Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-22
GREIG WRITES ON
LAND EXPERIENCE
R silent Of KOna Tells
His Story OF Trying
To Homestead

EultoT II u u = Il " I n
There Is law on the Statue book
of this Territory known as the High,
Of Purchase Lease law, unGer which
eligible individuals or "Settlemen;
Associations can acquire land hold
ings. Nearly years ago IL or more
+ persons formed themselves into set
/ uomclt association and after n des
pctate struggle with the land depart
monI CT the Territory, aud consider
able cAplnse Tor legal aid succeeded
In compelling the allotment to them
sciyea OF lcascbpl.s on the Govern
mcnt land o! Kaunum nc kau. 1t was
cane land on which the lease OF the
hutchinson Plantation Company had
expired. Cne lot Of this b ocs-lo,
40. Twas from mad, aitance, not
advertised Tor occnpdtion; instead. -;
10. rs. Miss Aulds' lot--was adver
tised twice. The plantation company
has been rnising cano on lot 10 al.
though its lease has expired. 1t is a
small bu; 4 desirable lot cbout IS acres
In area.
Under the said law-whlch is In full,
force and eject, ana which cannot
be evadcd except by an utter disrc.
gard Of the rights OF an eligible APP
rlicint-l on the 25th ult applied to
tho Sup "!ntellen, OF Public Works
Tor lot 40. 10.
Mr.. Campbell did not keep me long
! in doubt as to his Views and lntcn-
| lions with re gard to granting homo
I stead leases under this law no
more land Is to bo allotted ulicp right
OF purchase lease be said. tile KAN
rir,Gro sctt'c,f are not living up TO
their agrcements'-.they are sub let
Ting their land to the plantation
they are not cultlva.ing 1t themselves"
they got their lani at one fourth
its actual yalhe.'
This land was appraired by the
agents of the Government at $500
per mere.
Mr.. Campbell coo,eI down. ana sug.
gcsted that | step upstairs AMI see the
Governor. with whom he wished to
leave the matter Under section 3l3
C. L. o: II. the Governors approval
has TO be obtained before opening a
block Of land for settlement. In this
tcase, OF course. his approval had been
obtained and the matter is WI oily in
Mr. C,mnben.s hands. en- d,d ,ot
then think 1t necessary TO see the
Goyernor Mr. Co,nnhoi, was ,vI,,Iny
n .,le nv an,,ic,t,on .or In, ~ no.
da- ,ha "C,s, ,-.ooh,,a,., ,o,,, oo,,,,,
800 r. If n ,,hro, !, a,r,,,an ~
mo-, IN ,ho rio,, NJ nm,o,asa ioosa
law ovoo,t :, ,ha, ,no 90 49, r,. nn
of ,nnt1Sn rn a. :; h., 10, ",n 49, pn' ~, ny
,''ch, =, ,,.a,,,so ,aa., ,au. r. 80
rrn,,nooa ,,,, ,or,rg ~ ,ho 10, 49,
,ho s,h,r,n of ,,rJ ,n,,,o,,o,,, 80,
ga IA, covernnr Era,r which ,,.o ,,.,,
yIIes for auction,ng m mo lots mi
ia In o,,ar ra.noot. 20. ,ron,
,,tr,,,ia aat,a,,,a =, L., a,.,a..
,,,t,po, on, th,, r,an,h,r. y, ~ r.,
a1o,sinroL ro,,y rocar,t, hnro ~
cn,,ror,nod ,his systa,n -, ant,io,,n.
~, iands 90 J., ,arag ,,ua ,,,a 800.
~ .,u, VIZ ~.
nn,r',,na and 10, ~ ,uanu u go
,Jn,,,.o., at, d. r., -, AZ. -.
a',,'''.eu 'his W oe u ,uo'. "r' camp
oeIi ahsweleu uhat ne was no, res
poaS.ple io' 'he avs ~"ieh 70 'rue
us 80 ial as " So 'or ne has ie
PC, -
HPD ~ VI ,ne
as, ,n,a oMaot Ja ra,arra, NV ~ e ,he
coya-nor r,hor Is.n m. Covouno.
uo,,o, Co.., s.v,,, 1T, ~ 80,
49, ~, ,a,,a, al. ~. IT..
on Tho atb inst ana an answer was
promised on the 5tb inst
On tive 5tb tho Coverno- caro IN
tbe poI,t ot o,co ave can,o, grant
any mo- bomeste,ds under tbts iaw {"
no s,iJ "Tho homeetoador, arc not
IN, an,py tho cnndi.Iors NJ their lease
they are mt themselves cu,t,yatirp
the land-thev are living in ,ndo,once
off Tho ro,ts thew ara gattlnr from The
nlontction-tha nIontotior 10 doing the