The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-05-07

"a. FE--tF.a a- the Instance Of Hon : B
Dula. q resolution vas passed by the House
If Representatives addressed to the Com
z-i--l1uars If Crown Lands requesting
-la- g. inform tEe House u the amount
" revenue received from that source dur
51- -lu past biennial PERIOD ItcIunCt be
r-e~-5r1at tL1s the lufgruztICu thus called
fr tLg use If tLE Legislature. l. Of the
--r1l-as- Ll-Eu1-rz-cu o. sd n the decision
~ the SIMS necessary to De- ralsgC by tax
atm direct cr Indirect. for the public ser
vi-s q aEe STATE. and Il does seem % need
cEp-lEltlru rs o. LgH tL-- requisite kruwl
edge has been hitherto kept from the Rep
re=erlI-lva.- Of The people ur how they
could Il-tz-1hLy frame and vote upon a
series u aVurUT-za1llu bills without any
knCwisd--e N So Important an item II the
available funds
In tie wear I>i-7 was passed An Act re
latiu- % Ehs lands u His Majesty the
hing. and lt he Government, whereof
the following is the pruI1bles -Hie-sF',
It hath pleased his most Gracious Majesty
klr-sl-ar1ela III. the King. after rpserv-
5u- cfrrain lands o. himself Il hiS 0wu
private property, % SurruEdsr and forever
make over unto E-s Chiefs and People the
greater portion 1f HIS Royal Domain
- -rr. Il hatl qlaaSed etc % place
the lands SD made over IN the
keeping u the House 1f N0b.ss and Rep
rcsgusI-Ives. lr such person OF persons as
they ulay frurz tine o time appoint % be
disposed or Iu such manner as
may best promote the prosperity Of thl-
EI--l1u and tLe dignity Cf the Hawaiian
Crgwu Therefore b. z enacted etc We
do hereby -llsuniv confirm this great act
of uu- GOOD kIuE and declare the follow
In- lands, VIZ Here follows four pages
,f names Of lands and districts where sit
rzted- TO L. tie private property Of HIS
fI1-e-iy haEahaIeLl IL etc L was
further enacted af the sane tine. That
We &c hereby IN the name uf the Chiefs
ard people Accept Of the following
lands, vl-s Here follow y page> Of names
and ll,.al--iesdf lands which we do hereby
aprglrt tha Ml-lster q tLs Interior to
t--pct suusrlute1d and dispose 0f a. PRO
vtisd. etc
Tins ll-t Is supplemented by another re
isr-in-, t1 lands II Oahu only. which IN
accordance vIzh ancient custom are 70 be
-et zrslrr fer the use Of The Fort N Homo
lulu. t,3 he cultivated by soldiers. stc- VI
HaHE lLf' l-E.lal.4 aL hL4H -.NtLL-iaE lA L'ia4AA
finally passed n IS1S. Evidently tins
Inst --ur j. for the support q the Ms
-zrv Es-ahllslmHnt.
Now however II has become customary
90 take enormous votes for military prr
u1sss. while the vzlue Of the immense DIS
tri-ts set aside for the general use q the
ual1nL demands has gradually almost
cgassd o. De d flcsur II our financial con-
si,lerzti1ns
It's obviously then both the duty 4 the
LeElslIrua t0 azamI1e closely Int0 the
value III tLa rrlp,rties cuuIlE within the
last 575l ~ these three divisions and 70
ascertain II Is l. beng disposed q ace1rd-
in- % tla design expressed II the org
in1i arts. viz= that II may best pruuUte
the prosperity of The krn-11u-
Fhese Crown Lands then zru national
rruperaes % be administered ty the Rsp-
reseutatIvss Of the people
In En-iand somewhat analogous. but
vt El5eiy different cuurse was followed
@ % the q ne q the Revolution Of l6sS.
ths Cryiwu I a1sis were deslt with By the
S1versi-u as the psrsouaI property Of the
kInc Thus curing the W ars Of the Roses.
York a.1d Lancaster alternately attal1ssd
and striped IL opponents. and ennoblsd
and eEiiowed = par-isiIus- The lands e
an a=tsEntei n0hle were fuEfsitsd 70 the
Crown. the Gown bestowed them On Il
mnst prduinen 6 servants As the Con
muzs grew n X 'Fer The riEEt ct The Grown