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(2)  Area  of  Land. 
This  question  has  been  much  discussed.  The  acreage  of  desir- 
able land  in  the  Territory  being  comparatively  small,  the  desir- 
ability for  an  increase  of  population  by  immigration  being  con- 
sidered and  the  principle  of  the  land  law  system  being  that  the 
settler  is  to  occupy  and  farm  the  land  himself,  the  area  offered 
to  each  applicant  should  be  small.  The  Commission  believes  it 
unwise  to  lay  down  any  hard  and  fast  rule  as  to  definite  areas. 
Such  area  will  depend  upon  the  situation  and  character  of  the 
land.  The  limit  of  area  for  each  applicant  may  be  best  described 
as  such  an  area  as  shall  represent  the  acreage  which  in  the  opinion 
of  the  Governor  may  be  reasonably  required  for  the  support  of  a 
family  upon  the  lands  in  question.  This  latter  provision  follows 
the  rule  laid  down  by  the  Reclamation  Act  passed  by  the  Con- 
gress of  the  United  States,  and  represents  the  latest  thought  on 
the  subject. 
(3)  Price  and  Terms. 
The  land  should  be  appraised  at  its  market  value,  and  the  price 
at  which  it  should  be  offered  to  the  applicant  shall  not  exceed 
25%,  nor  be  less  than  10%  of  its  appraised  value,  depending  upon 
its  character  and  situation.  Within  these  limitations  the  price 
should  be  determined  by  the  Governor  and  the  Commissioner  of 
Public  Lands.  The  applicant  shall  be  required  to  pay  not  more 
than  5%  o<f  the  purchase  price  upon  allotment  or  sale,  and  the 
balance  in  not  more  than  ten  annual  instalments.  No  interest 
shall  be  charged.  Low  prices  are  placed  upon  the  land  as  the 
other  considerations  forming  a part  of  the  purchase  price  are 
length  of  residence,  restrictions  upon  assignment  or  transfer, 
development  of  land  by  cultivation,  and  the  expiration  of  a long 
period  before  a patent  is  issued.  The  above  terms  are  applicable 
to  land  which  has  not  been  previously  under  cultivation.  If  it 
should  be  deemed  advisable  to  offer  for  settlement  purposes  land 
which  has  been  previously  under  cultivation,  the  same  should  be 
appraised,  and  the  price  at  which  the  land  should  be  offered,  less 
than  such  appraised  value,  should  be  determined  by  the  Governor 
and  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Lands. 
(4)  Cultivation. 
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The  amount  of  cultivation  should  depend  upon  the  character 
and  situation  of  the  land  and  the  uses  and  purposes  for  which 
the  same  may  be  utilized,  such  amount  to  be  determined  by  the 
Land  Commissioner  with  the  approval  of  the  Governor,  but  in 
case  of  first  class  agricultural  lands,  the  amount  should  not  be 
less  than  50%  of  the  arable  land. 
