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nmondmontfl provide for groat slm
(ilialty In tho ntlmlnlBtrntlon ot the
land lnws nml Iho srontor certainty
as to tholr mcnnlng.
Homestead Roads.
Tho net providing for tho construc
tion of homofltend roads out of tho
proceeds of snles for homcstond pur
poses, should bo nmended so ob to ob.
vlato tho necessity and Inconvonlcnco
of setting asldo such proceeds U3
special funds; also so ns to Increaso
tho amount available for such purpos
es by including Interest on deferred
payments and rents under right f
purchase leases.
Aid to Homesteaders.
Tho Commission on advances to
homesteaders has prepared a report
which will bo submitted to you. Ow
ing to constitutional obstacles to the
loaning of money to homesteaders,
the Commission recommends that tho
same object be accomplished in part
by Improving homesteads by the con
struction of buildings, fences and wat
er pipes ana tanks before the land Is
sold, charging for the improvements
by increasing tho price of the land.
Tho compulsory expenditure of pub
lic money in this way under present
conditions would seem to be open to
sotIoiis objections. There can be no
afesuranco that the lots will be taken
after tho Improvements are made;
nor can It be known who will take
them or, therefore, what kind of a
house will bo desired or In what lo
cation; even if the lots should be tak
en, and that, too, by persons to whom
the houses were satisfactory in kind
and location, there would be no cer
tainty as to what might become of
them afterwards, and, if, as often has
been tho case, the lots should be
abandoned, there would be no assur
anco that they would bo taken again.
If any provision of this kind is deem
ed desirable, Its execution should he
most carefully guarded or Bhould be
left optional with the executive ot-
fleers. Any such project would re
quire a large amount of money, and
tnere is little, If any, available for
such purpose. Moreover, It is a aues
tlon whether aid of that kind would
not be of a demoralizing nature by
cultivating tho idea of getting some
thing for nothing and encouraging de
pendence upon the government rather
than self-reliance. HomestearlPrs
should be helped to help themselves.!
The governmnt may well assist In
ways beyond Individual effort, as, by
the construction of roads, tho recla
jpiatlon of lands by extensive Irriga
tion or drainage works, tho acquisi
tion and imparting of scientific know
ledge and in other ways, but the fi
nancing of private individuals on un
certain or perishnblo security or In
ways Involving personal relations and
tastes, should, as a rule, be left to
private agencies.
Reclamation of Arid Lands.
The prosperity ot Hawaii depends
chiefly upon tho sugar lands; half of
these, producing two-thirds of the
crop, are arid lands- reclaimed by pri
vate enterprise under fee-simple ti
tles or long leases. There Is per
haps an equal additional area of arid
land that can be reclaimed by avail
able water, but the greater portion of
it, being public land, cannot now bo
sold In large areas or leased for long
terms. Consequently either the Ter
ritory must reclaim them or else pro
vision must be made by Congress for
selling them or leasing them for long
terms, and, of course, leases would
be preferable to sales, for the latter
would prevent homesteading.
IMMIGRATION.
Special Income Tax.
One of the most important econom
1c steps ever taken for the perman
ent welfare of these islands was that
of two years ago for the present In
crease of their labor supply and ulti
mate Increaso of their citizen popu
latlon and the conservation and de
volonment of their natural resources by
means of a special Income tax, three
fourths of the proceeds of which are
now devoted to .immigration and one-
fourth to conservation and develop
ment purposes.
With the funds thus furnished tho
Board of Immigration has introduced
868 Portuguese, and 1,790 Russians,
and is now arranging for tho Intro
ductlon of more Portuguese and Span
lards. The location of these lsland3
Is such that it is both difficult and
mnenslvo to obtain persons eligible
to citizenship Jn sufficient numbers
hut ihn necessity of It can scarcely
be over-estimated. ' Unless earnest ef
forts are continued in this direction
oithor tho Territory must remain under
populated and consequently retarded
in Its progress, or else It must havo
ita nonulatlon Increased mainly by
ss desirable- Immigrants, to its so
Sal and moral detriment. The law
providing for tho special income tax
expires by its own terms at tho close
of tho present calendar year. It should
without question be extendeu.
Marketing Facilities.
Much: consideration has been given
not only by the Truck-farm Commls
slon, tho report of which I commend
in vnur attention, but also by tho
Board of Immigration, the Depart
mnnt-of Public Lands, and the Fed
lorn of marketing difficulties, which
covorw a wldo rango of mnttorB, such
ns tho establishing of a central nnd
branch agencies, the brlnslng of pro
ducer and distributor or consumer in
to touch with each other, arranging
for suitable transportation facllltlos
and rates, Instruction In market re
quirements as to kind and quantity
of products and in methods of stan
dardizing, packing nnd shipping, nnd
so forth. Tho time seems to havo
como when work In that direction
should be undertaken. It Is suggested
that this might be initiated under tho
direction of the Board of Immigration
as one of tho appropriate methods by
which that Board can carry out the
larger powers and duties outlined
above, and provision might be mndc
for that in the proposed act abovo
referred to.
