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Following- is the full text of the agreement between the Paia 

 Plantation and the government : 



THIS INDENTURE, made this 20th day of August. 1906, by and 

 between PAIA PLANTATION, an Hawaiian corporation, party of the 

 first part, the TERRITORY OF HAWAII, party of the second part, and 

 PAIA PLANTATION, HAIKIU SUGAR CO.AIPANY, KALIALINUI 

 PLANTATION COMPANY, LIMITED, PULEHU PLANTATION 

 COMPANY, LIMITED, KULA PLANTATION COMPANY, LIMIT- 

 ED, MAKAWAO PLANTATION COMPANY, LIMITED, and KAI- 

 LUA PLANTATION COMPANY, LIMITED, all Hawaiian corpora- 

 tions, a co-partnership under the name of the MAUI AGRICULTURAL 

 COMPANY, said parties being hereinafter referred to as the Maui Agri- 

 cultural Company, parties of the third part ; 



Whereas, a large portion of the lands situate in the districts of 

 Hamakualoa and Koolau, Island of ^laui. Territory of Hawaii, is covered 

 with forest, and the chief value of said lands lies in the Avater conserved 

 by said forest, wdiich said water supplies the central Alaui sugar com- 

 panies, including said Paia Plantation; and 



Whereas, said forest is situate on land principally owned by said 

 Territory of Hawaii, which derives a large revenue from rents and from 

 water license fees for the water obtained therefrom ; and 



Whereas, large areas of said districts are also owned by said Paia 

 Plantation, the Haiku Sugar Company, an Hawaiian corporation, and the 

 Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company, a California corporation; and 



Whereas, it is to the interest of said Territory of Hawaii and said 

 Paia Plantation, Haiku Sugar Company and Hawaiian Commercial and 

 Sugar Company, and of the general public that said forest lands be main- 

 tained and forest reserves established thereon ; and 



Whereas, it has been agreed between said Territory and said Paia 

 Plantation, Haiku Sugar Company and Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar 

 Company that a forest reserve shall be set apart in said Districts of 

 Hamakualoa and Koolau, Island and Territory aforesaid, within the 

 boundaries hereinafter specifically set forth; and 



JJliereas, by due procedure according to law, the Acting Governor of 

 the Territory of Hawaii did, on the 24th day of August, 1905, establish 

 and describe a Forest Reserve in the. said Districts, and duly issue a 

 proclamation dated August 24th, 1905, setting apart and describing said 

 Forest Reserve by metes and bounds, as more fully appears by said 

 proclamation on file in the office of the Governor of the Territory of 

 Hawaii, and by the map of said Forest Reserve on file in the territorial 

 survey office C. S. F. 1630, which said proclamation and may are hereby 

 referred to for greater certainty; and 



IJliereas, said Maui Agricultural Company, by and under that cer- 

 tain Partnership Agreement between them, dated October 30, 1903. have or 

 may have acquired some rights or interests in the lands of which the 

 care, custody and control are hereby surrendered to said Territory by 

 said Paia Plantation within said boundaries, or in respect thereof; 



