The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-08
COMMISSIONER
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"nu'pastoral) from five acres +o +b,
maximum of eighty acres allowed he
'ne amendments. This work involved
many resubdivisions of tracts hereto
lore surveyed, as under the old land
laws many lands had been subdiv;dod
inCo 2oO-acre tracts. All necessary
documents, forms, blanks, etc nov.
canning to the opening of lands undor
the amendments have practically hoo,
prepared all of which will bo avail.
aOle Tor prospective homesteader, at
the date of the publication of the free
advertisement (set for August ql
Shortly following the approval Of
the amendments by the President
many applications for the opening Of
pubic lands were presented to the
commissioner, practically ali of which
were either deficient or incorrect IN
some respects and practically not in
form capable of being acted upon
unuer the land laws as amended. The
commissioner Immediately acknowl.
edged the receipt of the petitions and
wrote to each individual applicant,
Sendlng him the proper forms upon
which to apply.
1T is evident from letters and nett.
tlons received by the commissioner
that the amendments are not clearly
understood by the public at large. The
commissioner has called upon the At.
torney General for a construction of
doubtful questions of meaning or in
depreciation which have arisen. and
recognizing the immediate importance
OF thorough understanding of the
lahd laws as amended, is preparing TO
issue bulletins on all questions that
arise and has also prepared for sub.
mission to the Attorney General a re-
vision of the land law section of fbe
Revised Laws of Hawaii to conform
TO the amendments of May 27 For I,
reference purposes, the recent amend |
ments have been annotated. This has /
a large amount of work and
some expense, but it's present need /
cannot be overestimated. In order that /
Lhe aHalrs of the land office may be !
conducted as expeditiously and /
smoothly as possible in view of the |
material change in procedure neces-
STATED by the amendments. which can
be brought about only by an intelli-
gent understanding of the land laws
rs amended and by harmonious CO.
operation of all concerned. It is indis. /
that the public should have
1t the earliest possible date pamph-
let showing the status of territorial
avs as affected by the amendments. ,
Principal Exchange.
"The principal exchange made dur
ng the year was between the Govern
mt and the Makee Sugar Company,
INVOLVING lands on the Island of
Kauai, by which the Government and
he company secured the other lands
adjoining lands already owned by
'ach, thus placing the lands in COM
'lete tracts. The main point of the
Exchange, as far as the Government
vas concerned, was to secure a good
ract of contiguous land for home r.
tead purposes, The Government re-
eived in the exchange among other
ands, land to the value Of $17,251.5
Manoa Valley, Island of Oahu, re-
uired for the College of Hawaii"
Comparative Receipts.
Year ending June 80, 19O9-Rents,
lS2,14S,O9; interest and fees, S3,14o.-
.; sales and realizations, S47,765.7 {
'otal, $233,O54.73. Year ending June S
0, 191O-Rents, $297826.O1; interest !
nd fees, $8,195.84; sales and realiza-
ions, $74,901.18. Total, $315, 923.O3.
The expenditures of the department
Dr. the year were $14,161.OS, a decrease v
+ $6,121.47 over the amount for the =
revious year, which shows the eco q
omic value of the consolidation of
apartments. Y
The receipts for the year amounted h