The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-22

of cultivation further required TO take up
to perfect title.
Area same as might be acquired in
Right of Purchase Lease.
| IV.-Special Agreements. Sales at auc-
ton under special condition as to pay
ments by installments, with requirements
of cultivation, with or without residence
condition.
Area that might be acquired same as
Right of Purchase Lease.
| V-Cash Sales. Sale made unconditiop
ally for cash at public auction. These
sales are only made to meet cases where
exceptionally costly improvements were
! contemplated, as buildings, reservoirs,
pumping machinery, etc.
Referring again to the contentious
made by Mr.. Gill, that these homestead
leases that are now being advertised Tor
sale will soon become the property or
some great corporation" would only he
made by a person unfamiliar with the
terms and conditions under which such g
lease can be acquired. and one of the
conditions is that the lease cannot be
alienated, therefore such lands as are
opened up under this system can no; il
any way become the property of some
large corporation"
Homestead leases are only issued To
those who have To visible means to CON
form to the terms and conditions, as
required of them under the several other
systems of the land laws; :,nd those who
are destitute, find relief under the Home
stead Lease system. when only requires
a small application fee, and cultivation
Of a small Iercentag'
Under existing conditions. and from
numerous applications that are being
received, made it necessary to open VI
such lands as are available for this pur-
pose.
Right of Purchase Lease is very de
sirable agreement, under which lands are
acquired and which has been more sue
cessful and popular than any of the 9th
er systems.
Public lands are offered for settlement
, under this system, by public advertise
ments,
While its terms and conditions require
the performance of certain REASONABLE
: amount of Improvement and residence, |
, allows the lessee to acquire fee simpl
:. title at any time after the third year o
: at the end of the twenty-frst year; l
. also fixes the value of the land for tn
. term of the lease. The term of the leas
!, also allows the settler to use his capita
D." at the outset for improvements and cu4
tivation. and to put off the day of pur
chase until he is well established.
Cash Freehold Agreements and Specia
= Agreements are not as popular as tn
two former systems Il and D.
:. Lands are only disposed under tines
agreements Cfnore especially the Specia
Agreements when existing condition
: demand it, and are specially intende
TO provide easy terms for bona nde sci
- tiers, while it discourages as far as pos
sible the mere Spectator.
! Again referring to contentious made b
Mr. Gill relative to the disposition %
public lands during the transition perlo'
= and the subsequent opinion of Attorne
:, General Griggs holding that such dlspt
stitions were illegal, need no comment, a
= YOU are well aware and familiar Wit
- the facts in the case.
Relative TO sales, leases and trades the
- were made after the 18th of June lS'
. The contention made by Mr. Gill thf
- Attorney General Griggs directed tht
- United States District Attorney OF II
: Territory institute proceedings for TT
:. setting aside of all transfers of publ
=. lands made by the Territorial govern
- meut of Hawaii" may or may not !
" true. cannot say: but from correspon,
=, ence and statements on file. / am Ii
to believe that no direct request VIZ
- made by the Attorney General to inst
tute such proceedings, but that he shou
- inquire into the legality of Hawaiian Lar
"a ansactions, and to report accordingl
which I have no doubt he did.
70 Mr. ellis statement that "Unfortunat
Iy. Assistant secretary Ryan of the !
- terror Department seems TO have Tende
q ed an opinion without consulting Assis
& ant Attorney General Van Devanter,'