Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-18
RIGHT AND JUSTICE Of HONOLULU
OIL CONVENTIONS TOLD BY COUNSEL

OF locators. as 10 entrance upon and
proof OF mineral (osD deposits prior
TO the date Of withdrawal and contin-
uance Of required development work
afterwards and 10 date of application
for patents. Section was clear list
ed as 10 proof Of oil deposits and de.
relopment work nut not as to bona
fIdes Of locatofs. II was on this last
point that the recent adverse decision
By the land office was rendered.
These sections comprise all OF the
lands upon which Honolulu on seeks
patent.
At the hearing as to good faith OF
locators on section the original To-
Gators were brought forward To tesIi.
~. some from a long distance and at
q large expense. They, and each OF
them, testified 10 good faith In loca.
ton and afterwards, until sale, ane
there was no contradiction Of such
testimony offered by the government
But In the face Of this the report rem
dersd by the local land office on
March 81 doniss the good faith Of the
locators without assigning sufficient
reason for slIeh denial. An appeal Is
certainly t.. be taken within the pre-
scribed 30 days. Counsel Mills, how
ever. does not consider the decision
Of any Importance except as to mora
effect. II has no more. IL as much.
weight as would have report OF a
master in chan6ery or referee named
60 near and report In court action.
He Is confident that when the testi-
nlony is considered BY the proper Of
ficiaIs. with no contradiction to it hav-.
ing been Offered at the recent hearing,
there will come, in pure justice, re-
tersal cf the uecision.
Where Jur,sdletlon Lies
Il has always been the claim OF Ho-
noiul1 OH Company and its counsel
that Jurisdiction IA the granting OF
patents lay wholly within the juris-
dictioa and the f9wer OF the interior
that the court had not
jurisdiction and that the interior de-
paftment could not voluntarily sur
render Jurisdiction that Is express
ly conferred upon il. This the com
lany and counsel held when The at
t6rney general s department was ask.
Ing, q with6rawul o. the company
lands from free listing already given.
Nov. having ostained the withdrawal,
the attorney generals department is
the same view. In such
case the tree listing Of the lands will
have to be dcne and the patents grant
ed by the interior department. That
department has alrtacy decided in
laser of fie ,,'llpaAx on al points
Oh 81 c,s11s e1eett those ID cOnnec-
lion with secf.4n & As 70 that sel-:
|(e1 = Ne deeitet ~ faf0f 81 the
COMPANY on kmo points AMI, Mills l'e Z
|ieveS. t4hn3f vel DO otherwise than
ere final laforal5le detIsi0n en- the
third point IN view OF the une0ntra.
dItssd Testimony introduced. ne be-
lIeges that there Will be no reversal
By the interior department on Its
prepared decision on lands
free listed. Therefore he Is
confident OF the ultimate securing
Of the patents which the company
seeks.
The authorized capital Of Honolulu
OF Company IS $1,000. 900 of which
q. o00. 900 has been ISSUED, The ft2eI
acres 1iready patented we're APPRAISED
BY an expert for a congressional
bearing at 1850 an acre which would
make the present holdings of the
company worth $S,400.e00 even we're
DO other patents obtained.