The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-16
To PROMOTE
PUBLICITY
GovernmentLands
Offered on New
Plan.

In the future the widest publicity Is
TO be given to all land offerings which
may be made in Hawaii This was de-
cided upon at meeting OF the EXecu-
tive Council held Thursday and Land
Commissioner Boyd has already pre-
pared plans to carry out this Idea. II
is the intention to advertise broadcast
the fact when lands become available
for taking up. with the idea of obtain
ing suggestions as to what disposition
shall be made of them. This will give an
opportunity for prospective settlers in
the States to make application as well
as the people of the Territory, and ii is
hoped by this means to induce immi-
grants To come to Hawaii in great num-
bers Fer the present these notices
will be confined to the local papers, but
it is hoped soon to widen the publicity
by means of advertisements in the
newspapers of the States, notably upon
the coast.
The first tract of land upon which
public opinion is solicited is located in
the Kau district and contains from 1900
to 2OOC acres. The present lease has just
expired and the land will be offered as
which will be most acceptable to the
people Interested ia its disposition.
publicity has always been my idea,
said Land Commissioner Boyd ySster-
day, "anl now we intend to try it in
earnest. While formerly all prospective
sales were advertised before the date
Of sale, it is now the intention to notify
the public as soon as a tract of land
q 10 10 to ha
taken up. Notices will be published in
viting ideas from people who might
wish to take up the land. or who can
suggest the most feasible method of
disposing of it. BY this means, perhaps,
cur offerings of lands will come to the
notice Of prospective settlers in the
States, and We may induce them to
come here and settle. ] would like to
advertise the lands we intend to open
in the States, but the appropriation for
incid entails will not stand II at present.
The Advertisers idea of publicity is one
/ heartily approve but we have not the
lands to offer as was done in Oklahoma
! CT in the opening Of other large tracts.
There are number of large tracts
| which, however, are not available at
the present time, as they are under long
as in the States, where generally at
least one crop may be raised during
| the wet season. Then a portion Of it
| is made up of volcanic rock, though on
the Buchholtz place on Hawaii it seems
| as If barren rock had been transformed
| into the most fertile soil
THE 2000 acres ready to be offered at
Kiolokea in the Kau district on Ha-
/ NA-aii will h.. cd, at
suggestions will be received as to it's
| disposition. This land could be cut up
so as to make a fine dairy farm. In my
opinion chicken and cattle raising will
succeed better in these Islands than
will small truck farming. Just think
of the butter which every steamer
! brings in end which might just as well
| be produced in the Islands. There is
plenty of land for grazing and room
for any number of small dairy farms.
| The immense ranches here are all max
ing immense profits and cattle raising
| on a small scale would succeed just as
well. Then chicken raising would also
| ne profitable. for thousands of Califor-
MIA fowls are brought here on every
| steamer.
"Of course there are diseases which
hinder the raising Of chickens and the
mongoose are rather troublesome in
the Kau district, but the place could
be fenced in and soon put on a paying
basis. There is lots of gravel in the
Klolokea tract, and it could easily be
used as chicken ranch"
Mr.. Boyd stated that the Kau lands
had been applied for by a settlement
association and surveyed for that pur-
pose, but suggestions will be received
for its disposal in order that prospect
/ i've settlers from abroad may have an
| opportunity to put in their applications.
|