The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-05-28
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this country. outside of sugar and
rice growing, are matters upon
which We have already commented
pretty freely. When We compare
our record IN these respects. with
what Is going on in the Pacific
States of America. we have reason 70
feel that We are very small potatoes
indeed OF course, the fundamental
difficulty Is the lack Of available
land. obtainable in small quantities,
snd suitable as regards location,
accessibility and 80 Oh, for the use
Of people Of moderate means Our
climate i ST once healthful and
delightful. Our arabic land. much
Of which still lies waste, is Of exceed
ing richness. and there Is 8 eonsid-
cradle home market for many pro
duets which flourish IN this country.
but with which We are still supplied
mainly from abroad.
Some superciious critic may pos,
sibly ask Us. what are You going to
do about it! Well. so far as We are
personally concerned We are not
going 70 do anything about it, ex-
cept 10 agitata the question and en-
deayor 10 keep il before the public.
Il ! not the business ot newspapers
taprovide lands tor the landless. any
more than i Is 70 feed the hungry.
clothe the naked. or furnish free
rides tor the lame and tired 1t Is
their business. however. and their
duty. ID eau attention emphsucally
10 existing evils. and. 50 far as prac-
ucable . indicate the direction in
which q remedy may be sought for.
In matters Of this kind. men are
ap. 70 lock irSt 70 the government
q the source from which relief
ought 70 come. II this tendency is
not natural and inevitable. it is a:
al events very common. the result
perhaps Of education and habit.
Many people regard q government
as kind OF special providence,
whose function It IS 10 provide all
kinds Of good and desirable things
for people who are unable TO pro
vide the same for themselves. This
paternal theory Of government has
certain amount of reason in it. and
only does much harm when carried
too far. In the present instance,
the help the Government can render
under existing laws. is very limited,
and an inquiry into the facts Of the
case satisfies Us that what they have
done, and are now doing. is all that
could be reasonably asked.
4 few years ago a so-called Home
stead Act was passed. providing for
the disposing Of unoccupied Govern
ment lands in small lots to actual
settlers. The law may be some
what lame and inadequate one, but
such as i Is, it is being carried out
in good faith. and with results in the
main satisfactory. We have taken
the trouble TO obtain & list of the
different lots which have been offered
under the provisions Of this act at
different times within the last year
and half. The following is the
list:
In 1857. twelve lots in Nuuanu
Valley. Honolulu, and thirty-seven
lots at Ahualos. Hamskua, Hawaii.
These, comprising forty-nine lots in
al, we're well and promptly taken.
In 1885 there were forty lots offered
at haapahu. Hamskus, Hawaii, if
teen lots at kaunamsno. Hsmakus,
Hawaii. thirty lots at Paauilo. Ham
akus, Hawaii. and so far during the
present year, forty-seyen lots at
North kona, Hawaii. forty-two lots
at UkumehsmeiE. kuls, Maui, and
thirty-eight lots at haiBiki, HiIo,
Hawaii The advertisement OF the
last named appeared in our pre-
yious weeks issue. In addition to
the above there are thirty-two lots at
Waiakos, Maui. which have been
surveyed and mapped. and the ad-
yertising of which is being held back
pending the settlement of some mat
ters involving certain legal formal
tiles.
The above lots, nearly three hun
dred in number. have all been care
fully surveyed and mapped, and no
questions concerning titles or boun-
dsries are ever liable to arise. This,
in 3 country where boundaries
are as uncertain and titles as
badly mixed as they often are
here, Is no small advantage. Every
lot has z frontage upon some exist