The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-29

; section > OF the DILL beginning on line
10, page 8, and continuing through line
t of page :, be amended.
| This constitutes a proper provision
! TO permit the securing of title to home
| sites by purchase by those who have
made improvements on such sites and
resided thereon since April 80, 1900
! The parties affected include some Ha.
} waiIans who have lived on certain
/ house sites for many years; it viii also
| include the Portuguese who have built
| many cottages on government leased
| land on the slopes of Punchbowl, and
who have converted a steep barren hill
slope into a slightly group of working
| men 5 homes.
Lines to 10, on page :. make a SINH
lar provision as to church sites. The
provision in regard to the exchange of
lands, covered by lines II to 10, on
page : of the bill, should be amended
IN the following terms: Strike out all
Of lines IL to 10, Inclusive, on page !.
/ and insert the following;
/ "No sale Of lands for other than
homestead purposes, except as herein
/ provided, and no exchange b. which the
Territory shall convey lands exceeding
either forty acres in area or five thou
sand dollars in value shall be made. No
lease of agricultural lands exceeding
forty acres in area, or of pastoral or
waste lands exceeding two hundred
acres in area. shall be made without the
approval of two-thirds of the board of
public lands, which IS hereby consti-
tuted, the members of which are to be
appointed by the governor as provided
in section eight of this act, and until
the legislature shall otherwise provide,
said board shall consist of six members
and its members be appointed for terms
of four years: Provided, however, that
the commiss Oner may, with the ap-
prevail of said board, sell for residence
purposes lots and tracts not exceeding
three acres in area. and that sales Of
government Lands NAV be made upon
the approval Of said board whenever
necessary to locate thereon railroad
rights Of way, railroad tracks. side
tracks, depot grounds, pipe lines, irr. ga
non bitches, pumping stations. rescr-
yoirs, factories and mills and appurte
Hanccs thereto, including houses for en-
ployes, mercantile establishments, no.
tells, churches and private schools, and
all such sales shall Dc limited to the
amount actually necessary for the eco
uomical conduct of such business or
undertaking: Provided further, that no
| exchange Of government lands Shall
| hereafter be made without the approval
of two-thirds Of the members OF said
board. and no such exchange shall be
made except to acquire lands directly
for public uses.
Whenever twenty-five or more per
sons. having The qualifications OF home
/ stcadcrs, shall make written application
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 expeditiouslv to survey and
open for entry agricultural lands, wheth-
CT 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 filed 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
siOncr 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
rs nearly equal to that applied fer as
may lie available.
''It shall be the duty Of the commits |
sIouer of public lands to cause to be /
surveyed and opened for homestead 7
entry a reasonable amount of desirable |
agricultural lands and also of pastoral !
lands in various parts of the Territory !
for homestead purposes. on or before /.
January /. 1911, and he shall annually |
thereafter cause to he surN eyed for !
homestead purposes such amount of az
ricultural lands and pastoral lands in
various parts Of the Territory as there
may be demand for by persons having
the qualifications of h0mesteaders, and
all necessary expenses for surveying
and opening any such lands for home
stead Shall lie paid for ont 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 comm ssioner
from surveying and opening for home
stead purposes and rs 4 single home
stead entry. public lands suitable for
both agricultural and pastoral purposes,
whether such lands he situated IN one
body or detached tracts, TO the end shat
may h. provided with
loth agricultural and pastoral lands
wherever there is demand therefor; nor
shall the ownership Of a residence lot
ny tract. not exceeding three acres IN
area. hereafter disquaify any citizen
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