Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1852-05-08

TeCorueu TatehtS render poSSlbie) to the time
when the grants were made to the ten mis-.
sionares, and to the place where their lands
were situated. One Of them is your Maies-
tvs Honorable Privy Councillor Kaeo, whose
grant of 3,345 acres in Koolau, Oahu, con-
sisted of 26 acres at the price of $40 per
acre, 913 acres at the price of 81 per acre,
and I346 acres at the price Of 25 cents per
acre.
BY these averages j, appeared that the
missionary applicants have paid only about
90 cents per acre for their land, the non
missionary applicants have paid about las
cents for theirs, which supposing the lands
Of both to be of the same average value
would show preference towards the mis-
sionaries measured by 80 cents per acre.
The undersigned sought to explain this
difference, by instltuting a strict comparison
of the different qualities Of the lands sold to
each class, but they found it impossible to
obtain from the records Of the Minister of
the Interior, any systematic classification of
the different qualities and prices Of land COM
prised IN the several grants, that would rem
der such comparison possible.
But the undersigned would remark, that
to their knowledge, the 1871 acres OF land
granted to the Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock, and the
693 acres granted to the Rev. Mr.. Gulick,
making in all 2U64 acres, comprise much
land of inferior quality. Still they are bound
to state to your Majesty, their conscientious
belief. that the missionaries generally hare
had their lands ON somewhat easier terms
than those who are not missionaries, but the
undersigned, allowing for probable difference
of quality, would hesitate to say that they
have had their lands as much as so cents
per acre under the price that non missionary
applicants have had theirs
In the case of chief Kaeo, his lands only
average II cents per acre more than the 55
cents which is the general average Of the
missionaries.
But for the sake of establishing some rule,
the Undersigned will assume that your Ma
jestys government has shewn them favor to
the amount of so cents per acre. (5)
On this assumption. the undersigned proceed
to calculate the loss to your Majesty trea-
sury from said difference of price. For this
purpose they assume further, that the guam
tity of 9, $50 acres will be computed to TIE
IL individuals named above. They further
assume that Your Majesty may be pleased
TO allow to the 20 individuals above named,
who have not applied for any land, and to
the Rev. Mr.. Bishop and Mr.. Whittlesey
who have not stated the number of acres
they wish to purchase( the same favor of SO
cents per acre on the same average of $50
acres each person, if they should apply for
lit, which average for ID persons, including
the ladies', would be IL, 800 acres. Suppo-
sing this to be done, the members of the
American mission, including Messrs. Hall
and Dimond, who now do not belong to it,
and including the families Of the late Mr..
Chamberlain and of the late MIR. Whitney,
would hold 81 $50 acres of the 1897 600
English statute acres, which it has been cal
cnlated the whole area of your Majesty's
islands embraces, and they would hold them
at loss to your Majesty's treasury of SO,
925, which loss, would be pecuniary favor
to each of 80 individuals or families Of $3.50
5-39.
1t results therefore from the labors of your
committee that $3.50 5-39 upon the above
assumption is the measure of all the favor
that in the matter of lands all the members
of the American mission have had indiyidu-
ally up to this date, and that that is all that
every one Of the same mission can claim in
future, on the principle of putting those who
have not applied for lands upon an equal
footing with those who have obtained lands
and applied for more.
The undersigned crave your Majesty s per-
mission to remark that that amount of $3.50
5-39, might be something as gratuity to
DR.. Wetmore who has only served on the
islands one year, but to the Rev. Asa Thurs
Ton, who has served thirty years without ask
ing for land or any other favor. so far az
known TO the undersigned, it would be
gratu,ty Of only S9.32 year, which it would
be altogether unworthy of him to accept, and
still more unworthy of your Majesty's go-
yernment to offer.
The undersigned append a table, showing
that the SO. individuals. of the American Pro-
testant mission above named have collectively
Iabored on the Islands for the period of 59S
years.
To enable them to perform that labor,
pious individuals in the United States have
paid them at the following rates, viz,
find in the missionary list, 1870 acres put down to
Mr. Hitchcock at 32 cts. acre. This land, 1t Is
well known is nearly all of it broken mountainous
land fit only for grazing, and some of it not fit even
for that 1t has heretofore been of very little value
to any one, and it is doubtful whether viii be in
Iulure In tne non-Hissonal! As', 'V" N -
down to Mr.. Goodale at $5 per acre, making S2'ooo.
This land is all of it choice land situated near
sugar-miI, and was soon sold by Mr. Goodale at an
advanced price. BY leaving out these two names
from each of the above lists the comparison with re-
gard to the quality of the lands. will be much more
correct The result will then be, land sold to nom
missionaries, SO 410 cts per acre. to missionarles
IN cents per acre; making the land sold to mission
aries 90 cents cheaper per acre than the land sold 70
non missionaries 1t would be found by examining
the situation of these different lands that those sold
to non-missionaries are good, arabic cane lands,
whereas the lands in the list sold to missionaries are
most of them fit only for grazing So that the favor
itism. after ALL dwndles down to very small ite'
if it exists at all. This affects materially MI. Wy
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