The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-19
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N!l!E'WtANlDt!E:ASES
Contract That Territory win
adopt WIl Be Published
|, Z alSoons Says6oyernor

a. -- $500
Notifications in the. present home.
stead agreements Of the Territory to
meet conditions imposed by President
+. Wilson'S land proclamation and the
text Of the contract under which new
leases will be granted to plantations
on lands on which leases are expir;nU
or have expired will be made, public
shortly, Governor Mccarthy said yes
terIiay. '- .~-.. -s-.s-.
The Presidents proclamation is de-
signed 10 meet the Territory 5 land
problem and Its terms and those Of the
Contracts being worked out follow
closely the provisions of the land bill
which went down to defeat at thr
special session of the legislature. The
first experiment with the leasing and
demonstrating Of territorial land under
| the proclamation win be carried out
on the island Of Hawaii with the Wal
akea lands, the lease upon which ex
PRED June 1, and for which applica
tions have begun to pOur in on the
land boarll.
Saves Big Loss
When the land bin was under dis
I.eussion at the special session Of the
'a"isl.h~re, the sitnation as regards
the Waiakea lands was one of the
hahn points Of arguments advanced
for the bill. 1t was then said that
II cultivation Of some 1000 acres from
which the crop had been taken was
not renewed within two months Of the
expiration Of the lease on June I, the
sugar cane stools would be buried in
weeds with a heavy resultant loss. II
Is now thought that under the presi
Dental proclamation n new lease ear
ne given. on the Waihkea lands, in
surfing that cultivation will be resumed
| by the plantation and at the same time
Preparations for the DEMONSTRATING OF
he lanls in the manner prescribed by
he Organic act Of the Territory can
| 70 forward. While the cane is grow
ing the lands can be homesteahed
under the new homestead agreement
and the rights of both homesfeadeI;
ind planter will be safegunr'led an,
1t the same time the production o.
sugar can be kept up.
Governor MCCARTHY sail v"s'"r1"'
hat every care Is being used to in
'ure that the contracts Tor rhe nr.N
leases will be- satisfactory to all in
~erests concerned. he said question
oncerning the contracts had been tax
N up with the interests to which new
eases are to be granted and that vari
us questions. that had been raised are
icing disposed of and adjusted.
Mentions Objection
Without mentioning what the poin
vas, he said Oae thing that had betI
suggested by the planters th"n's"lvp
to be a part of the land bill at the
special session had met with Opposi
.tiOn from them rs a part Of the con
tract being drafted under the presi
lential proclamation. He expressed
he belief, however, that this questio
| would soon be settled.
On one point the Governor is EN-
hs+'" AMI this is that all interested
in the question Of the contracts and
d tact, the entire public, win be given
| hearing before the form of the con
ract finally is adopted.
1--WE will be open to suggestion from
any and all Sources, ne said yester
| lay. when we hive put into tn,
ontract everything we think it shoulc
l ontain and worked ont what we be
ieve it should be, we will publish
,efnre it is adopted. Then if anyOn'
Il
! IONS are to be found, we will want t.
| ave them presented, so any desirable
| hanges may be made before the form
| contract finally is adopted. WheI
he contract is adopted the work
| !ranting new leases under the procla
nation can proceed. -
lppliC atoms Received
! At Yesterdays shor. session of the
j 4 Il No.
| or lots in the Waiakea lands were pre-
sented All of these were referred to
" II. c. Campbell, member Of the
ooarl representing the island of Ha-
Vaii.
In the course of the next several
reeks probably after the new lease
he Waiakea lands is granted to tn
rInntatiOn, survey work on the trac
will be completed, the lots marke'
ut and the land drawing advertised
/ Those who drew lots may then home
'tead the land under the new home
stead agreements. The homesteader
will take possession of tracts on whici
'ane is growing under high stat
If cultivation and, with the other oh
legations of hOmesteading to the Ter
ritory, will assume liens representing
the cost of the work done by the plan
tatiOn up to that time.
Homesteader' Position
The hOmesteader will be at libert,
to discharge the lien at once or he ma.
begin the cultivation of the land him
ELF with the purpose of having thu
lien taken out of the crop when har
vested. He can carry on the cultiva
tiOn of the hand himself or can enter
an agreement with the plantation tt
have it continue the work of cultiva
ion up to the time the crop is taket
of when he assumes full control o
the land, subject to his homestea
obligations to the Territory.
/ About 1000 acres are included il
he first part of the Waiakea land
the leased and homesteaded in the
next several months. Late in the
vear another area of about the SAM
size on which a crop is soon to be
harvested will be disposed of.
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