Federal Experiment Station.
This station is doing much valuable
work, especially for the minor Indus
tries, some of which bid fair to be
come major Industries in time, nnd
has now undertaken, with the aid It
receives from tho conservation fund
to establish experimental and demon
stration farms in various homestead
centers on the different islands, with
a view to meeting a number of tho
greatest difficulties with which set
tiers havo to contend and brincinK
scientific results home to the people
In practical ways. This is a most lm
portant move because of the great
variety of soils and climates In these
Inlands, and the methods, compara
tively strange to most people, th.it
must be employed to Insure success.
Appeals In Criminal Cases.
It is highly Important, both for unl
formity of decisions In criminal law in
the soveral circuits and for the pro
tection of the public, that appeals bo
allowed to be taken to the Supreme
Court on points of law by the prose
cution as well as by defendants at
.certain preliminary stages In crimin
al cases, and, accordingly, I recom
mend that a law bo enacted for this
purpose similar to that enacted by Con
gress several years ago for criminal
cases In the Federal Courts.
Indeterminate Imprisonment.
A decided step in advance in meth
ods of punishment was made by the
last Legislature when it provided for
indeterminate sentences.
THE COURTS.
General.
The Territorial courts are practic
ally up to date in their work. Civil
cases havo decreased and criminal
cases increased In number.
Judiciary Building.
lnis was constructed nearly forty
years ago, and has not since been
thoroughly overhauled. An adequate
pproprlation for this object is ab
solutely necessary. To the reasons
that have existed previously there is
now the additional reason that, tho
building has become positively un
safe, and that, unless It Is made over
inside, its second floor will have 10
,ne aoandoned and offices rented for
.the accommodation of tho courts,
Juvenile Courts.
Most gratffying advances have been
made in the law relating to delinquent
and dependent children by the last
three Legislatures. Further advances
may yet bo made. Parental responsi
bllltles should be increased, nnd the
juvenile courts given Jurisdiction up
on this subject.
Tho work of the juvenile court in
the First Circuit has developed to such
an extent that at least one of the pro
batlon officers should be a paid of
ficer who could give all of his time
to the work.
Terms of Circuit Courts.
Tho term of the Second Clruilt
Court at Lahalna Is an unnecessary
expense and Inconvenience to the
court, to parties, to Jurors and to wit
ncsses. All terms should be held
,tho county seat, where there Is now
splendid new court house, with
clerk's offices, the library and other
conveniences, and where ' there
ampler accommodation for persons at
tending court and where most per'
sons attending qourt either live or
must necessarily pass in order to at
tend at Lahalna.
Juries and Juror's Fees.
The present law for the selection of
jurors Is cumbrous, expensive, incon
venlent to all persons concerned, and
unsatisfactory In Its results. It
should bo replaced by a simpler and
less expensive law. Jurors' fees ex-
cept In certain cases, should bo tax
ed to the parties, as Is done In most
other jurisdictions.
LIQUOR LAWS.
Tho voters declared against prohlbl
tlon at a special election last July
Tho present hIgh-Hcenso law Is gen
erally conceded to bo the best ever
enacted anywhere. It may bo Improved
In several respects but It may not be
best to attempt this now. What
most needed now Is sufficient means
for Its vlcorous enforcement. Tho
appropriation for this purpose was re
duced two years ago far below tho
danger point. The appropriation for
tho coming period should bo very ma
terlally Increased.
LIBRARY OF HAWAII.
A Bite for thU. library., namely, tho
In tho civic center of Honolulu, has , uoceBsorH, ns ougiit to bo tiio oass.
jiltJHT GAL vb gkob Seldom havo tho loglriaturoH been
been selected, and nnothor nnd moro confronted with so ninny Importnnt
suitable otto obtained for tho school. ' problems an now, but seldom havo
Mr. Andrew Cnrneglo lias undertaken they mot under moro auspicious con-
to glvo $100,000 for tho building. 'dltlons or with brighter prospects of
Agreements havo been mndo by which proving equnl to tho situation. May
tho library of the Honolulu Library these prospects bo realized.
and Reading Rooms Association, con
taining about 17,000 volumes, and the
valuable library of tho Hawaiian His
torical Society, containing about
1,700 volumes and 2,700 pamphlets,
WALTER F. FREAR,
Govornor of Hawaii.
GROWING MAIZE IN AFRICA.
Xfnlwii nr frwlirm nnrn . la n tirrwlllP.t.
will bo Incorporated In tho territorial thQt ,8 ,)eng oxtenBlvoly cultivated
library, and by which, also, tho in- by tho natlveg o WeBt and South At.
come of the Honolulu Library aml!r,ca Althougn ft grcnt (leal ot lt.
Reading Rooms Association, which ko ,H UMd IocaUjr( ,t , rnp.
will probably amount to $5,000 or ldlv wornIni: ono of tho grent chief
more a year, will bo applied towards exports from th0 west coast The
Its maintenance. The plans of the . flr8t cxnortg 0f mazo from this sec-
bulldlng are well under way and It tlon was In 1901, when nbout 1400
is hoped that construction can bo bo- bushels were exported from Southern
gun at an early date.
