The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-30
FOR COLONY NO. |
Formation Of The FlHl ASSGil.
li0n Of Settlers
GOO LAND IS SELECTED
a Tract 1900 Acres People Ans.
ious 10 Enter- location.
Model Town.

Byron o Clark secretary Ui tbr
board % Agriculture. and one % no
haTdesi working officers IN the civil
snr,ica. is making on VOL with HE
sptlers' Association plan The organ
Isailon Tor the first colony is practical
~ perfected. 4 list geli-nIga sum
cienj haE already been made and there
are further applications almost every
day
For the purposes OF this Settlers As
sociation there has been secured a tract
of ] 800 acres Of land makai Of the
wagon road between Pearl City and
waialua. ten miles from Pearl City and
eight miles from waialua. The sesec-
ton g. back Of the pass into Waianao
from Mokuleia plains There are two
streams Of water on the site and the
records assure an abundance OF rain
fall. But 10 guard against drought
ahese will be- an irrigation plant
Holdings so far seloo ed range from
twenty TO sixty acres. II is the inten-
tion TO grow vegetables for Honolulu
and fruit for export 4 main prOduc-
lion will be pineappl1s, to be shipped
fresh and to be canned. Under the
head OF oranges and lines and some
other orchard fruit, Mr. Clark Is quite
confident. 4 survey Is now being made
1f IN, land and a number OF the mem
I...
gin building and the cultivation OF the
soil at once. The twenty-seyen acres
of nursery land under lease to Mr..
Clark at Pearl City, go over 90 the AS
s.ociatiOn. The Oahu Railway people
and prominent Government officials are
doing everything possible 20 forward
the movement.
The settlers are 20 have quite a vii
lage, wiki q church and school. In the
cnter Of the farming territory will be
the hOmesteads TO form the model
town. The town or building lots will
he five acres yet. So far Mr. Clark has
interested In the plan number Of city
people in addition TO the Californians
with whom he has been corresponding
for more than a year. Any number OF
people desire to come down from the
coast II they can sell their present prop.
critics. Mr.. Clark is the author Of the
amendment to the land act under which
these Associations may be formed
This Is the statute from the Session
Laws OF 1898:
Section II. In case six or more per.
Sons, who are qualified to apply fol-
Right Of Purchase Leases and Cash
Freebolds under this Act, shall form
themselves into a Settlement Associa.
tion and apply for holdings in one
block OF land, the Commissioners may
with the approval OF the Executive
Council, cause to be surveyed lots in
ono block corresponding In number to
the number Of persons forming such
association, in agricultural or pastoral
land or both, according to the prOyi.
slOns of this Act
Section ~ The provisions of this
Act relative to Right of Purchas,
Leases and Cash Freeholds, shall be-
followed in the settlement OF such block
Of land. and shall apply TO all matters
seiating 10 the occupation thereof and
the rights and obligations OF the Gov.
ernment and Lessees and FreehoIders
under such occupation. provided that
'A' HotlN' ny llt AebHl Oh luDllc lsdnNs
declaring such land open for settlement
shall be directed TO such Settlement
Association and shall be in one Ian
enage only: and further provided. that
in case Of the surrender or forfeiture OF
the holding OF any member of such as
sociatiOn, such holding II declared open
for settlement shall be open 10 any ap-
piicant under the provisions OF this
part Of this Act.
Section 7S. II any lot Of such block
Of land shall be left for three months
after such block is declared open for
settlement, without being taken up by
any member Of such Settlement Asso,
station, the same may be declared oper
for settlement by any applicant undel
the provisions Of this Act relative {,
Right OF Purchase Leases and Casl
FreehOlds, or may be disposed OF il
any other manner provided in thl,
Act or may be reserved for public use!
or otherwise at the discretion OF tn.
Commissioners"