The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-03-03
turned to San Francisco, as part of the Arctic
feet, with their cargoes':

turned 70 oan FRANCISCO, as o part OF the Arcut
feet, with their cargoes:
z-oa-7 whalsbOuc Ivory
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Helen HSssnif Mar. FAR -. so 80 5000 , .
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MsrsnSoi MAJ %UA.'On,... .... soo SO 100 S 500 5000 i,5Oi
: Es'3as:s Light I92s 9ss g 5$s
TO,al........... 97OO SO $500 ZOO
The San Francisco feet shows an average
catch of 900 bbls Oil and 1000 fbs. Bone to each
vessel.
Merchant vessels.
During the year 1874. one hundred and twenty
merchant ships arrived at these islands from
foreign ports, with tonnage of II 266 tons. OF
these &c vessels were American 81 British I6
Hawaiian /; 4 North German 2 1ahitian, and one
Danish.
The number Of merchant vessels that arrived
here during 1878 was los, with tonnage of g.
7O7 tons, showing considerable gain for 1874
Nearly oil these vessels brought cargo for this
Kingdom.
Revenue Charges.
Nearly all merchandise imported into this
Kingdom pays uniform duty of ten QO) per
cent. ad valorem. The exceptions are
Tobacco, Cigars and opium-..---...... Is per cent
90 per gallon.
Alcohol 10 90 per gallon.
Mines.....-....-. so per gallon.
l5fper pound
Rice, growth countries with which This Govern
ment has no treaty ~ cents Otherwise 10 per cent duty
Sugars pay cent? pound, coffee three cents pound,
moasses and syrnps 10 cents gallon, Imported from
any country with which this Government has treaty.
Every invoice presented at the Custom House
should have a certificate attached signed by the
Consul Of the port or the consular district from
which the goods are shipped. Invoices offered for
entry without such certificate are charged addi-
tonal duty. A few articles including plate and
pig iron, Goals, copper sheathing, and sheathing
metal, seeds and plants, birds, animals designed
to improve breeds, household effects and tools in
use, &c. are admitted free of duty any charges
The Reciprocity Treaty.
The text of the Treaty has not yet been re-
ceived here, but it will probably include most of
the articles named IN the treaty of 1867. The
products of this Kingdom, which were then pro-
posed to admit free, we're these:
Animals.
ArrowRoot.
Coffee.
Cotton, manufactured
Fruits and vegetables, dried and undred, 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. = Dutch standard in color
syrups of sugar, and molasses.
Taow.
The articles to be admitted here free from the
United States we're these:
Agricultural implements.
Animals.
Beef, bacon, pork, ham and preserved meats.
Boots and Shoes.
Bread and breadstufTs.
Brick, lime aud cement.
Bullion.
Corddge and naval stores
Copper and composition sheathing, nails and
bolts
Cotton manufactures, bleaehed, unbleached, col
ored, stained, painted printed, and not colored
not exceeding one hundred and sixty Q6O) threads
to the square inch counting the warp and filling.
Fish, dried and pickled, and oysters.
Fruits and vegetables, dried or undried preserved
and unpreserved.
Gold and silver coin.
Hardware.
Hides, furs, skins, and felts, undrcssed.
Hoop iron and rivets.
lee
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
purposes.
Plants, shrubs and trees.
Refined sugar.
Rice.
Slaves and heading.
Wooden manufactures, other than ready made
clothing.
At this writing nothing definite appears to be
known regarding the passage Of the treaty, but it
Is generally believed that it will be approved by
The American Congress, to become law within
iix or twelve months.