The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-07

Col Charles Mccarthy has been confirmed by the senate Of
the United States Governor 81 the Territory Of Hawaii per-
chairman d the committee On aco Islands and ' Porto Rico an
noumcng the continuation No details were given The message
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and take office immediately whether he will have wait for the
ar @ s y not yst However, n view Of
session week from tomorrow considered probable that he
will be instructed 70 assume Office immediately and that within the
last night gave comprehensive outline
Of the policies to be followed by his general
these will be along broad constructive lines program upbu
of the widest which conempe only present
and problems but takes also of the future growth
OF the Territory and particularly of the future progress
the city of Honolulu.
HawaiIs land problem is gapped solved but
the involve the sacrifice of the interests of the
homeseade for Governor Mccarthy definitely opposed
project lately advanced by the chamber
by the outgoing administration shutting the
the homeseader by repeating the soad twenty persons
clause OF the Organic act Of the Territory
WAIKIKI RECLAMATION
The Waikiki reclamation project be carried practically
at plans for the work. both regards engineering
financing far advanced that
work be started in length of time by
nouu other big Improvement project the building of civic
center that will extend from the Capitol square the
IN adjoining also will be carried with little delay
possible
FORBES AND HOBBY TO GO
Governor Mccarthy has made public appointments
will make
There will be only changes he said last night
"One will be in the board Of public works."
This that Maj Charles Forbes been retained
on the leros books superintendent Of public works
he called into the fsderal army service ago
when he left Honolulu and W. R. Hobby who acting
superintendent of the department to be suppaned
ported authoratvey that Deber G. Metzger OF Ho will
named territorial succeed Colonel
other report fairly we'll authenticated is that S B. Pratt
will be succeeded as head Of the health department apponee
who will not be physician Doctor Pratt is stated will
asked retain place in the health department his abilities
santaan well recognized Magistrate Harry recently
appointed deputy attorney general slated for the Office
orney general according to while he will be succeeded
magistrate by Attorney Bert Lightfoot
Precisely what action Governor Mccarthy will to meet
and solve the land problem has been stated The
said however that he believed that of caring
teader and of also keeping up which
leases have expired and are expiring can be worked
KNOWS THE LAND SITUATION
Interests that have been openly charged with seeking selhshy
take advantage of the world and under pecous
and begung plea Of patriotism have motion what
called land grab have in the Governor deal with
who has close touch with all the elements OF the
land problem for a matter of thirty years.
Expressing the belief that cultivation Of sugar land be
continued without change of the Organic although
expiring Governor Mccarthy said that all interests land
question, large and small will be given all they
and solving the land problem the of
have much weight any He said he had in mind