The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-26

endors, interested in coffee planting
on Hawaii, was presented. The sub
stance of this petition is as follows:
We would respectfully represent to
you that we are holders of land in the
Ahupuaa of Olaa, District of Hawaii,
under lease from the Commissioner
of Crown Lands, the same being among
the lands and leases particularly re-
ferred to in Part IX, Sections 80-85 of
the Land Act now being considered
by you. The petitioners state that
when these lands were first offered to
the public it was with great difficulty
that settlers were induced TO take
them up, parties living in the district
ridiculing the idea of that dense forest
and underground ever being able to
produce any coffee.
To those who did take up these
lands and faithfully carry out the cul-
tivatiOn of same as required by the
conditions of their leases belongs the
credit alone of these lands being
brought so prominently before the
public.
These Iessees have carried on such
cultivation at an extraordinary large
expense for clearing and planting, and
they are still obliged to continue such
work at an additional expense before
being able to produce any satisfactory
proof of profitable returns; and it
should be the aim of this Government
to aid and assist the pioneers of this
district to practically demonstrate
that these lands produce a merchant
able article that will favorably COM
pete with the same product grown in
other parts of the world.
Money, labor and time have been
spent by these Iessees. The red spider.
cut worm and pests of the coffee plant
have time and again discouraged
them, still they faithfully carry on
their work in hopes of reaping re-
ward. We know full well that the
Government does not stand ready to
reimburse lessees in case their efforts
prove a failure, but can, without
dollar of cost, and with large prOspec-
tive financial gain, afford to deal gen.
erOusly with said lessees.
It is therefore requested that all the
present holders of said crown land
leases, who, at the expiration of the
third year of their lease, faithfully
and substantially cultivated and inn
proved their land as required by the
conditions of their lease, may at any
time after the first payment of rent,
be entitled to purchase the respective
areas covered by their leases also, in
case or q single 1nOlVluUdl nOlulDS
less area, be privileged to increase the
same to not more than 200 acres, and
receive a land patent for same upon
payment of the unimprOved values,
as follows First line of 50-acre lots,
So per acre; second line of 50-acre
lots, 81; all other lots So per acre.
That the clause stipulating cOnstruc-
tion of buildings and all Improvements
shall be considered complied with, if
the value of all improvements on that
land shall aggregate the total amount
required in planting, buildings and
fences.
That the Government reservation of
land along the volcano road which is
now held by present lessees and for
which under their lease they will
have to pay rent, should not exceed
$50 feet in depth and should the Gov
eminent decide TO dispose Of such
reservation, the owners of land imme'
diately in the rear shall be previ-
legged to purchase the same at the
price stipulated for the last line of
lots.
There is a large area of land stu