The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-03-12

the North and South Pacific, includes laborers,
men and women from Manahiki, guano laborers
returning from service, and shipwrecked men and
officers. As many of those who arrive under
this heading of passengers leave as seamen, their
departure is not noticed hence the gain can not
be taken as much added to the population of
the group, the casual reader might think.
Duties.
1t may be well to repeat here that merchandise
generally pays 10 per cent. duties, the exceptions
being the following:
Tobacco and Opium, which pay IS per cent
which which 90 % per- per- saSn saISn
Rice, growth Government
Sugars pay cents pound coffee three cents pound
lasses and syrups 10 gallon if imported from any
country with which this Government has treaty.
- Every invoice presented at the Custom
House must have certificate attached, signed by
the Consul of the port the consular district
from which the goods shipped. Invoices
offered for entry without such certificate are
charged additional duty.
The Reciprocity Treaty.
Adyices by late arrivals rendering it probable
that the reciprocity treaty with the United States,
framed two or three years ago, may pass the
Senate, and become law, we insert its stipula-
tions
ARTICLE I-For, and in consideration Of the rights
and privileges granted by His Majesty the King of
the Hawaiian Islands, in the succeeding article
of this Convention, and equivalent therefor the
United States of America hereby agree to admit all
the articles named ill the following schedule the
being the growth produce of the Hawaiian Islands,
into all the ports of the United States, free OF duty
SCHEDULE
Animals
Arrow-Root
Coffee.
Cotton, unmanufactured.
Fruits and Vegetables dried and undried, preserv-
ed and unpreserved
Furs, Hides and Skins, undressed.
Rice
Sandal, Koa and Kou woods, and other ornamental
woods
Seeds Plants, Shrubs and Trees.
Sugar, not above No. II Dutch standard in color.
Syrups of Sugar, and Molasses.
Tallow
ART. H.-For, and in consideration of, the rights
and privileges granted by the United States of Amer
lea, in the preceding article of this Convention, and
as an equivalent therefor His Majesty the King the
Hawaiian Islands, hereby agrees TO admit all the ar
ticles named in the following schedule, the same
being the growth produce of the United States of
America, into all the ports of the Hawaiian Islands,
free of duty.
SCHEDULE.
Agricultural Implements.
Animals.
Beef, Bacon, Pork, Ham and preserved meats,
Boots and Shoes.
Bread and Bread Stuffs.
Brick, Lime and Cement.
Bullion.
Cordage and Naval Stores.
Copper and Composition Sheathing, Nails and
Bolts.
Cotton manufactures bleached unbleached, colored,
stained, painted printed, and not colored, not
ceeding hundred and sixty (l6O) threads to the
counting
Fish, dried and picked, and oysters.
Fruits and vegetables, dried or undred, preserved
and unpreserved.
Gold and silver coin.
Hardware
Hides. furs, skins and felts, undressed.
Hoop iron and rivets.
Ice.
Iron and steel.
Leather and tallow.
Lumber and timber of all kinds round, hewn and
sawed, unmanuiactured in whole or in part.
Machinery
Oats and hay.
Paper, stationery and books.
Petroleum and all other oils for Illuminating and
lubrcating purposes
Plants, shrubs and trees.
Refined sugar.
Rice.
Slaves and heading.
Woolen manufactures, other than ready made
clothing.
As we remarked two years ago, should this
treaty become law, its influence will be at once
felt throughout the islands, and it is not antici-
pating too much to say that it will impart a
greater stimulus to our agriculture and commerce
than the most sanguine advocate has predicted
Not only will those branches of trade relieved by
it receive stimulus, but all others will share
Indirectly in its benefits. The treaty will not
only operate favorably on these islands, but also
on the population and commerce of California,
in causing material reduction in the cost of
articles of consumption, and concentrating the
trade of this group with its ports. The advan-
tages will be mutual.
Concluding Remarks.
On the whole, the statistics which we have
presented will suffice to show that the foreign
trade of this Kingdom for 1869 has been IN
prosperous state-probably more than in any
previous year. The great wants felt here now
are those felt in every new eountry-population
and capital. With decreasing natiUe popula-
ton, which probably does not exceed fifty thou
sand SOULS with close proximity to California,
which has tendency to draw off the restless and
unsettled foreign population, all our Industries
labor under disadvantages which few other coun-
tries have to contend with in the same degree (
Until some policy is established which will tend /
to draw hither these essential elements of national
growth and wealth, it seems quite certain that
our Islands have nearly if not quite reached the |
limit of their producing power, and until some
change takes place in these respects, we must be
content to maintain present commercial |
status.
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