Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-17
Requirement Of Land for Public
PURPOSES.

purposes.
Hitherto. Notwithstanding the
many requirements of land for
streets, roads, buildings and other
purposes, it has been customary not
to appropriate money for obtaining
such lands either by private purchase
or by condemnation SUITS 1t has been
tacitly understood that the Govern
ment would obtain the necessary
land by exchange of other lands.
This not only has resulted in wide
spread dissatisfaction in number of
instances, but has often been en-
barrassing TO the Government. As
a rule, private parties in dealing
with the Government prefer ex-
changes to sales, and II is believed
that the Government might often do
better If 1t could sell the land pro-
posed to be exchanged and purchase
the desired land with the proceeds.
| suggest that unless general APP
preparation is made to meet such
cases, authority be granted to use for
this purpose the proceeds of sales of
lands which otherwise might be ex-
changed. This would make possible
a procedure at the same time more
business.likc and less open to serious
Inherent objections.
Land Under Public Works Department
II is desirable that all public lands
should be under one department,
namely, the land department, except
In so far as needed for use by other
departments. Sales and leases may
be made now by at least three depart
ments and patents may be issued by
two. There is also uncertainty in
some cases as to whether a particu-
Lar piece of land is under the public
lands or the public works department
and also as to whether the lcgisla-
ture has authority to place the care
of forest lands under the board of
agriculture and forestry and as to the
status OF lands acquired by exchange.
remedy these matters. Meanwhile
several other Objectionable features
in the laws relating to lands clearly
under the department of public
works may be reme1ied by legisa-
tive action.
IMMIGRATION.
Towards the close of the last fiscal
period, the board of immigration OBJ
tanned i,GS4 Portuguese and Span
iards from their native countries by
means of voluntary contributions. A
few who were unable to comply with
the immigration laws were returned.
The entire cost exceeded $500, 600.
The new immigration act forbids as
sistance Of immigration by voluntary
contributions. The board has ac-
cordingly established an agency,
lately terminated, In California
which resulted in bringing In some
hundreds of people. most of whom
had previously gone there from here.
The board has also established an
agency in New York City, the prob.
able results of which II is too early
, yet to state.
II is of the greatest consequence
that In some way adequate provision
should be made for further immigra.
ton on n considerable scale. The
Territory is underpopulated: more
people are needed for the settlement
OF the public lands and the develop.
ment of the natural resources, In
order to secure In fuller measure the
many benefits possible only In denser
and more complex communities
there is great need of additional la.
! bcrers for the maintenance and
, growth of industrial prosperity, --
loborers who will be American citi.
zens and home-owners. This is quit,
, Ms necessary for the laborer as foi
The capitalist. The development oil
the Territory means greater benefit,
and higher burdens for all. Scarcely
any subject calling for your consid
Grafton is of more vital importanc,
than this. The necessary funds ar,
too large to come out of present rcye
nues. The most feasible way q
meeting the situation may be through
an additional income tax. with 1
larger exception in order that tn,
| creased burden may fall more upor
those best able to bear II. The sub
Ject of immigration is inseparabl!
connected with that of the conser
walton. development and better uti
lization of the natural resources. Tn,
, proceeds of the additional tax ma!
, well be appropriated between thes
/ two objects. These objects may In
, clude some OF all of the following an,
others closely related which may b.
grouped under the head of:
= CONSERVATION AND DEVELOP
MeNT OF NATURAL RE
SOURCES.
| Public thought has been awakene,
e during the last year as never befor
to the scope and Importance of thi
g subject. There is no need of enlarg
= Ing upon It here. II has many phases
= Hawaii Is scant In mineral resource
e and inland waterways. Her resouI
y ces are mainly of the soil and tn
| TnraCf No LOT Oh taa ~.