The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-04-01
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
ON HAWAII ORGANIC ACT BILL
Governors Salary Ten Thousand, Legislators
Eight tlundred---mportant Changes
in Land Sections.

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to the commissioner of public lands for
the opening of agricultural land for set
Element in any locality or district, 1t
shall be the duty of said commissioner
to proceed expeditiously to survey and
open for entry agricultural lands, wheth-
er unoccupied or under lease with the
right of withdrawal, sufficient in area
to provide homesteads for all such per-
sons, together with all persons of like
qualifications who shall have fled with
such commissioner, prior to the survey
of such lands, written applications for
homesteads in the district designated in
said applications. The lands to be so
opened for settlement by said commits
sioner shall be either the specific tracts
applied for, or other suitable and avail
able agricultural lands, in the same
geographical district and Gas far as pos
sible) in the immediate locality Of and
as nearly equal to that applied for as
| may be available.
sit shall be the duty of the commits
sioner of public lands to cause to be
surveyed and opened for homestead
entry reasonable amount of desirable
agricultural lands and also of pastoral
lands in various parts of the Territory
for homestead purposes, on or before
January l, 1911, and he shall annually
thereafter cause to be surveyed for
homestead purposes such amount of ag-
ricultural lands and pastoral lands in
various parts of the Territory as thers
may be demand for by persons having
the qualifications of homesteaders, and
all necessary expenses for surveying
and opening any such lands for home
stead shall be paid for out of any funds
of the territorial treasury derived from
the sale or lease of the public lands,
which funds are hereby made available
for such purposes.
"Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to prevent said commissioner
from surveying and opening for home
stead purposes, and as a single home
stead entry, public lands suitable for
both agricultural and pastoral purposes,
whether such lands be situated in one
body or detached tracts, to the end that
homesteaders may be provided with
| both agricultural and pastoral lands
wherever there is demand therefor; nor
! shall the ownership of residence lot
or tract, not exceeding three acres in
area, hereafter disqualify any citizen
from applying for and receiving any
| form of homemstead entry, including
homestead lease.''
| on line 90 of page of the bill, places
all unused public lands in the hands of
| the commissioner of public lands, who
alone will make disposition of them I'M
der direction of the governor. Hereto
fore certain lands have been in charge
of the superintendent of public works
! and others under the department of edu-
t cation; the desira bility of centralizing
the management of the public lands is
obvious.
/ Section makes proper provision en-
aiding the President to transfer public
lands that are used for public purposes.
| A highly important feature of this sec
ton is that it enables the governor,
when so authorized by the Legislature,
to transfer to cities, counties and other
subdivisions such lands as are used by
! them for streets and other enumerated
public purposes.
The provisions of section for in
! creasing certain salaries in the Terri
! tory, have also been pending before the
committee for over year past. After
full consideration your subcommittee
recommend that the salaries be fixed
I in accordance with the schedule orig
4 inally contained in this section of the
bill. The salary of $4,000 for the gov
I ernor is $4,000 less than was paid by the
republic of Hawaii to it's president; and
in view of the many and expensive So
cial functions required of the governor
of Hawaii, part of which are indirect
" made necessary by the federal gov
eminent. and in view of the conspicu-
Gus location of Hawaii at the crossroads
of the Pacific, we deem it proper that
The salary should be increased to
$4,000.
The secretary of Hawaii has many
responsible duties, and should always
ne a man fitted to fill the office of gov
ernor during necessary absences of that
/ official from the Territory. To secure
such men the salary should be raised
1 to $4,000.
! There appears to be strong reason
why the salaries of the judges should
! he increased to the figures originally
named in this bill. During the past
year two of the three supreme court
Judges and one circuit judge nave re-
signed solely because of the inadequate
salary. The proper administration OF
the courts requires men of ability and
character on the bench, and the salaries
should be sufficient 10 enable competent
indges to continue on the bench. IL Is
unjust that the federal government
should collect upward Of a million and
a half of dollars annually In revenues
/ from Hawaii and not pay salaries sum-
cient 20 secure and retain men OF tho
highest ability ON the bench aud In the
public offices OF the Territory.
The Office OF United States district
attorney In Hawaii Is very impoftsnt
one, and the present salary OF soVvv
10 utterly inadequate.
The salary Of The United States mar
shal should be fixed VI $1,000, which u
the snm paid 10 Arizona Asw Msklee
sai AiaskA, while la The District OF
Colombia tho salary y teauO,
IN ea States the district maIshHl'a
salary u tln00, while Nv - districts. iha
salary Il 5000 and ~ three others
! tihO0.
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