Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-22
Mr.. VOTERS Tells OF His
Investigations And
Oh. ervatioEs
| w1iIE GROWN SUGAR IS
| SUCCESS IN QUEENSLAND
How Insurance Men Help Maintain
Fire Department-Captain
Cooks Monu.
ment.
Sydney. June 17.1sOs.

making Inquiries about the manage.
ment OF the land department and
the facilities afforded for new set
Element.
The organization of the inquiry
branch OF the land department on Its
new basis is proceeding, establish
Ing sub-land agents In all main dis
tricts. who make their periodical re-
ports to the head of the land de-
partment. n
Land can be obtained under the
following headings: Agricultural
Farms" Agricultural Homesteads."
Free Homesteads." 'Grasing
Farms" Grazing Homesteads." or
Grazing Settlements" Under the
first heading, Agricultural Farms"
the largest area that may be acquir-
ed by one person Is 1880 acres. The
price may range from $3.50 upward;
the term is 20 years; one fortieth OF
the price to be paid each year. The
land must be occupied by the Sc
lector or his agent. or manager.
Within Ave years the land must be
enclosed by substantial fence or
permanent improvements made on
It. equal to the value Of such fence.
After completion Of the improve
ments the seicctor may. with the
permission OF the Minister. mort
gage, subdivide. transfer or sublet
It,. After Ave years the selector
may obtain a grant on payment OF
the balance OF purchasing price.
Agricultural IIomesteads' may
be obtained in areas from 100 to
$40 acres, according to the value Of
the land. The selector must person.
ally reside on the land for ten years.
The prevailing price Is 60 cents per
acre, and the selector can, obtain q
grant any time after Ave years. pro-
viding his payments and improve.
ments equal 60 cents per acre.
Free Homesteads" OF 100 acres
may be obtained by persons who do
not hold and never have held land
from the crown: :, conditions the same
as agricultural homesteads; price IS
per section and cost Of survey, the
latter to be paid In five annual in
I stallments. ~ AS. g
> Grazing farms and homesteads up
to 10000 acres may be obtained I'M
I. der similar conditions to the fore
y going. ~ s...t
Scrub and priokly pear selections
U can be obtained In. fee simple by
clearing the land. The total area Of
Queensland alone IL 42s,120,00O
. acres. OF these there are sos.
UT acres under cultivation, ieav
l. Ing the enormous area OF 42s,
421,233 acres available for set
t Element In that state. Its climate Il
|. the same as Hawaii. or tho area un'
0 der cultivation sugar takes proceed
ence with l33.28% acres. Next
Q comes maize. wheat. hay. potatoes
/ barley, bananas. .pineapples. cotton
i sisai. hemp. vanilla. etc, following
y In the order NAMED. All kinds Of
fruits do well In various localities
e including deciduous. tropical ant
suD-tropical varieties.
Z. The facilities afforded to settleri
y who engage in cane planting sur
a pass anything In the history Of thu
I. world. The mills pay from 50 t.
$3.75 per ton for cane. to which Il
If added the government bonus O.
a sl.75 per ton for cane raised b,
n white labor. As a proof that whit,
. labor can be probably used for cant
a raising, the government subsidy To-
r. the same tS'lncrsasihg every year
# having been quadrupTed during thu
70 last three years E, ~.
There are eleven sugar mills II
various parts Of Queensland Mos
OF these mills have wholly .repai'
the money out OF their profits.
n The cry for white Australia
Al still continues with undated vigor
a. each state competing with the 9th
er In holding out indictments 70
white. settlers and white immigra
:. tion. Free passages are grantee
y from the, United Kingdom to ayr
~ cult4rai iaborers introduced unde
Is contract. the employer paying fe
OF s25 and guaranteeing a year
work. Domestic servants are ais
H. granted absolutely free passages.
ly Hawaii may well take lesso
from Australia In this respect. an
by giving Inducements to settlers q
American and European nationalit
" by placing every facility and encour
" agement In their hands to becom
Il bona flde settlers on the land. dc
ie velop the resources OF the islands
n and not only raise enough farm an
ID garden produce for home consumI