The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01

"a degrees north of the equator, and IS
about 1000 miles west of the Pacific
coast of America. This is exactly the
same position north held by Cuba.
The combined area of the Hawaiian
Islands is about $500 square miles, di-
vided as follows as to the larger is
So. miles.
Hawaii 4'o15
Maui Observation-Disclosures. Z2o
Oahu 600
kauat -.............-...' 544
Moloka1 .-.~..........-... 2oi
Lamar ................ I35
Ni1hau ......-.......... "
kahoolaWe o9
The largest island, Hawaii, is about
the size of the State of Connecticut,
and the combined group about equals
the area Of New Jersey.
Prior to 1880 absolute ownership and
control of all lands vested in the King.
In 1890 and 1870 an attempt was. made
20 pass law that would give some title
10 occupants of lands. but the law ap-
pears to have proved failure, for con-
ditions remained practically the same
until 1916 when law was passed atl-
1norizine the ORGANIZING of commits
zion to take evidence as to occupancy
and to award, TO those entitled to re-
eeive the same, the lands in Tee. his
division. or mahele, of the lands took
place March 7. 1913, at which time a
portion of the land was reserved by
che King as a private property of the
Grown, portion allotted to the chiefs
and portion TO the people. On the
9Th day OF March, 1913, the King con-
yeyed large portion OF all the lands.
that he had retained at the division of
the previous day, to the Government.
The commission awarded ownership on
over 1000 claims, mostly. of very small
area. The result of this division OF
o. the lands was about as follows:
Acres.
The Crown. 100000
The Government I,4I3,ooo
The chiefs and the people. I.64z. 900
-
A total. 100000
his ownership applied mostly to fia-
wai'ars, as by the laws OF 1850 and 1854
Foreigners were practleahy prohiD1ted
nom ownership ID lands. except under
sPeclai eoholtions ana clfc instances.
Immediately following the division, or
naaheie, the government commenced TO
sen anu tease us lands IN large tracts III
eTdef to TepieI1sh an empty treasury.
f q Naturally the best lands went nrst, as
saie passed the portions remaining en- be-
ing OF the INFERIOR class me value OF
-lls lsIhlldil nas uecIedseu uhLil at lne
Res. slil,e ,ie anus a.
go ~ a. 50 pus "a .iie siiia,iesl Vaius'
ss.ais oi tfiousduus OF acres Delhg Ddr-
ssit idsd' upoii Which fsol plt VI vese-
sati9is mas grown Nv, rom MY 70 one nun
"a Sieu yedis ne Ies.it = mat 9y Idf
sals la sss' POI ION "a Tue lsidii9s ue
oil i9l 80 lol 'eduo a,iu
. 81 producing purposes - now me
sals9 ioiiiieii y Known d. iiie Sio"ii
sa..e.s
BY an act OF the legislature approved
January 3. 1865, the Crown lands were
rendered inalienable, and the commits
sloflers We're allowed to lease the lands
Tor periods or nor more than thirty
years. ms act was framed apparently
70 safeguard the revenues from the land
and 70 prevent me commissioners from
seinllg uiein On IN any slzea tracts ana
- any p,ies, do Tue government iandS
we're sold.
By an act of 1874 the minister of the
interior was allowed to sell, lease, or
o%tASt eiS t>OSS iAii1@tit Aetiido
m such manner as he might deem best.
This act was amended in 1876 and 1873
by making it mandatory to sell or lease
only at public auction, after advertising
Tor at least thirty days.
!, BY an act approved august 20; 1884;
.lle llllllls.eI % l.le illelas9I was allo"ea
lots of not less than and not more
than 20 acres. the lands to be appraised
and the annual rental TO be equal to 10
per cent of the appraised value of the
land: residence and fencing required
and payment of principal within FIVE
years, failing which the lands reverted
70 the Government.
ny an ACT approved September Q.
1888, the above act was amended to al
low lands IN kah1kinu and kipaht1lus
Maui, and IN kona and Puma, Hawai-.
10 be leased under the homestead act