Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-26

WHoie- TIME 10 ODIalH sIndll ITdcl o.
land at these drawings As have
before said, drew No. 10; he drew
No. l75. Taking into consideration
the superior rights or those present
over myself I asked the Commission
er II ! could transfer my right TO IN.
other, and he told me no. Now, Mr.
Secretary, the defects OF these land
laws have been fully placed before
You. and while have not your report
] understand that you have adopted
the views OF Governor Pinkham who
seems to be perfectly satisfied with
the land laws He claims that Con
gress should keep their hands OF and
that all amendments, IL any, should
be made by the legislature OF the Ter.
ritory. / have heretofore pointed out
to you that the Commissioner" of
Public Land has more power under
these Territorial laws as to these
lands OF the United States than you
and the President put together have
explained thst the fault does not lie
In the Acts OF Congress which seek to
give the homesteader at least forty.
acre homestead, but Il lies in the laws
Of this Territory, which enables the
Governor and the Commissioner to alb.
solutely ignore the Acts OF Congress.
| am informed that the Governor
says that Public lands have been
over-estimated, and that he does not
know OF any homestead lands But
the examination Of his report shows
that the Commissioner" who is
given these unlimited powers has the
right to divide lands into classes a
certain class he calls homestead lands,
another Timber lands, and still an
other Pasture lands. He has the right
at his option TO transfer from one
class to the other and they cannot be
taken out of that class until the spirit
moves him to do so. Homestead lands
are not open for fling of homestead
claims until he sees proper to declare
them open. When Congress says that
forty acres may be taken as home
stead, he allows 2, 3, 5, and 10 acres
10 DE taken. These can only by added
to by taking two lots as before stated.
why should not the Commissioners fix
. price on all lands (should you grant
him such unhesrd OF power and
bring them all into the market and
Yet the entryman file upon them as
Timber land; Homestead land; or
Pasture iand7 Confine the acreage to
the number of acres allowed to he
tawen by one individual IN the par.
ticular class. The whole system is a
one-man power, and has been and is
now used by the wealthy as against
the poor to deprive those of lands
that need homes and Is most thor.
oughly undemocratic.
lei us 90 one stem further and ok.
anime Governor Pinkham's report
fsee %. 3gl. Under the heading of
Public Lands. Oahu Comfy. we have
the following:
/ leased arabic agricultural lands
fcanel subject TO recall. .1O15 acres
subject to exniration 2oS2 20 acres
Rice and faro lands leased. suh.
fect To recall $3.50 acres
Subject To expiration 424 90 acres
Other agricultural lands leased
subject to recall. 1859 90 acres
subiect To expiration Of lease
21g 90 acres
ar Eas4 az acres IN this connfv ~ tba
hest agr:cuIturaI land every font ~
which could be converted into home
sfeade rcntinuing nnder the mead If
linles,es Arshie / snas We have n
this County 1909 acres fcane1 land.
and 1S5es acres rice or taro land
mak,ne ) total ~ srsh,s .arie,,,t,,-si
l,nds in this countv alone of e7Sl
scres he ODDS 70 tbis boma.tssa
lots M, taken e. "a acras and homo.
stssd iots s,,rveyed 49,. $780, y
e5e &c. psstora1 Ind lsssad s,hiec.
~ racsIl 5s0s en- azores. subject ~ eys
r "a esfs scres. nnIssssd as7a %
scres. forest lands in reserves undsr
1900 z91 snree. nrlaasad o. see ca
scrss. NOT reservaa and ,,nIs.seS ssse
8 ores. ,raste lsnSs Iofs ~ acres. 80
,r grena tossi - 'is,Ss II a..
rs..-... h.lrr 49, :, a. IInstad c.s.as
q 70 300 20 sc-s s an5 -, - .'h;oss
h>,,ss ,,Ss 20 hor,.staaaers ..a,,,S -
1900 - saiact ! hon,ss,a.S
Now tba n,SIy raeson thst tha.a
,,, 80 Sers cannot hsya this ,srS =
thst covernor pinkbam s.vs he 5oes
,. nav ~ arv homee.esg lana an5
1h,s whole MATER rests i, ~. 49,, ~
y a.. rnr,,;ss;an.s rather ,han 4,
he selection ~ the hamesteadar him.
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