Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-18

Governor Frear has outlined the
conditions under which homestead
lands may be purchased outright
The conditions which he has impos-
ed are change for the better for
the bona fide settler, but which al
most entirely cut out the man who
would take up the lands for specu-
lation.
The residential conditions are iron
clad, the settler being compelled by
the terms of the purchase to make
the land his home in the true sense
of the word for more than half the
time the first six years. The settler
is allowed twenty years in which to
pay for the homestead and proving
up on the title.
In conference with his Cabinet the
Governor has drawn up the follow
ing set of conditions:
Five 60 per cent of the purchase
price of the land to be paid to the
Commissioner of Public Lands at the
time of sale.
In addition to the five co per
cent. paid as aforesaid, the purchaser
shall pay to the Commissioner Ave
(5) per cent. of the purchase price
two t2) years after the date of sale,
and five 90 per cent. of the pur-
chase price at the end of each year
thereafter until the entire purchase
price has been paid; provided, how
ever, that the purchaser may If AZ
covenants and conditions have been
observed and performed up to that
time, pay to the Commissioner on
any pay date not less than six 90
years after the date of sale any or
all instalments then remaining I'M
paid.
Unpaid instruments of the pur-
chase price shall bear interest at the
rate of six co per cent. pei annum
from six CD years after the date of
sale, payable annually thereafter by
the purchaser to the Commissioner
on said pay dates. '..
In addition to the above and as
part OF the consideration the pur-
chaser shall pay all taxes, charges
and assessments that may be levied
or assessed on or in respect of said
land or any interest therein. 'i''i.2
The purchaser within one (D year
after the date Of sale shall have upon
said land a dwelling house of the
value of not less than two hundred
$4,000 dollars habitable at all times
of the year, or shall have under cul-
tivation not less than fifteen C15)
per cent, of the arabic area of said
land, and within two CD years after
house upon said land and have such
area under cultivation; and at the
end of each of the third, fourth, fifth,
and sixth years after the date of sale
shall have under cultivation an addi-
tional fifteen G5) per cent. of the
arabic area of said land, so that at
the end of six CD years after the
date of sale there shall be under cul-
tivation not less than seventy-five
(75) per cent. of the arabic area of
said land; such house and such
cultivated areas shall be maintained
after such respective dates during
the life of this agreement; the total
arabic area of said land is agreed to
be 800. acres.
The purchaser shall maintain his
home and reside upon said land for
at least three and a half 6 1-2)
years during the first six Co years
after the date of sale, and no period
of less than six (6) months of con-
tinuous residence shall be held to be
part OF said three and half g 1-2)
years. 49,
The purchaser shall allow the
Commissioner, his agents and rep
resentatives at all reasonable times
to enter and examine said land and
the improvements thereon.
The purchaser shall not, without
the written consent of the Commits
sioner Endorsed hereon, SELL assign,
lease, mortgage or otherwise trans
fer or dispose of this, agreement or
any rights Hereunder or said land
or any part thereof or interest there
in.
The times limited herein may be
extended by the Commissioner with
the approval of the Governor for
good and sufficient reasons upon its
appearing to their satisfaction that
an effort has been made in good
faith to observe and perform the
covenants and conditions.
Six Co years after the date OF sale
or at any time thereafter, II all the
covenants and conditions have been
observed and performed, the purchas.
er shall be entitled to, a patent con,