The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-01
HOW TO GET LAND IN
HAWAII.


to qualified applicants, with the priv
ilege to the Lessee of purchasing at the
end of three wears and upon fulhllment
of special conditions.
Any person who is over eighteen
years of age, who is citizen by birth
or naturalization of the United States
or who has received certificate of dec
laration OF intention to become citi-
zen, who is under no civil disability tor
any ofense, who is not delinquent II,
the payment of taxes, and who does not
own any agricultural or pastoral land
in the Territory of Hawaii. may apply
for Right of Purchase Lease the limit
of areas which may be acquired being,
100 acres hrst-class agricultural land;
200 acres second-class agricultural
land;
2 acres wet (rice or taro) land;
GOO acres frst-class pastoral land;
1900 acres second-class pastoral land;
400 acres mixed agricultural and pas
toral land.
CONDITIONS OF RIGHT OF
PURCHASE LEASE.
Term: Twenty-one years.
Rental: Eight per cent on the ap-
praised value given in lease, payable
semi-annually
The Lessee must from the end of the
first to the end of the fifth year contin-
uously maintain his home on the leased
premises.
The Lessee must have in cultivation
at the end of three years five per cent
and at the end of five wears ten per cent
OF his holding, and maintain on agrcul-
tural land an average OF ten trees to
the acre.
Pastoral land must be fenced
At any time after third year of lease
hold term, the Lessee is entitled to a
Land Patent giving fee simple title,
upon his payment of the appraised value
set forth in lease, if he has reduced to
cultivation twenty-five per cent OF his
leased premises, and has substantially
performed all other conditions of his
lease.
CASH FREEHOLDS.
Cash Freehold Lots are sold at auc-
ton to the highest qualified bidder, at
appraised value as upset price.
The qualification of applicants for
Cash Freeholds and the areas of land
which may be acquired are the same as
! those under Right of Purchase Lease
system.
AFFILIATIONS.
Applications must be made to Sub
Agent of District in writing with sworn
declaration as to qualifications, and a
fee of ten per cent of appraised value
Of lot, which fee is forfeited if appli-
cant declines to take the premises at
the appraised value, and is credited to
, him if he becomes the purchaser of the
lot. If such applicant, however, is out
bid. his fee is returned to him.
If two or more applications are made
and there is no bid above the upset
price, the first application takes prece.
dence
The purchaser at auction sale must
! pay Immediately thereafter one-fourth
OF purchase price and thereupon receive
a Freehold Agreement"
CONDITIONS OF FREEHOLD
AGREEMENT.
The freeholder shall pay the balance
of purchase price in equal installments
i in one, two and three years, with inter-
est at per cent, but may pay any in
Stallment before it is due and stop cor
responding interest.
twenty-five per cent OF agricultural
land must be cultivated, and pastoral
land fenced before the end OF thirc
year.
Freebooter must maintain his HON,
on the premises, from end of first to enc
OF third year.
! SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATIONS.
Six or more qualified persons ma,
form a Settlement Association anc
apply for holdings in one block.
The provisions for cash freehold anc
! Right of Purchase Leases apply to tn,
settlement OF such blocks.
CASH SALES AND SPECIAL
AGREEMENTS.
With consent OF the Governor, public
lands not under lease may be sold ii
parcels of not over one thousand acres
at public auction for cash, and upon suci
sale and payment OF full consideration
a land patent will issue.
Parcels OF land OF not over six hun
dred acres, may, with consent of Gov
ernor, be sold at public auction upor
part credit and part cash, and upoI
such terms and conditions OF improve
ment, residence, etc, as may be i'm
posed.
Upon fufillment OF all conditions ;
Land Patent will issue.