The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-06
KUHIO ACCUSES
GOV. FREAR
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ervisors are in general hot water it
was anticipated that the session would
be lively one.
The San Francisco Chronicle of No
vember %, has the following:
Amendments which will so change
the Hawaiian land laws as to act as
an incentive to settlement, especially
with a view to encouraging the taking
up of homesteads, will be submitted
to Congress by Governor w. f. Frear
of the Territory Of Hawaii, who ar
rived here yesterday morning on the
steamer Lurline. The territorial land
laws extant are a relic of the govern
ment following the overthrow of the
island monarchy, and in so far as
they affect existing conditions, are ut
terly obsolete.
The amendments which Governor
Frear will propose to the National
Congress were devised and ratified by
a special session of the Territorial
Congress. Other amendments affecting
laws governing various problems in
the islands were suggested, but the
work of the special session dealt prin-
cipally with the revision of the land
laws. Discussing his mission here
Governor Frear said yesterday:
81 am making a short trip to Wash
ington and New York on various mat
ters of official business, most of which
are of little general interest. San
Francisco is in such close touch with
Honolulu now, with the cable and
wireless and frequent steam commu-
nication, that there is little to be said
in the way of news.
"The remarkable property of the
last few years continues. At the annu-
al meeting of the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association, which was in
session when l left Honolulu, an
nouncement was made of the largest
sugar crop yet-535, 156 tons, or about
$4,000 tons more than last years crop.
which was some $4,000 tons more than
that Of the previous year which, IN
turn, was the largest up to that time.
Two new Industries, established dur
ing the last year, tobacco and cotton,
give much promise of brilliant futures.
THE matter of chief interest in Ha-
wall just before I left was the special
session of the Legislature, which was
called to consider many proposed
amendments in the organic act of the
Territory. The result was most graft
| flying. The Legislature rose to the oc-
casion, went about it's work in a bust
ness-like and public-spirited way, COM
pleted it in the shortest possible time
five days-and unanimously agreed
upon large number of desirable and
important proposed amendments.
1T has been felt for several years
that the organic act, which was passed
nearly decade ago, should be amended
in many respects in order to meet
changed conditions or remedy original
oversights or uncertainties discovered
in its practical operations. A bill for
this purpose was introduced in Con-
gress a year ago and has since been eX-
tensively discussed in Hawaii. The bill
in the form now recommended by the
Territorial Legislature for passage by
the Congress soon to convene in Wash
ington, is the outcome of this discus
sion.
THE proposed bill, among other
things, enlarges the power of the Lee
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salaries of members of the Legisla-
| ture and a number of executive and jul
dicial officers, settles serious doubts
as to the applicability of various Fed
eral laws to Hawaii, as to certain pow
ers of the Legislature with reference
toa appropriations, as to the validity
LCf numerous naturaliZations made by
the Circuit Courts and other matters
| improves in several respects the law
relating to disqualifications of judges,
provides for the acquisition from the
Federal government of the title to pro-
perty now used or hereafter required
by the Territory and the local govern
ment for public purposes and contains
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sale of public bonds at higher prices
and lower rates of interest.
GAS it's principal feature, however
the bill makes many long desired and
much needed changes in the land laws
The public lands of Hawaii are ad-
ministered by Territorial officers under
the former land laws of Hawaii, which
were enacted in 1895 and taken, tc
some extent, from the land laws OF
New Zealand. But they can be
changed only by Congress. The pro
posed bill simplifies the administra-
tions of those laws and settles severa
important questions as to their mean
ing. 1t provides for giving to persons
VINO have long resided on and i'm