The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-01-16
MlTChELL'S FULL REPORT
AGREES WITH FORECAST
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he transferred Department OF the United States
Office of general for Hawaii recommended such officer
appointed by the President and have the authority
exercised by the surveyor general of New Mexico
LOCAL LAND OFFICES.
Two land offices the Territory each with register and receiver
on @ districts Ce ou the Of Hawaii aon ~ the land
Office o and the other district include the balance of the Terri
asked to enable the Secretary Of the Interior to examine the land
laws and regulations of Hawaii and to examine into all matters
ing agriculture and forestry and public roads
THE LAND LEASES
Regarding land the subcommittee calls attention lease
acres SIS
years During past year thirteen general leases
cued covering $3.50 aggegaing annual rental So
are be worth hundreds Of dollars acre yet some tracts
are being leased @ as low as s and o d per per
facts and illustrates the most obe the pressing necessity
may included in
lease corporation the only being to time
ina annual rentals the records show that lands sold settlers under
mosy unreasonaby high prices requiring
pendture of $Ioo clear sold from SO $Ia
and this land the settlers have annual interest until
purchases effected The received nmerousy signed
pet Fo% ysous parts of a@d vo4 s adoption
of the better lands and so OF the inferior grade
SALARIES.
buated statement of receipts and expenditures of the Office
of the Commissioner of Public Lands and the Territorial Surveyor
General shows that single year the from all
to $o23 than cent Of the entire receipts Attention
expended single with receipts the Office amounting but
$23S, leaving deficit of $33262.
Subcommittee opinion labor
members ayorng the restriction of Chinese immigration the third
Senator Of Kansas favog the admission Of the Oena
the opinion Of Senator Mitchell and Senator Foster IS not wise to
n e es oT than @ e TO w op tic s
labor they closed Chinese They hold that the best
for any legislation
the immigration of cheap Chinese labor Hawaii
f-.r MAY EVADE FARM LABOR
Statistics gathered by the committee show that while there only
about 5000 Oriental borers the Hawaiian plantations there
tho 161
the japanese The conclusion is drawn that either the
are euse a 5 pG s
vacations merely laboers but in which skilled labor
3 the ws So b y e S sshs labor % e
Han n an dsr Gg de e an se n e
be question Governor Does for shows that
plantations Many of them were engaged business
merchants hack drivers artisans mechanics ETC. driving out not
and the negroes.
NOT DESIRABLE CITIZENS.
The Chinese simply remain Islands long enough gather
their native when this is obtained they return their home
them to accumulate the necessary funds in comparatively short time
for the price Of labor in Hawai- has 40 per cent in the last
benefit might result from increase cheap labor those
this would only temporary and the end such policy would
result such Oenazng the Islands bring about condition
would result eventually great dmen of very
terests OF the entepsg engaged this industry
LEPROSY.
management leper
of Moloka the committee thinks should be transferred from
territorial to the the United States to be
in immediate charge of the marine hospital service The committee
believes the Island of Mook in respect admirably adapt
ed location for national eposara to which might be transferred
all epers in the United States.
Notwithstanding the large expense charged up each year the
rro connection with the of these unfortunate
people the principal territorial officials including the
y OF state board health attorney general and fact the heads
the departments
management and control Of the eper settlement by the Territory The
people OF the Islands hold different views the per question what
evidently entertained by the members OF the subcommittee and
parenty much of the opposition the transfer from the fact
that change Of administration is desired,
According to the testimony before the committee out Of about