Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-23
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PROBE REVENUES
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! tees and advertisements lots which
were not sold on the 9th day of Jam
uary, 1909, as above-some improved,
and others unimproved, were put ~
for sale by public auction at the same
place where the other lots were sold
on January 9th, 1899, for various up
set prices, and sold to some of your
petitioners, for extraordinary prices
and very much more than The upset
| prices.
The payments of the purchase
prices on all OF the above purchases
were fixed to be made by installments
| of twenty per cent (20%) per annum
with interest at six per cent co per
annum on unpaid balances, and for a
I Period OF five years. And until the
full purchase prices are paid, no land
! patents will be issued for lots so put-
| chased by your petitioners.
| And further, occupation of the lots
| SO purchased is compelled by the
! agreement of sale. Of the petitioners.
| That all of your petitioners have
/ paid, so far, from twenty 600 to six
| ty 600 per cent on each Of their pur-
chases
i Your petitioners further show, that
a great majority OF the purchasers
! since the purchases have improved
! their lots by fencing them and build
ing on them, and by planting trees on
them which show that they intend to
| make the lots their own and their
homes. They also live on the lots 50
! purchased.
Your petitioners submit, as the
! said lots were intended for home
| stealing purposes, ana no doubt the
! government has the good intention
that each of your petitioners and 9th
ers shall obtain their lots for almost
nominal prices Or for prices not very
far above the upset prices but for the
/ manner of handling out said lots as
! laid down by law which caused the
| bidders to bid one against another
thereby bringing the lots to prices
| above mentioned all of which actions
/ were and are contrary to the true
/ principles Of demonstrating, and there
| fore your petitioners pray that the
| payments they have already made on
! their purchases be deemed sufficient
| prices for the lots, and that your PEE
! titi0ners be discharged from all AN 4
| any further obligations to pay the
! balance now due on their purchases
and that your Honorable Body will
take appropriate action so to redress
| the grievances of your petitioners in
this matter"
The petition was referred to the
Public Lands Committee of the SEN
ate for its consideration ana report
Routine Business.
Upon the converting of the Senate
this morning communication was
! read from Henry Smith, Clerk of the
Judiciary Department. including Il list
! of al departmental employees ant
their salaries. in accordance with the,
resolution adopted by the Senate ON
! the first day OF the session A SINH
lar communication was received from
Willis 7, Pope. superintendent of
Public Instruction.
Five House Bills were received,
passed on first reading and referred to
appropriate committees. House Bill
! No -, dealing with the vaccination
! problem went to the Health Commit
tee; House Bill No. IS, referring to
sentences, Judiciary; House Bill No.
16, referring to public Officers, judi
ciary; House Bill No. IS, referring TIC
court forms, judiciary; House Bill No
20, Judiciary Committee.
/ Senator Judd presented a petition
| asking for increased remuneration for
/ the Registrar Of The Court of Land
| Registration. The petition was re-
fered TO the Ways and Means Com
mittee and ii is believed is one of
the comparatively few salary in
creases that will be indorsed by the
Ways and Means Committee As a
matter Of fact the Registrar of the
Court of Land Registration at the
| present time is compelled to render
his services gratis, something that is
! generally understood to be rather un-
common in Government employ.
A communication was received from
The Civic Federation asking for CO.
! pies of all bills introduced in the
! Senate. The request will be granted,
G. II. Dickie to be the watchful guar
dian Of legislation
A communication was read from
the Maui supervisors, accompanied by
reports Of all county departments for
the period and showing the work done.
| The reports will be printed by the
Senate.
Three bills were introduced by Sen
ator Baker of Hawaii, each passing
! first reading by title. Senate Bill No.
20 is for the reimbursement of John
A. Cummins for a fine imposed upon
j him by the Republic of Hawaii; SEN
ate Bill No. 80, relating to licenses
! for second hand dealers; Senate Bill
No 81 providing a hospital for North
Kohala.
Senate Bills were taken up on sec
ond reading and referred to commit
tees as follows:
1 s. b. No. 21-providing hospitals
for North and South Kona-Health
Committee.
S. D. No. 26-providin> for sani-
! tary commiSsiOn--lICalth Committee.
Senate Bill No. 2S providing for an
| appropriation of 5000 for the par
chase Of private lands in North Ko
ma claimed to be necessary to the
extension of the homestcading prin-
ciple in that par of Hawaii, was re-
ferred to the Pubic Lands Commit
/ tee.
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