea
has been taken up again. Some time
ago / appointed Mr.. Thurston to rep
resent the Territory, and the Bishop Es-
tate appointed Albert Judd to represent
it in the matter of deciding on the line
on the mauka side. on the Bishop Els.
tate lands. We are eager to have this
settled in order that solid front
might be presented when the matter
is brought up at Washington, so that
it might not be hampered by local OPP
position. Mr.. Thurston and Mr.. Judd
have agreed tentatively on line which
they will probably recommend for adop-
ton. 1t cuts out of the park some
land which is good for grazing purposes
but which contains no features of any
particular park value, while it retains
within the park boundaries the tree
moulds, the rare trees, fern forests an /,
the other features which should be in.
cluded in the park.
Hilo Swamp Lands.
"The matter of the reclamation of
the Hilo town swamp lands is also be.
ing looked into. A survey is now be-
ing made of the land involved, though
was disappointed to find that this
had not progressed as far as | had eX-
pected. The plan is to have the prop
erty owners pay for the filling in of
the lands in proportion to the amount
of filing which each must have. Either
the government will do the work and
assess each owner his pro rata, or it
will try to bring the owners together
and let them handle the work them
selves. This is one of the matters
which will be taken up as soon as the
necessary data have been compiled.
Mil Land Case.
"'The matter Of acquiring these lands
from the Waiakea Mil Co., which still
holds a lease on them, will have to be
gone into also. The company showed
very friendly attitude when the mat.
ter was first taken up, but it is pos.
sible that it will not feel quite as
friendly now that the land board has
turned down its application for the
purchase of some of its camp sites.
The Governor was asked whether the
action of the land board in this respect
was final.
''It was considered at the time that
the answer of the land board was defn.
ite," answered Frear. "However, it
appears possible that it may be taken
up again. AS matter of fact, L I'M
derstand that change has been made
in the application, so that it now asks
for only five camp sites instead OF
nine"