Polynesian., 1858-02-27
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P,Nshed weekly at Honolulu. Oahu. HI.
PIES GORDON HOPKINS, EDITOR

e # people would make it a practice to INQUIRE in
rrer quarters and from the proper authorities
Ills that or t'other thing connected with the ex-
branch Of The Government, they would save
ives great deal of mystifcation and anxiety,
10 small amount of trouble in making those in
for them. Another thing, if man expects an
from through US, it is but fair to those whose
CEMENT Is impeached, that they should know with
4 they have the pleasure of dealing. 1t is SO easy
s help Of it's and bufs, judiciously distributed,
assuming wrong first and inquiring into it af-
! ls, to make out a plausible show of grievance
zp community in hot water, that, with the
.Pntions on the part of an executive, it is often
! and requires the incest discrimination to ascer-
what toe the shoe really pinches.
above remarks have been elected by an anony-
ammunication in the AdUertiSer of Thursday last,
be signature '' Yo no sabe,'' respecting ROYAL
j. to lands aud the action of the Privy Council
D. Had Mr.. ''Yo no sabe" applied to the 80 OfRcel
Interior instead of to the 1ddp1tiser he would
zen told
| That patent would be granted him for his pur-
award at the valuation made by appraisers if
hwy Council considered the same to be the fair
ErOved value Of the land mentioned in his award,
BAT il is not the practice of the Privy Council to
Ee patent unless the applicant surrenders por-
his land to the neighboring landlord - but that
s where q person owns half of an ili or small
I land and the Government the other half, in
f the owner paying the Government commuta-
cash, he may commute the same by giving up
nth of the land and receive patent for the
That the Privy Council finds its legal warrant,
6, in Sec. 10, Art. t, p. 109, Laws 1916, which
0y " The Minister of the Interior shan have power in
ce with the privy council and under the sanction OF His
issue any lessee tenant for life of lands
being Hawaiian subject patent in fee simple for the
payment of Communication 70 be agreed upon by His
in privy council"
That the Privy Council does not claim to have the
Of revising, altering and amending the Awards
Llnd Commission, but that instances have oc
where the survey of one PERSONS award takes
lrton of the land described in the award granted
her party and rather than grant two patents,
ith the boundaries disputed, the Privy Council
several cases appointed a committee 10 arrange
n the two parties and then granted them patents
erected surveys.
hat when the owners of large tracts of land apply
tents for their lands which at the division oflands
were given to them by their names only, the
mt cannot obtain patent for the same with the
aries defined, until they are agreed upon by the
Of the adjacent lands, and that the Privy Coun- |
S not in any case decide any disputes rs to boun-
being left entirely to the owners Of the land In
{; and to prevent patents being issued with III
. Surveys, the Council has granted patents Tor
.aets of land by name without any survey at all,
ing of course all native tenants rights.
hat there is only one instance on record where
Patent was refused, namely, where the heirs of
IN, who held life estate title to piece OF land,
siased patent.
d these answers before him we hardly think that
70 no sabe'' would have thought it worth his
rnic bo oof:oY, of fhA PriVv Council.