The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-21
HOLDS
KAPPA SETTLERS
:. R[f,TREAEED
Admits Railway Project Has
Fallen Through Bin Says Homes
steaders Are Protected ''"'.,
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ONLY FIVE CONTRACTS
STILL OUTSTANDING.
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Government Has Very Moderate
Areas Of Land In Possession
AT Present

steaders of the Kapan (Kauai) district
find themselves is still one Of uncer.
tainty. For more than year the
question of a railroad by which their
cane could be moved to the planta.
ton where IL would find a marHct isl
still undecided. Recently efforts bayel
been made to secure some kind OF an
understanding, but Governor PinGhanl
has insisted that he IL not reaJv, for \ /
settlement as there are too many ones1
tions entering into the matter to nd 4
init of haste. J
"The railroad matter has fallenl
through, 1t is true" said the Cover. |
nor last night, i'but for all that thei
homesteaders Of the Kapaa dist let are
not suffering from lack of railroadl
facilities. Other facilities are bein0i
pnt in and instead of the cane beinel
hauled up hill Il now runs down hiIIi
Old Contracts Not Approved "a "A
This IL apparently meeting with
the approval Of the honest eaClers. Who'll
| understand, have transferred their
contracts. The old contracts have not
teen approved by me, because | have
been extremely DESTROYS of finally
settling the bestAmethods of distribut !
ing and conserving the government
water supply for irrigation, and also
because | have wished TO determine al
basis for water rates, so that when
sugar il high the Tetritorv sbaII AMI
ceive better price for its water. andl
less when the price Of sugar falls. In
this way we shall be able to avoid in,
hicting a hardship upon the home,
steaders, the plantations and the Ter.
ritory. ''s''
"Mr. harrison and others have been
working with me trying to ascertain
what would be fair and economically
sound. AS the principals now laid
down win affect all future transactions
dealing with 3gbverhmefitaI waters il is
vitality necessary 70 bslpery careful be.
fore we make moved ns. -"
stains CT Agreements 49, Il
"Abont these contracts. There ARE
at present; as i understand ID, but Ave J
contracts with the Eihue Plantation
Company still outstanding. According
to information / have received this
week, two of the homesteaders have
said that. they are intending 10 settle !
up with the Lihue company and trans.
fer their a contracts, The contracts
with the Lhne Plantation Company |
inytl Hef certain rights. Of, way and con
tanned matter, which I consider s.-
traneous and against the best public !
policy, Therefore refused to approve
Them, Ill.,, Is tpE =, -
Outside of some six or seven hun. !
ared acres OF land in Kappa, which
mas not been applied for, there is little
gov srnment land which has not been ,
suBalVIdeh, Recent application for !
anus at Ahahola has been made, |
"nufrs.and' These lands have been
rSroP!,rd Tor many years and need to
nc nc ia,i?m Ior = ,lrie peIore they can
oro iaSIs 80. ~ ."''r uest; Ihere also
az '"nu a'tner "ortn' pat there y
mn,h n,o.aU ."T",, anu y W0ui1 cost
tion for No. ~ raSa '"e "a me Peu-
hanr rsf.xrSH 81 ,h tns mas
siorar a,;4L ~ 'ne noM iana cohmis
matter nm as soon as s'p mos.n ~ look tne
Goyernment Has small $50
"lAs has hoer r"noataJ a.. al
time again nn+;i $500 nm. I'M anu !
tyne should bava hoGmnpSn 1stnN' ~
the government has vsrS ,noaor O%|'
. cas- in ,ts possessiou NJ prc,ant IT,
large areas of land whieb vii 80
into the Possession Of 'tbe Ta,rit"rv
from 1918, onward, will be the snbiect
of nuhlic Jisenosion h,,
at the proper time. Is fhtf-
"In Kan, Hawaii, a n,Ip,ber,of nor her.
sons want to homesteaT ls0 acres at
high elevation. and now being nlanteJ
by the Hutchinson SuSArit f,onnouv
The applicants do not, howeyer wish
to live upon the land, and have no mon.
ey to carry on business. Their nronos-
al is to live in the town below and taLe
possession of the land above. Had tb;s
been lone the government womb anwo
had to build a road to- the caneiieids
if true demonstrating was 10 baye1
obtained, and the road would have cost
NOT less than ana nn0 .L;ln ~ Nos'