Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-19
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
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some cases, permit their lands TO be
homesteaded If they can do so by con-
veying them to the Territory on
agreements that the Territory shall
homestead them subject to all the
conditions and restrictions imposed
by law in respect of other public lands
and pay to the grantors the actual
amounts received from the home
steads from time to time. AS stated
| above, certain corporations have al
ready conveyed large tract to the
government for homesteading, and
| this has been done on such an under
standing, which, however, will require
Legislative action to permit the pay.
ment to them of the proceeds of the
land as received from time to time
| by the Territory from the homestead
ers. Accordingly recommend such
legislation.
Conservation and Development of
Natural Resources.
Much attention is paid to this broad
subject, the governor strongly adyo-
eating a progressive forestry system,
protection of the forests from fire and
| live stock, ETC. He recommends ex-
pert study of the subject by topo-
graphic and photographic surveys, and
says that more efficient work can be
done if the work of the forestry bu
reau and the photographic survey is
more closely allied. He suggests that
the proceeds from water licenses,
about $4,000 per year. be set aside
for this kind of work.
Fisheries.
The message refers to the, possible
ing to the heavy fishing and suggests
that possibly the territory ought to
establish fish cultural station.
The message continues:
IMMIGRATION.
The bureau of immigration has been
raised to a department of immigration,
labor and statistics with more extend
ed functions and particularly with a
view to looking after immigrants and
seeing that they are satisfactorily set
tied and treated after they arrive, as
well as bringing them into the terri
tory. A large immigration station has
been constructed. This department
/ also operates the marketing bureau.
| The. large and increasing Japanese
element and the rapidly increasing
Filipino element emphasizes the need
of increasing as rapidly as possible
i the Caucasian element in the popula-
ton. Fortunately. Americans from
the mainland are coming in constantly
| increasing numbers, but Europeans
are at present apparently the only
| Caucasians that can be induced to i'm
migrate in sufficiently large numbers
for some time to come and they can
be obtained at present only by paying
their passage with territorial moneys.
immigration thus assisted by the
/ territory since provision was made for
| il in 1909 has been mainly of Spanish
and Portuguese, of whom 5,566 have
| been introduced and ,403 more are on
the way These come by steamers
chartered for the purpose. Russians
have been introduced to the number OF
I2,121. The immigration of these was
from Manchuria over regular lines OF
4 travel 1t was carried on for con-
siderable period but has now ceased.
| Investigation has been under way for
some time with view to obtaining
Europeans in small and frequent lots
| by way of the trans-Siberian railway
and regular lines of steamers. The eff
fort in all cases has been to intro
duce, so far as practicable, only agrl-
culturists and only families.
Ia 1909 special income tax was
established for this purpose for pc
Rod of two years and half and in
] 1911 it was extended for two years
more 1t will expire at the end of the
present calendar year. Of the pro-
ceeds of this tax three -fourths are de-
voted to immigration and the market
/ ing bureau and one-fourth to the con-
servation and development of natural
resources. The tax should now be ex-
tended for another two years at least.
| 1t is hoped that by the end of that
| time the opening of the Panama canal
will make it possible to obtain imml-
grants from Europe with little or no
expense on the part of the territory
and in a more satisfactory way that
| is, in a smaller and more constant
stream, instead of in occasional large
numbers by means of steamers char
tered for the purpose.
! PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION
This will be held in 1915. 1t will
commemorate the completion of man
kinds most gigantic work, from which
Hawaii expects to reap peculiarly
large benefits It will be at San Fran
cisco. the gateway of most of Hawaii's
commerce with the mainland. twill
be one of the greatest world-eXposi-
tions. 1t is peculiarly important and
appropriate that Hawaii should be
we'll represented,