PARKS.
Kaplolanl and Kalulanl Parks.
Kaplolanl park Is In the nature
partly of a city and county park.
Mr. W. G. Irwin has generously con
veyed to The Park Commission an ar
ea of about twelve and a half acres
Nigeria. In 1905 over 330,000 bushels
were exported from there, and In lOOTi,
559,000 bushels.
A report on trade conditions In
Southern Nigeria in 1905, published
In tho Logos Government Gazette,
says: "Good as the results have been,
it is not altogether surprising that
ly to this product, for It In ono whlon j
entails vory little outlay and the re
sults nro quickly soon. It Is tho flrt
conrso, cultivated Bhort-crop product
for which tho natlvo agriculturist
have hod a free and ready mnrket in
unlimited nunntltlos, nnd thnt fact
will, I believe, hnvo far-reaching ef
fects conornlly In the colony." This
forecast Is bolng rapidly substnntlnto.l.
Tho growing of mnlzo Is woll under
stood by tho native of Africa. They
will not usually grow in largo quan
tities for exporting any nrtlclo with
which tho nro noyt familiar, and for
which they cannot readily obtain that
price that satisfies thorn. Tho cultiva
tion of maize meets tholr require
ments, and for this reason it would
seem that lt Is destined to becomo
a commercial product. Monroo N.
Work, in Southern Workman.
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Wo nro accoptlng nnd handling all
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. Another demonstration of tho uni
versal tendency to extravagance and
waste has been furnished by the Pitts
burg man who swnllowed enough
poison to kill 150 people. New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Perhaps tho Mexican rebellion is
:ept going for tho raovlng-piciure
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PHONE 1973 and our wagon will call
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upon condition that it be added to tho
park.
The late Governor A. S. Cleghorn
fittingly closed his moro than half
century of active Interest In such mat
ters In these islands by devising to
trustees In trust to convey to the Ter
ritory his premises known as Alna
hnu, containing about twenty-three
acres, famed as a tropical garden and
the homo of the Princess Kalulanl,
on condition that It be kept as a pub
lic tropical park to bo known as "Kal
ulanl Park," and not be open to vis
itors between sunset and sunrise.
Both of these gifts are subject to
legislative acceptance. I suggest that
If the Kalulanl Park Is accepted it bo
placed under the control of the Hon
olulu Park Commission.
Kllauea National Park.
The proposed creation of this park
to include the world's two greatest ac
tive volcanoes, Kllauea and Mokua-
weoweo, a strip between the two for
connecting road, and sufficient ad
joining areas to include numerous
other natural wonders, such as pit
craters, sulphur banks, lava tree3,
lava tree-moulds, tree-fern forests
forests of large and rare trees and
haunts of rare Hawaiian birds, has
been under public discussion for sev
eral years. Tho time seems ripe for
pushing this project.
PANAMA EXPOSITION.
Th6 Territory is to be felicitated
unon the selection or aan rTancisco
. i At
as tno sue Of mis exposition, ai
though the exposition is four year?
off, it Is not too soon to begin to plan
for it. There never has been, and per
haps never will be, an exposition of
greater importance to Hawaii. This
Territory made a splendid showing at
tho recent Alaska-Yukon-Pacinc bx.
nosltlon under appropriations mado
by tho last Legislature and by Con
gress, and should make a far better
showing .at the Panama Exposition, lt
is hoped that Congress will contrib
ute a building for Hawaii's purposes
for this exposition, as lt did for tho
other, and the noxt Territorial Legls-
laturo may be expected to provides
adequate funds for the exhibits. The
present Legislature, however, should
provide for a commission and Us ex
penses to make the necessary prelim
inary plans.
VISIT OF CONGRESSMEN.
Tho two visits already mado at tho
Invitation and expense of the lerri
tory by many members of Congress
have proved so advantageous as to
call for another such visit In the near
future. The numerous changes about
to occur in the membership of Con
gress furnish an additional reason for
providing for such a visit at this
time. The frankest and most effect
ive way to secure appropriate action
bv Congress for local interests Is to
have members of Congress come an'i
see for themselves. An appropriation
of tho same amount as tho last one
is recommended, to include other dls
inmilqliM norsons as well as mem
hers of Congress. This should be
made nt once If a visit Is desired
this year, bo that the necessary ar
rangements may be well under wav
before the close of this, the short, ses
sion of Congress.
CONCLUSION.
Legislative sessions have been held
regularly In Hawaii for more man
three score "years and ten. The rec
ord is one in which tho people of
these Islands may well take pride. As
a rule, tho legislation has been con
servatively progressive. A disposition
has been manifested to act In a busi
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tions and needs. There has been lit
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fads, but at tho same time there baa
been enlightened courage to adopt
tho latest if It was manifestly best,
and not merely because It was tho
infest In coneral It has been realized
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bv tho nuallty and not by tho .4
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