The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-12
Afternoon session.

The House re-assembled ST IS.
Noble Baldwin thought if the section
should De passed otherwise than in the
bill, it would defeat the bill. The iuser-
ton OF 8 provision requiring land owners
TO pSy for the survey, etc f., II viii block
the bill. Large land owners expose
themselves in selling small pieces 10 the
risk of unpleasant neighbors. The object
of the Government is TO promote these
sales and 1t must do all il can. As land
owner on Maui, have never thought OF
cutting up land for homesteaders. II l
did it, it would only be TO encourage
demonstrating. The Government is not
going 10 wass money in surveys, but
only to keep pace with the demands Tor
homesteAds.
Rep. Rickard-I don't see how it is
going to block the bill. This movement
comes from the land owners. II the lands
will pay to cut up into bomesteads, they
certainly will pay for the survey. l OBJ
iect TO the Government assuming any
unnecessary expense or risk whereby in
dividuals are benefited.
Rep. Waipuilani-rhis idea OF having
the survey paid by the land owners may
be pretty serious. In kona piece of
40 acres was surveyed and cut up into
- lots by Government surveyor and it
cost 81 200.
Rep. Kapaehaole - The 4th Section
provides the Government shall advance
the cost Of the survey, which is charged
to the party when the land is sold Can
the Government afford this? Then there
is the loss of taxation. The land is to
be conveyed to the Government and the
taxes will cease.
Rep. Z. Wilcox moved the section be
postponed The sum of it was that GER
tain large land owners wanted to get
their land sold, so get the Government to
make the surveys, take all the trouble,
etc. with nothing for the land owner to
do but draw his money. There are more
homestead lots now than are taken up.
Noble Cornwel thought the bill was
drawn up to favor the homesteaders and
land owners. He could see no reason
why the land owner should pay for the
survey. l know Of large land owner on
Hawaii who has offered some land to the
Government for homestesds. But l
knoE he would not be willing to pay for
the surveying If the lands are not sold. l
shall vote for the section IS in the bill.
Noble CTzbbe- Is 1t intended TO take
zuy crown lands?
President Wz.ker-No.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
vas last.
Rep. Rickzri's amendment was lost.
The amendment Of Rep. Marques was
h0es.
The amendment Of the member from
Lahzinz 10 strike out the word +" Minis
Ter and insert g land owner was lost
The section passed as in bill on rising
vote
Sections 5, 8, and 5 were passed.
Section was read.
Noble Widemzln-Ihe whole tenor OF
this bill presumss that land Is purchased
by the Minister Of the Interior in q con-
tract The h1mesteader buys subject to
II. Ii the contract Is not fulfilled, what
L his title WORTH The man has paid
say one half Of the price. He can mort
gage, It Is said. Who viii loan any
money on such mortgage? 1t will not
be worth shucks. The intent Of the Law
is good, but il Will be worthless as it Is.
Minister Brown moved to strike out
Sec. 9. Carried,
The title was read and passed The
bill passed to engrossment, and Tuesday
was fixed for the third reading.
Second reading Of Bill No. 80 to in
crease the duty on coffee from 3 cents to
cents per pound. The report OF the
Committee on Commerce, recommend
ing the passage Of the bill with certain
words struck out, was read
Eor,ahanIa rr,1r-aI sha I'LL
to engrossment, as amended by the
Noble Widemann moved to read sec
ton by section. Carried.
Noble Widemann moved that the
words in Sec, "not having q treaty
with this Kingdom 4" be stricken out;
also, the exception OF coffee plants and
seeds. We DO not put a duty on the
plants, and it Is not worth while to put
he words in for four or five pounds Of
;eed.
Minister Brown supported these
The importation Of coffee
plants was forbidden anyway on account
# the leaf disease.
Nep. Nawahi asked If We had such |
,ood coffee here as not to need any i'm |
sorted plants.
Noble Widemann explained that he I
lad tried to get seed from Liberia. al |
hough We had very good coffee here al
eady.
The amendments were carried and the I
ection as amended passed.
Rep. Brown moved Section be strick- 4
n out, as it is entirely unnecessary.
,arried.
Section was read.
Noble Widemann thought We were by 1
realty bound to give twelve months
Office. He would amend to make the
III take effect in thirteen months. /