The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-19

camille establishments. hotels, churches
and private schools and ali such sales
shall be limited to the amount actually
necessary for the economical conduct
Of such business or undertaking: Pro
videa 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 pub
lie uses.
''Whenever twenty five or more per
sons, having the qualifications of home
steaders, shall make written application
to the commissioner Of public lands fol-
the opening of agricultural lands for
settlement in any locality or district
it shall be the duty OF said commits
sioner to proceed eXpeditiously to sur
vey and open for entry agricultural
lands. whether unoccupied or under
lease with the right of withdrawal
sufficient IN area to provide homesteads
for all such persons. together with all
persons of like qualifications who shall
have filed with such commissioner
prior to tie survey Of such lands writ
ten applications for homesteads n tho
district designated in said applications
The lands to be 50 opened for settle
ment by said commissioner shall be
either the specific tract or tracts ap
piled for or other suitable and availa
bic agricultural lands in the same geo.
graphical district and, as far as pos
sibIp. in the Immediate locality Of and
rs nearly equal to that applied for a
NAV be available: Provided, however
That no leased land, under cultivation
shall be taken for demonstrating untl
any crops growing thereon shall hav,
been harvested
cit shall be the duty Of the commits
4ioncr of public lands to cause to be
surveyed and opened for homestead
entry reasonable amount of desirable
agricultural lands and also Of pastora
lands in various parts of the Territory
for homestead purposes on or before
January !, 1911 and he shall annually
thereafter cause to be surveyed fol
homestead purposes such amount OF
agricultural lands and pastoral land>
in various parts Of the Territory a
there may be demand for by persons
having the qualifications of homestead
ers; and in laying out any homestead
the commissioner of public lands shall
include therein an amount, not exceed
ing eighty acres in area sufficient t
support thereon an ordinary family:
and all necessary expenses for survey
ing and opening any such lands fo1
homestead shall be paid for out of any
funds of the territorial treasury de
rived 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 fol
both agricultural and pastoral purposes
whether such lands be situated in ono
body or detached tracts, to the end that
homesteaders may be provided Will
both agricultural and pastoral land.
wherever there is demand therefor; MOI
shall the ownership of a residence Iot
or tract, not exceeding three acres il
area, hereafter disqualify any either
from applying for and receiving any
form OF homestead entry, including {
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