The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-02

acres in wet land, not over $50 acres in
first-class pastoral land, not over 1926
acres in second-class pastoral land, and
not over 100 acres in pastoral agricul-
tural land, as classified by Sec 263 r.
vised Laws of Hawaii. Roads, con-
venient as to grade and direction shall
be surveyed. connecting such lots with
a public road.
| 8. Upon Completion of survey the
Board of Commissioners of Public
Lands shall appraise each lot at a
reasonable market rate and the ap-
praised value of each lotshall be plainly
indicated on the original survey in doll
| lars and cents. Copies of the survey,
with the appraised value of each lot
plainly indicated thereon to remain on
file in the office of the subagent of the
district in which the land is situated,
open to public inspection, at all rea-
sonable hours; the original survey to
remain on file in the office of the COM
mission, subject to like inspection.
9. Notice by publication to be given
by the commissioner, of lands so sur
veyed, set apart and opened, not only
locally, but also in cities on the main
land, situated in populous centers,
which notice shall be published for a
sufficient time in advance of the day
therein indicated on and after which
the lands therein briefly described shall
be set apart and opened for occupation,
settlement and acquisition, to enable
possible applicants a convenient time
and opportunity for presenting and fill
ing their applications, and shall also
state briefly the number and area of
each lot, the appraised value of each,
the general character of the soil, the
altitude of the land, it's suitability and
adaptability for agricultural or pas
toral purposes, and if suitable and
adapted to agricultural purposes til,
kind of crop best suited thereto, or the
several kinds of crops, if suitable for
more than one.
10. In case of two or more applica-
tions for the same specific lot, the one
whose application is first received shall
have the preference. Any applicant
may, however, apply for a lot of par
ticular class in a tract of land, COM
prising one or more of the classes of |
land, subject to the provisions of this |
act, so opened and set apart, without |
specifying a particular lot in that par |
ticular class, and in case more than one |
application is received for a lot in a |
particular class of land, the right to |
choose a lot in the particular class to |
which the several applications refer, /
and the order in which such choice
shall be exercised shall be determined I
by the drawing of lots or ballots.
IL. Any person over twenty-onef
years of age, who is, or who has de-
elared his intention to become, a citizen
aw. who is laboring under no civil dis
\ Eel - L
,laration under the act, and who is not
he owner of any land in the Territory
If Hawaii in excess of the area allow
ID by the act, in each particular class
# land, may become an applicant. Pro-
vided, however. that any qualified per-
ION may apply for one lot of wet land
n addition to any land of any other
description already applied for. where
uch wet land is in the neighborhood
# such other land, and further, tina
my qualified person who owns less
han 40 acres of first-class agricultural
and, or less than 80 acres of second
lass agricultural land, or less than $50
.cres of first-class pastoral land, or
ess than 800 acres of second-class pas
oral land, and who owns in fee no
'ther agricultural or pastoral land, |
Except wet land, shall be competent to
.cquire such additional land of the
lass already held by him as together
With such land shall not exceed, in
he aggregate the above mentioned
maximum quantity of such class, or
hall be competent to acquire addition
i land of some other description, ex-
ept wet land, in the ratio of ten parts
f second-class pastoral land, five parts
f first-class pastoral land and two
nd one-half parts of second-class agri-
ultural land to one part of first-class
land, sufficient to make up
UGH maximum quantity relatively, ac-
ording to the class of the new or adj
itional land applied for. Both hus-
and and wife, may not, however, be
pplicants unless their marriage stat ]
S has been affected by decree of an I
ulment, separation or divorce. 6
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