Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-04
BomesteadingUnd rDiscussion
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land under any such certificate,
lease. or agreement hereafter
made or issued or under any
homestead lease o. patent based
thereon. or who or whose hus.
band or wife, or both OF them,
shall then own other Land in the
Territory the combined area OF
which and the land in question
exceeds 50 acres.
Mr. C'mnplckea WIN the gentle
man yield2
Mr. Hamilton. Certainly.
Mr. Crumpacfer With reference to
this husband and wife proposition. II
q married woman owns 80 acres, got
II by inheritance the husband Is not
p.rmlttal Ia avail himself of any
freehold privileges Of his law.
Mr. Hamilton IL they have taken
II mio; a Homestead II says:
whore In 5ln or "fp sh II
rro,hu iy have taken : Old eay
Lard Gli aav sucl i3H'n.
'c p" 7nWe7t h.'naf'or
mouo OF l.Sued or u1u'r any
trncstcad lease or pat nj based
tha,cpn.
Mr. Cinmpacker But It is the next
clause that ] refer to-
Or whose husband or wife. or
both OF them shall then own 9th.
er land in the Territory. the corn.
bincd area Of which an the land
in question exceeds so acres.
Now. suppose the wife owns an So
acre tract: II may be of incense.
quental value that she got It by in
heiitance: II seems to me hardly n
Just and equitable proposition to say
that the husband shall not avail him.
self OF these privileges The husband
does not own the wfes land. This Is
her estate. assume. can under
stand why II might be necessary TO
prohibit the husband or the wife from
taking land under any OF these pro.
visions where one or the other had
taken advantage of one of the pro.
visions Heretofore. But here is an
instance where husband or wife
might buy land. or might obtain II by
devise or inheritance and that dis.
qualities the husband for instance,
from taking any rights at all.
Mr. Hamilton. Yes: and the rea-
son is this. II my recollection Is cor.
rect. and will try to refer to the
hearings 80 as to refresh my recc,.,ec.
ton: The area of public lands In
Hawaii is greatly limited II Is not
possible to have large holdings there
Three acres down in the wet land Is
sufficient to support family; q
acres a little higher up Is sufficlen,
to support family; but when yol
get little farther up the mountain
larger areas are necessary.
II has been found impossible to fi>
definitely an area permanently which
shall constitute a homestead. but the
commission has to take into consider
alton the productivity Of the land ant
It's capacity for supporting family
Now inasmuch as these lands are lin
tied In area, II has been felt neces
sary to limit the number of acres thai
may We taNen ny way vi i",,ies'ea'
!" ihui'iuuais 30 as W u's.iio''e :
ana give u 10 AZ many VI 'he Poore
people as poSsip'e'
MT orunipaeher' ina' 10 al p'ope
ehoush' ou, 'n's p,oN's'ol nus Nv ~
ia'ioh W Unat pohe' !" "i -"
reiause ! nave III hi'nu Simply po
INDUS n'spahu VI WIG i'o'h '"Ai"'
any iahu u"uer tne nohies'eau ia'
either one mas sotIe" ianu Wy ~
he'i'anoe VI purehase' o"ppoee
man iiiheri's piece VI iahu rum III
ances.orS, ah oo'"cre tract Vi ,he poo
iahu' io' ins'ai'e' he 10 hot pe'n',''e
W 'aNe au'ah'ase Vi 'he nonies.ea
Jaw uoes NY mean iaau '"a
hn, ~ n,aana anv r,na =, ,and r. ~
,,',so ,,ho.,,, no ,and har h,shon
+. can not take any land under tn
+ homestead provisions
l Mr.. Mondeu Let me suggest /
the gentleman that unde, our home
, stead law no one can make n homt
/ stead entry who Is the. proprietor q
tGo acres OF hand