The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-09
LAND COMMISSION FOR
ISLAND ADMINISTRATION

ments, any other value to accrue TO the
Territory.
10. Land with water rights to have
appurtenant only its fair share to be
specified in detail
IL. In out of way districts, special
Inducements offered to get settlers. I'm
der r. of p. L. say either free rents for
period or rent on basis of say 8 per
cent of gross crops produced, with no
taxes for specific periods, the settler to
use ordinary skill in trying to produce
crops in judgment of the commission
ers, and whose opinions as to amount
of same might be obtained in advance
for say each year at least
-. Special inducements or privileges
to get settlers to forest or re-forest,
treeless tracts where desirable.
10. Area of land to each settler to
be based upon fertility or its being
with ordinary skill, able 20 produce a
living for the settler and his family of
say $4,000 per year.
IA. Settlers employing only Ameri-
can labor or those who may become
Americans, to have special privileges
or inducements.
10. Fifty per cent of sums received
from sale and rentals Of lands (under
r. of P. L.) to be used in Judgment
of the commissioners, to make surveys,
roads. Settlers advancing moneys for
these purposes to get receIprs on basis
of present worth of payments to be
made on basis of 6 per cent.
16. Values to be fixed by appraisers,
but in case Of very desirable lands with
4 several applicants or likely to be, auc-
toned on appraisers values as upset
price, under form of sale decided.
IL. Any land may be sold for cash,
or exchanged for other lands, the ap-
praisers first setting upset price, and in
case of exchange the commissioners
may raise values.
IS. All agricultural lands not now so
used or lands which may be made agri-
cultural lands, to be put up for sale or
made available for settlers as soon as
| possible.
10. Agricultural lands used as such
or any land upon which an industry has
been started under leases, to be sold
or disposed of, as not to jeopardize any
industry, but rather to aid and foster
the same, and until other available agri-
cultural lands sold, leased to the parties
conducting the industry on full rental
value, or sold to the highest bidder
giving all parties an equal chance, but
sold in areas, if in the Judgment of the
commissioners wise, sufficient to aid
somewhat the industry.
90. All land to be finally decided as
registered land. This method of trans
ferring land is becoming extended each
year and the government giving such
a title would save much expense to the
people, at little cost to the government
under the law, and put the Territory in
, line with the most advanced and best
governments working for the people Is
interests.
81. When all available agricultural
land of the government is disposed of
laws to be enacted so that owners OF
, large tracts of agricultural lands moi
used as such, or lands which may bs
made use of as agricultural lands, will
find it more profitable to sell than t.
hold, but proofs required of bona fid,
offers to purchase on fair values a
5 agricultural land before application o
such law.
n %. The government should sell a
once all lands in villages or thickl,
settled places where values are high, s,
. that when placed upon the market a
r little depressing influences as possibl,
will be made upon the values of pri
waite lands. The sale of lands in Homo
lulu of recent years seriously affected
, values all over the city, and the gov
q eminent should have sold such lands
years ago. AT the same time, all land.
n should be retained which might be re
q quired for future parks or other pub
!. lie purposes. Hereafter the commits
. sioners could exchange such lands 70
lands which would be as well or bette
for the government to have.
%. Contracts for land with the gov
eminent may be mortgaged subject t.
the approval of the commissioners. o.
foreclosure the party purchasing to b.
approved by commissioners, and to as
sumo the obligations of the contract.
After reading the land laws and tn
laws relating to Agriculture and for
estry, i am convinced that they ar,
very well adapted to the condition
here, and require only few changes t.
meet most of the suggestions herein.
Nos. z, s, and are very well GOV
cred by the present laws, and probabl,
some of the other suggestions are il
practice. As to No. 10, which touche
upon forestry, think the matter shout,
be very clearly outlined in any changes
Much of the land of the Islands owe
almost its entire value to the waite
available, and the forests play the mos
; important factor here. There are larg
. tracts of forest land which the Terr
. tory should acquire for this reason, an
! large tracts of barren mountain Ian
should be made forest land.
: In closing, l would again emphasi,
3 the subject of commission of fly
|. men to act in land matters.
! TENEMENT BUILDERS