The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-02
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Land Resolution Places Pinkham
On the Grill; Seeks Home
stead Information

Representative Lyman Of Hilo in.
troduced in the house yesterday n
resolution which will have farreach.
ing consequences. II is aimed, it was
said by members yesterday, to call to
time Governor Pinkham's hostility to
homestcaders and Is calculated to
clear the atmosphere insofar as those
who seek to secure land from the gov
eminent for homesteading are con,
cerned. ..a .a.:
The resolution, as 1t was introduced
yesterday, reads as follows; Ill.,. ..
Whereas, during the past two
years or more, several applications
have been continually fled with the
commissioner Of public lands for the
homestead purposes in the manner as
provided for in the Organic Aet-Sec.
ton '73--and, whereas,
Promises Not Fulfilled
In most every instance the commits.
sioner of public lands has agreed to
have the said lands opened for home
stead purposes, but does not and has
not yet advertised for applicants To
file their applications, and the said ap'
plicants are simply receiving promises
that the lots would soon be opened for
them, which promises and delay only
are drawback, expense and incon
venient TO the public and the appli
cants who are still waiting, and in
several instances, have left the coun
try and gone home to the mainland
having been unable to secure any
definite reply, and whereas, g..
Promises and continually delaying
these applicants cause dissatisfaction
and reflect upon the good standing Of
the government and the intents of tn,
Organic Act and do not tend to i'm
prove conditions or encourage a rura
population or citizens to come, her,
and take up any homesteads, being un
able to receive any definite informa
tion when certain tracts of land would
lie opened for demonstrating, therefore
be it resolved by the legislature of tn
Territory of Hawaii, 49,
Reasons Called For rs.
'""That the commissioner of publ
lands and the surveyor general of tn,
Territory Of Hawaii are herewith re
quested TO reply in writing, said repl,
to be filed with the Legislature no
later than two weeks from date of thi
resolution:
''What lands upon which lease
have expired or are about to expir,
have been applied for homestead pur
posesf Give locality, area, date o.
applications, number of applicants
date lease expired, disposition of som,
and If surveyed into lots, when com
pleted, and the reasons for the delay
in allowing the applicants to iile anC
secure the lots as applied for.
"GiTe the reasons why it takes the
commissioner of public lands and the
government surveyors so long to have
tracts of land sub-dividcd into lots fol
homestead purposes, when private rea
estate men are able to have the sam,
kind offs adjoining land surveyed
staked, mapped and sold within sixty
(6O) days from the time of commence
ment.
Why Such Long Delay?
"What are the reasons for the con
tinuous delay in having the Waiaket
house lots given out to be filed on
when Act % Session Laws 1915, states
that the commissioner of public land,
shall Immediately order the sub-divi
sion for the opening of the lots and
up to the present time no action what
ever is being made to hav" the lot.
placed on the market according to law
therefore, be it resolved, THAT tn,
clerk of the house of representatives i!
herewith authorized to have copies OF
this resolution forwarded to Mr.. B. G
RiVenburgh, commissioner of public
land and Mr.. Wall, surveyor genera
of the Territory of Hawaii, with re
quest that each of them make imme
date reply upon the questions per
tanning to their Department."
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