The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-19

the principal islands which may be in
any manner adapted to domestic use
and habitation. Lands Of the fourth
class shall embrace all public lands on
the small outlying islands. reefs and
shoals which are not capable of do
mestic use.
Much Of the bill is occupied with pro-
visions for organization. The entire
charge is placed with the Secretary of
the Interior. the executive duties being
placed with the Commissioner of the
General Land Office. The Territory of
Hawaii shall constitute one Surveyor
Generals district, his office To be at TIE
city of Hilo. The salary of the Surveyor
General is fixed at s45OO. payable quar-
terly There shall be two public land
districts. one with the office at Hilo,
the other with a central office at Homo
lulu. The HilO land district shall en-
brace the island Of Hawaii only. and
the other district all the other islands
in the Hawaiian group. The salaries OF
the registers and receivers. one each for
each office. shall be- $4,000 each. The
plan of organizing these districts and
their employees is the same as now pre-
walls in the States.
Lands of the first class must be To-
Gated. selected. described. listed and re-
ported to the President under direction
of the Secretary Of the Interior. for fur
tber action of Congress.
Lands of the second class shall be
surveyed according 10 the township
system. but when this system is not
practicable the lands shall he surveyed
into lots containing as nearly as possi
bic forty acres each.
Public lands of the second class.
whenever 10000 acres have been sur
veyed. or more. shah be opened by
proclamation of the President. and per
sons may apply for them and secure
the same on practically the same rules
as apply for the opening of public lands
here in the States. The filing fee FOR
these lands shall be 81 per acre and
upon the final proof the further sum
nf s. Der acre. No person shall be given |
more than forty acres OF land
Lands of the third class shall be sur
veyed aS rapidly as possible whether
under lease or otherwise. according to
the township system. and subdivided
into sections OF go acres. and further
into forty lots. The ill !
ing fee for these lands shall be - cents
an acre and on final proof there shall
be further payment of $1.25. No man
shall be allowed more than 100 acres.
\ great deal of the bill is occupied in !
describing who shall be entitled To- I
ma ke homestead entries. the restric- /
ions being the same as apply in the /
States.
The bill provides that all leasing of I
public lands shall cease. All existing /
eases in conformity with law shall not !
>. impaired until the expiration of the /
erms OF such leases. but no tenancy ct
win shall exist.
The Secretary Of the Interior may di-
ect the location of sites for storage
upon any public land. in con
rmplatiou Of the future needs Of irri
-ation or other public purposes. The
i'll also appropriates $3.50 0oo I" he inn
nediately availab ble for carrying out the
or the proposed law.
Mr.. Wilcox said today that I, is his
attention OF having Mr.. HanshrouSh. pf
.orth Dakota introduce the bill I'm the
-ratc.
The book OF estimates forwarded to
he Senate and House by the Secretary Il