The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-07-31
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the other side of this island, are Of
fcred for sale by Land Commissioner
Pratt. In size the lots range from four
and onc-tenth acres 20 twelve and one
hundredth acres.
Although appraised at $75 an acre
by John Kidwell, recognized agricul-
tural land expert, the Commissioner
puts the lots up at $25 an acre. His
reason for making such a cut, as stated
to an Advertiser reporter, is not based
on any disagreement with the appraise-
ment.
Mr.. Pratt desires to give willing land
improvers chance to develop the soil
without too great capital outlay for
the ground at the outset. The Govern
ment will, in his view, be well repaid
from the taxable value the land will
have when improved. This besides the
advantage of turning the public do
main into ready cash for paying off the
Territorial bonded Indebtedness, where
as otherwise it might lie fallow and un-
productive for many years.
As with some other disposals Of land
recently determined on, the terms of
sale of the Hauula lands do not contain
the residence condition. In this re-
spect Mr.. Pratt desires to give an OPP
portunity to men working for wages in
the neighborhood of cultivating plots
of land for themselves, ultimately when
their circumstances permit to become
their actual homesteads. Another class
of people he has in view of benefiting
is men of moderate means whose voca-
tions are in town, who may have a bent
for cultivating the soil and would graf
ify it by improving place in the
, country to the benefit of themselves
and the Territory.
Very shortly the Commissioner will
open other lands across the way in the
! same section. The proposed extension
, of the railway from Kahuku into the
| Koolau settlements will run within n
few hundred feet of the Hauula lots.
!, Briefly put, the terms of sale are as
! follows:
al /. Ten per cent. down at sale, ten
+. per cent. one year from sale, and the
balance in four equal instalments two,
9 three, four and five years from sale,
with interest on unpaid balances of )
per cent. per annum.
.. Purchaser to destroy lantana and
g other vegetable pests and prevent fu
ture introduction thereof.
3. Purchaser to plant not less thar
five fruit trees to the acre every yeai
from the end of the first to the end OF
10 the fifth year.
4. From the beginning to the END
g of the purchasing period fence along
the boundary between the lot and un
occupied Government land to be main
:, tanned.
all 5. Pay all taxes.
6. Make no assignment or suitcase
-, without the written consent of thu
=, Commissioner.
% Z. Shall allow agents of the Gov
ernment at all times to enter and ex
anime the premises.
s. At the end of five years, if all tn
conditions have been fulfilled, the pur
chaser shall receive fee simple It'll
to the land.
sI 8. In case of default the Commits
sioner may, with or without legal pro
cess, and without notice, demand o
- previous entry, take possession of tn
premises. In case of forfeiture tn
: land shall be sold at auction, either a
n whole or in parcels, for cash or o.
% terms of time payment in the discretion
of the Commissioner, and if such sal
shall result in an advance on the origi
nal price the original purchaser shal
receive therefrom the amount of hi
payments TO the Government on accoun
of purchase without interest and pr
rata share in such advance in propoi
tion to his payments. If such sale sha
d, result, however, in less price than th
original the amount returnable to th
original purchaser shall be charge
u with pro rata amount OF such d'
ley crease proportioned TO the amount
oh his payments.
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