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which has proved most satisfactory to everybody; makes 

 the conditions extremely easy to the settler, and insures 

 the Territory largely against speculators. Land opened 

 under this agreement is sold at approximately twenty- 

 five per cent, of its appraised value, and the payments 

 may be extended over a period of twenty years, and with- 

 out interest for the first ten years. A five per cent, pay- 

 ment of the purchase price is required on receiving. right 

 of entry, and two years later a second five per cent, is due. 

 Thereafter five per cent, per year is required to be paid. 



The homesteader cannot receive a patent in less than 

 |:en years, but at the end of that time may make all his 

 payments, and receive a patent in fee simple. 



Five years' residence upon the property is necessary to 

 secure a title, but the settler may spread this over the 

 first ten years if he desires, thus permitting him to get 

 his land to producing an income before being required to 

 actually live on it. 



He is also required by his agreement to have at least 

 ten per cent, of his arable land under cultivation within 

 two years after date of sale, and ten per cent, additional 

 each succeed'ing year until he shall have at least fifty per 

 cent, under tillage. As much of the land in the Territory 

 is interspersed with land not available for cultivation, the 

 agreement requires that when a portion of a settler's land 

 is of this character, he shall be required to plant it in 

 trees — five trees per acre within the first two years, and 

 five additional per acre each succeeding year until a total 

 of twenty-five per acre have been planted. 



Except in the length of time required for residence, 

 and to obtain a patent, the conditions of the Hawaiian 

 law is in every way easier for the bona fide settler than 

 are the Federal Homestead Laws. The Land Commis- 

 sioner, with the consent of the Governor, is empowered to 

 extend time of payments, of cultivation, tree-planting, 

 etc., when there is good reason why the settler has been 

 unable to fulfill any of these conditions. The desire of 

 the administration and of public sentiment in the Terri- 

 tory, to have the lands occupied by prosperous American 

 citizens, insures the most liberal and helpful interest 

 being taken in every person taking up land in good faith. 



Another feature, which is not a part of the Federal 

 laws, and which should appeal most strongly to the 

 homeseeker, is the provision applying to forfeitures. If 

 a settler for some reason fails to make good in his agree- 

 ment, and thereby forfeits his holdings, the law provides 



