Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-30
AProclarllation

Whereas, It is provided by Section
81 Of an Act to Provide Government
for the Territory Of Hawaii, passed by
the Fifty.sixth Congress Of the United
States Of America on the 9th day Of
April, A. d. 1900, and approved on the
3Oth day of April, A. d. 1900, THAT
the public property ceded and trans.
ferred to the United States by the Re-
public Of Hawaii. under the joint reso.
luton Of annexation, approved July Z.
1898, shall be and remain in the pos.
session, use and control of the Terri.
tory Of Hawaii, and shall be maintain.
ed. managed and cared for by 1t, at Its
own expense, until otherwise provided
for by Congress, or taken for the uses
and purposes of the United States by
direction of the President, or the Gov.
ernor Of Hawaii" and
Whereas, 1t was enacted by the Sen.
ate and Representatives Of the United
States of America in Congress assem-.
bled, by an Act thereof duly approved
by the President of the United States
of America on the 3rd day Of March,
A. ID. 1905, THAT when the Territorial
Government Of Hawaii shall cede to
the United States in perpetuity suit.
able tract of land one mile square.
more or less, on the Leper Reservation
at Molokai, Hawaii, there shall be es-
tablished thereon hospital station
and laboratory of the public health
and Marine Hospital Service of the
United States. for the study of the
methods of transmission, cause and
treatment OF Leprosy." and
Whereas, in pursuance Of the fore.
going Act Of the Congress OF the Unit
ed States of America a tract of land
situated on the Leper Reservation at
Molokai, Hawaii, in area one mile
square, more or less, has been found
suitable for the purpose in said last
named Act contemplated and set forth:
Now. therefore, I, George r. Carter.
Governor Of the Territory Of Hawaii.
by virtue of the authority In me vest.
ed by law, do hereby declare and pro-
claim that the following described
pieces Of land, (the Territory reserv.
Ing the ownership Of, and right to re.
move such buildings as may be on the
date hereof upon the granted prem
ises), be and the same are hereby TAX.
en- for the uses and purposes OF the
United States. saving and reserving
therefrom right Of way forty (40)
feet In width along and over the line
OF the present road or trail over the
granted premises, for the purposes Of
q road, for the exclusive and joint use
Of the Board Of Health Of the Territory
Of Hawaii. and its successors, and the
United States authorities having the
charge and control Of said hospital
station and laboratory; and granting
to the United States like exclusive
right of way upon and over that part
or portion Of the public lands Of the
Territory of Hawaii lying between the
parcels Of land hereby separately
granted, now used as public road or
trail, such rights Of way as are hereby
granted and reserved being indicated
upon certain maps of the United States
Leprosy Station Sites. dated June.
1905, and straced from Government
Survey Registered Maps Nos. 23O9 and
1928.
Description Of Landing Site.
Situated on the East side Of Wal.
kolu Stream, Waikolu, Molokai, Terri.
tory Of Hawaii.
Selected by Surgeon General Wy
man, M. H. s., as portion Of Federal
Leprosarium.
Beginning at an iron bolt. on rocky
point overlooking sea, and known as
Hawaiian Government Survey Trig.
Station "Leinaopapio"; the true AL
eminent Survey Trig. Station "Kaupl.
kiawa" being 1922 12' 80" 11164.5 feet;
and to Hawaiian Government Survey
Trig. Station "Mokapu" being 2020 49,
8" 1851 feet; and the azimuth to Ka-
lawao Protestant Church Spire being
1867 49, and to the cross On Kalawao
Catholic Church being 1899 49,. as
shown on Government Survey Regis
tered Map No. 1903, and running by
true azimuths:
Up center of ridge to rocky ledge
In same, the direct azimuth and dis
lance being: 330o go 141S feet;
2.-790 49, 1174 feet down side of
ridge to on large solid stone on the
East bank of WaKolu Stream;