The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-09-23
Encourage Hawaiian Industry.


A gentleman who is much interested in agri-
cultural operations and in the development OF our
resources, has drawn up memorandum OF preml.
ums which might be offered by the government
10 aid Of agriculture, which appear to be so rea-
sOOable, appropriate and timely that We have re-
quested permission to embody its leading features
IL this article. We have often referred to the
subject Of Offering premiums as one Of the best
ways 10 impart stimulus to euterprsein new
eoSutry, and We observe that New Zealand has
adopted it and has offered large premiums to
those who may be most suocessful in developing
certain industries. Tie great advantage Of pre-
NUNS, where they sre large and worth making
special efforts for is that they enlist the labor of
a great number Of persons, who otherwise would
make no efforts. In this way larger invest
ment Of capital is made in the erection Of i'm
prOveue0is, 10 machinery and labor contracts
all Of which reacts for the common good.
Some may ask, where Is The mouey to come
frOu 10 pay the premiums offered The new
loan bill Processes to encourage agriculture and
domestic industries AMI what better way to DO
/, than this, No Legislation Is required other
than vhsi We row have. Bot the premiums
should be paid only 10 the new government bonds,
bearing 80 interest This would at once tend
TO PopslariEe the bonds. That rational assis-
lance is needed IN originating new enterprises
and sniicug hiher ealtivators Of the soil the ex-
PerieDee Of all IN this and Olber countries will at.
tes:. The following are some Of The ways in
which this aid can be rendered:
To the best cultivated and managed coffee Is.
tate, Of no, less than 10000 coffee trees. when
ever il nay yield annually crop Of 100 600 pounds
Of mercb4ntable cSFee, premium Of $1,000.
To The second best estate. Of not less than 80
600 coffee trees, producing annually not less than
5O.OOV pounds. $500.
To the third best estate. Of not less than Is
900 ooaee Trees, predicting not less than $4,000
pounds. $1,000.
These premiums which might not be payable
Ior lour o. Eve yesrs from The date Of the offer.
zIil 10do0blejly result 10 the planting OF mil
Eoa OF coffee trees. Which in the course or ten
years viii yield 6se millions pounds Of coffee
snuaaly. Increasing oar exports folly q million
Of dollars. attributed chiefly to the sdmAIus Of
these premiums.
The sane system. spilled 10 the encourage
neDi Of 65rs-yivljing plants, might perhaps pro-
duce similar result, though smaller premiums
should be giFen-sa! Eve. Two and one thousand 1
dollars for The 6rsi hundred, fiiy and twenty-five
tons Of uerchsnt-bls fore. either from The Ma I
mia hemp New Z-aland fax. r1nle, pineapple 1
55re. DC NsuoDal ard Is required to starr
. plantation and 10 introduce The machinery I
Necessary 70 prepare tie Nus textiles or hemp
banana. o. scale to make It pay. In Mania.
sseh plant vii yield Eve Poands Of prepared 6bre,
md each lsbOrer cleans shout ten pounds Of il
osr dien; and there Is 10 reason Why BE sane
-ssuli nay not be attained here, provided The
roper plant Be had, Witch some assert has not
Fet been insrOdaeed-
nn system night Be judisiOusly extended to