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 PROCLAMATIONS. N0. 8. 1959 [No. 8.] BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES. N°""““°°' 1°·1899· A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, by `oint resolution " to provide for annexing the Hawaiian P’°““b’°· Islands to the United States ", approved July 7, 1898, the cession by V°’·B°·*’· 750 the government .of the Republic of Hawaii to the United States of America, of all rights of soverei nty of whatsoever kind in and ove1· the Hawaiian Islands and their gependencies, and the transfer to the United States of the absolute fee and ownership of all public, government or crown lands, public buildings, or edifices, ports, harbors, military equipment, and all other public property of every kind and description belonging to the government of the Hawaiian Islands, was duly accepted, ratified, and confirmed, andthe said .Hawaiian Islands and their dependencies annexed as a part of the territory of the United States and made subject to the sovereign dominion thereof, and all and singular the property and rights hereinbefore mentioned vested in the United States of America; and Whereas, it was further provided in said resolution that the existing laws of the United States relative to public lands shall not a ly to such lands in the Hawaiian Islands, but the Congress of the United Staites shall enact special laws for their management and disposition; an Whereas, it is deemed necessary in the public interests that certain lots and plats of land in the City of Honolulu be immediately reserved for naval purposes; _ Now Therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States, §ggg§§;g0§{;*g*;§,d by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby declare, proclaim, for ¤¤v¤1p¤rp¤¤e¤- and make known that the following described lots or plats of land be and the same are hereby, subject to such legislative action as the Congress of the United States may take with respect thereto, reserved for naval purposes, to wit: lst. Esplanade lots Nos. 94, 95, 96, 97, 98. and 99. Beginnin at the South corner of Richards Street and Halekauwila Street, w§ich oint is S. 300 25’ E., 343.6 feet from the East corner of the Hawaiian Electric Com any building and run by the true Meridian}: S. 300 25’  304.50 feet along Halekauwila St. S. 560 49' W. 100.12 feet along Mililani St. N. 300 25’ W. 300.60 feet along Government Lots Nos. 112-100. N. 540 34’ E. 100.38 feet along Richards St. to the initial point. Area 30,255 Sq. Feet. 2nd. Esplanade lotsios. 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68. Beginning at the North corner of Ala ea Street and Allen Street, as shown on Government Survey’s Registered Map No. 1867 and running by true bearings: N. 300 25’ W. 200 feet along the Northeast side of Allen Street. N. 590 35’ E. 150 feet along the Southeast side of Kilauea Street. S. 300 25’ E. 200 feet along Lots 62 and 69. S. 590 35’ W. 150 feet along the Northwest side of Alakea Street to the initial point. Area 30,000 Sq. feet. · 3rd. Lot at East corner of Mililani and Halekauwila Streets. Beginning at the East CO1'I1(-)1' of Halekauwila and Mililani Streets, as shown on Government Survey’s Registered Map No. 1955, and runnin by true bearings: 1*% 560 49’ E. 110.5 feet along Mililani Street. S. 30 52’ E. 69.5 feet along inner line of Waikahalulu W&t61‘ Lots. S. 560 49' W. 79.5 feet along Bishop Estate Land. i N. 300 25' W. 60.5 feet along Halekauwila Street to the initial point. Area 5,728 Square feet. -