The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-05-30
Plans for Selection Discussed
BY a Surveyor.
My Be SALE AT AUCTION
Great Demand for the Lots Long
Term OF Residence Required,
Close Questioning Settlements.
(Hawaii Hcfaid)

The Land Department of the Govern
ment has practically decided upon d
plan of disposing of the tract OF land
to De opened in Olaa. Owing to the
enormous demand for holdings and the
possible desire on the part OF some OF
the applicants to realize largely and
promptly the lands will probably be
sold at auction to the highest bidder
and clause will be inserted in the
agreements providing for a five years
actual residence. Mr.. Baldwin admits
that this will probably be the plan
adopted, but definite Instructions to
tina; effect have not ye: been received
He said to reporter FOR the Herald:
When was in Honolulu a couple OF
weeks ago | had conversation with
Land Commits sioner Brown regarding
the opening of the lands in Olaa, and
he suggested the adopting of the same
| plan that Is in force in Hamaku,. and
| think the lands will be sold 10 the
highest bidder to be paid for In cash
at the time of purchase, or on the same
plan as the right of purchase leases
where interest only on the amount Is
collected during the term specified.
The five years residence clause will be
inserted so that speculation can be, to
A great extent, avoided. \ man can
buy land under the presen; terms and
pu. on dummy to fl! the require
| l,ttt q
may be difficult for him to do this for
five years 1t is this dummy business
1.-THE Government will try to sop. There
is being printed in Honolulu Il form
| containing a list Of questions 10 be
ans werei and sworn 20 by holders OF
right OF purchase leases as the Gov
eminent intends to ascertain as near
as possible just how closely the law is
being carried out. These answers will
include the name of the holder, his res
idence and place of business, when he
went on the land, how long he resided
there and such other information as
may be deemed necessary.
Some people have an idea they can
live and do business in Hilo or else
where and still hold their land: this
is not correct. 4 man with wife OF
family might live in Hilo and attend
Ito his business here and hold his land
provided his wife or his family had ac-
ltually resided on the land he had Sc.
lcured under lease. Two places of res.
idence will hardly fill the bin.
Another mistake has been made by
people right here in Hilo. They owr
homes in the town and have taken NJ
Government land in Olaa or Puma upor
favorable terms. The Government viii
not allow this under any circumstance
as the agreements provided that they
must not be the owners Of other lands
When the time comes for paying NJ
these people will discover their mis-
take to their cost.
Il do not know what will be done IL
the matter OF settlement associations
those things are attended to entirel,
at the Land Office in Honolulu and al
Implications that ] have received hav,
been sent down. Under that clause il
the Land Act not more than one hun
ldred acres can be assigned a s,ngl,
family and not less than six familie,
,an apply for land 70 be set apart fo
their use in this way. Ny impression
lis that the lands must be occupied
within three months from the time thu
land is transferred TO the association
The only one established in this vlrin
ity Is over by Laupahoehoe, which II
b, Gehr Is al the head Of. So far onl,
seven families have signlfied their in
tention of locating there; whether O
not there are more 10 come | do no
know. He took up 100 acres, which
means tina: seventeen families SHOULD
live there. Eight associations hav'
filled their applications for lands TO
settlements in Olaa, most of them ask
/ ing for the same lots, and by aetna
calculation there would be just enough
land in the lots 10 accommodate TIVE
and one-half associations. | have NJ
Information as TO what the Department
will do, probably a compromise o
some kind may be effected or the Gov
ernment may decide to give them lant
somewhere else. No definite time hai
been set for the opening of the lant
and the settlement matters cannot b
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