The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-28

| WuTueu 10 our habOclHVe anu HE Lbn-
fily. e.. "a. I. - a., (.
Ion Of government water, although at
that time II had already about one
thousand acres I of government land
under cultivation. When il cleared
more of the government land, the need
of more water was felt and was sup
Piled by the bitches from the north
branch. The right to do this was ex.
pressly granted in the lease Of 1887.
Az, no obligation was laid ON the Liz
hue plantation by this lease to build
reservoirs, on the government land,
nor to develop water for other, parties
and as 1t, has had an ample water sup
ply from the regular flow, and further
more, as no proposition ever has been
made in regard to developing water
for other, parties, the Lihue plantation
is in no way TO be blamed for not bav-
ing expended money in that direction.
While 1t IS true that the Lihue planta-
tion has derived good profit from the
government lands and water it lis
also true that It has been a good ten.
ant; having put at least $400, 900, worth
/ OF good, thorough work into improve.
ment and development of these Wailua
Hands and water aud having brought
| up tho. value of these lands from about
$4,000 in 1887, to about 100000 at
the. expiration Of the leases.
:on Fair Business Methods .- D.
| Sin order to overcome the many diff.
'feulties that are bound to arise at the
respiration of our leases, the Lihue
plantation Is willing to render assist
ance, to the government and the home
steaders as tar AS reasonably may be
expected, realizing that success in the
future, win depend for all the parties
on fair business methods and on the
willingness to give and take. | win
show this willingness on our side by
stating that we, will, upon condition
that we be permitted to have mp to
July LIST, 1918, to harvest the Wailua
lands and wind up our business, grant
TO the government access to those lands
TO locate reservoirs to conserve the
water Of the river and to plan means
of conservative distribution. We are
also willing to let the government be-
GIN the construction OF any reservoirs
Or other conservation improvements on
the Wailua lands at any time, upon
condition that our water supply re-
served to ,is. under the Wailua lease
be 8 not lnterfered with and that our
crop be not unnecessarily injured.
Accept Offer Of License
In regard to- your first letter of
April 18th, l beg leave to state that
we accept your offer to grant us
twenty-one year license for the new
railroad, as stated by you, and we also
accept yalli proposition that where
your ,(our) company has fee simple
land. ON which II obtains a water sup
ply and is now, DESTROYS to convey it by
ditch, trestle, pipe, fume or tunnel
| over government lands to other COM
Pany,owned fee simple land, the gov,
ernment will on reasonable terms and
time grant a license for the purpose
designated and also your proposition
that where ! transportation facilities
are similarly involved (by which we I'M
derstand you to mean that where the
company has fee simple land on which
IL has cane planted and desires to
transport II across government land to
other company owned fee simple land)
the government will by license grant
necessary rights of way over govern
ment lands, both of the last named
propositions being conditioned on our
granting to the Territory of Hawaii
similar rights Of way under similar
conditions over fee simple lands owned
by US"
The Railroad Right-of.way
Goverfor Pinkham, In his letter Of
April Is, to which Mr.. Isenberg refers,
advised Mr. Isenberg that the territory
could not aeeede to the request that a
twenty one year rightofway be grant.
ed for present railroads, bitches,
fumes, etc, situate on public lands, "
but that the government would grant
a license for conveying water from fee
simple lands over government lands to
other fee simple lands "on reasonable
terms" The first portion of the pro
posal, that calling for railroad Ii
cense for twenty-one years, was accept.
ed by the Governor.
As Lihue sees il. the only result of
the Govefnog's rejection of the water
proposal Nj that II may have to do new
work instead Of using old equipment.
The railroad y To be extended to the
government Kapaa spur where the Su-
perintendent of Public Works shall Iii.
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