Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-03

only; third.class lands are wet lands,
such as taro and rice lands.
The Hawaiian public lands are fur.
Their divided into pastoral lands, and
they are subdivded into first and sec
ond class pastoral lands The first
are lands not in the description OF
agricultural lands, but capable Of sup
porting live stock the year through Z
The second class lands are lands
capable of supporting live stock only
a part of the year, or otherwise. In.
ferior ohrstclass, There Is third
general division Of the Hawaiian
public lands. called pastoral agricul-
tural lands, which are valuable for
part pasturage and part agricultural
use Then. fourth. are the forest
lands. producing forest trees. but un.
suitable for cultivation. And, fifth,
there are the waste lands. That sys-
TEN of public lands was in force when
We acquired the islands.
Mr.. Goulden. Can the gentleman
tell MS what divisions of these lands
which he Is describing require, irri
gatiun IN order to produce crops?
Mr. Hamilton. No figures have
been given. and | doubt II any figures
actually exist. The lands on the west
ern and southwestern part Of the isl.
ands require irrigation. On the north.
eastern side of the islands there is a
very fair rainfall. The trade winds
come from the northeasterly direction
against the mountains. and the rain
falls on the eastern side of these
mountains. The clouds passing over
them have been drained OF their wa.
ter, and all the great bulk Of the
lands lie on the western and south.
western sides of these elevations. So
II becomes necessary to conduct wa
ter by the very expensive process Of
irrigation bitches from the eastern
and northeastern sides around to the
arid sides. The lands are very fertile,
indeed, when they come In contact
with water. but are practically of no
value until they do.
Mr.. Goulden. Can the gentleman
tell how much of this public domain
or territorial land Is subject to cult
walton without irrigation?
Mr.. Hamilton. | do not recall any
figures. and doubt II there are any
in existence as to that.
Mr.. Goulden. ! presume nst.
Mr.. Mann. Does the gentleman
think that this proviso would author
ize the legislature to give to some
corporation the right of condemna-
ton? Is that the purpose of It?
Mr.. Hamilton. yield to the gentle.
man from Iowa tMr. Gopd to make
explanation.
Mr.. Mann. Does the legislature of
Hawaii have no authority to provide
for the condemnation of property for
public use. such as railroad?
Mr.. Good. They have such a right,
but the question has arisen whether
or not the right to condemn for pur-
poses of irrigation is a public use
when the water Is used exclusively
by one large plantation covering sew.
eral thousand acres, as sometimes is
the case.
Mr.. Mann. If they have that right
now, why does this amendment carry
the provision that the Legislature may.
by general act provide for the con.
of property for public uses?
This Is provision of law to furnish
for what they have already
done.
Mr.. Good ! think there is no pro
vision In the law. have loaned my
copy OF the hearings at the present.
| think Il was In order to make def.
mite and conclusive some matters that
were in dispute In the islands.
Mr.. Mann. Is the gentleman from
Iowa perfectly satisfied that this
would be construed to give the legls.
lature authority to pass an act author
izing a corporation to condemn prop
erty, or would II be confined to the
of property by the Ter
ritory of Hawaii?
Mr.. Good. Well, suppose the part
that refers to the condemnation for
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