The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-17

they seemed to see the Inconsistency Of
the whole thing, when the men have to
do different kinds of work and to be
up and about at all hours. The result
Of all this Is that there is a condition
which would be impossible for an
American to stand. In fact the more
i saw of the conditions / was the more
convinced that I was satisfied to stay
in this country for the rest of my life.
The same paternalism prevails in
the relation of the colony to the farmer
There is a system of land rental, which
Is almost the same as a homestead
lease here. The land Is given to a
family for its use in perpetuity but the
fee simple title remains in the State
The man who takes the farm. II he is
without means. is furnished with a
team Of horses, machinery. cows. sheep.
hogs, chickens and some money to start
with. In addition the government
agrees to give him work upon the pub
lie improvements, such as the docks or
the roads for three days of each week,
and he In turn agrees to work on the
place for the other three days. The
result is that the family has a good
thing and soon earns out it's own home
and the improvements. These latter he
may sell IL he wants to give up the
farm, but the land is the property of
the government. II the settler wishes
to stay he may do SO and all his family,
as the children grow up may take land
alongside of his own, each boy and girl
being permitted to have a holding. The
result Of this Is that the people of the
country districts are fairly prosperous
and now they are in better condition
than ever. This is due to the fact that
such that they are sent around to En-
gland in fine shape. This traffic Is so
great that the makers of butter and
cheese have found that they may send
their products to the same market and
they get good returns from it, too.
The city of Auckland, a city about
three times the size of Honolulu, is
primarily a city of homes. The people
began to take the land under easy con-
ditions many years ago and now al
most every workman lives in his own
home. The result of this is that the
entire city is one vast garden, for at
every home the proprietor has his plot
of ground planted with vegetables and
fruits. 1t is great place for peaches.
GENERALLY the city is much like Ho-
nolulu but it is bull, of concrete and
brick with plaster covering The
weather is colder than here for in the
winter there is frost and once in q
great while a thin ice and at longer
periods a little fan OF snow. The har-
Dor is a great one and many people live
on the other side of the bay from the
city and are carried across by ferries
which run each ten minutes. The great
trade is the coasting trade. as the coast
line Is very large and the ships have
full cargoes. Much of the trade Is in
lumber which IL very fine. There IL not
so much life there as In Honolulu, as
the people seen TO take every thing
easy, but the people are all well dressed
and appear to be well to do.
Our stop at Page Page was very
delightful. That is the place for rest |
cure There is not a sound except the |
work on the government station. There |
are about 400 people there. mostly the
natives who are Industrious in the |
weaving of mats and the making of
fans and such things, Of the grasses !
and reeds. The mountains come right |
DOWN to the sea and rise at an angle !
IF As degrees. One cannot reach the top |,
without a trail and the scenery is |
grand. Altogether the trip was one
,ull of benefit to me, and I was greatly |,
pleased with my vacation"
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