The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-02-22
Increase OF Chinese since 1872

N4S 1879 1870
departures Of Chinese during the six years en-
braced in tile census returns, i. c. up to Dec.
9th, 1873, has been furnished by the Collector
General of Customs from the records kept at his
Office; and by L. Severance Esqr. Collector at
ting port of Hilo.
h~9noIulu-Total number Of Chinese Grrivals....... 4e2o
HonoIulu-Excess of arrivals. 1895
Hilo-Total number Of Chinese arrivals...-....... 24
L. 4.179
1885 CIR
Total No. OF Chinese in Kingdom by Census of 1878. 5.916
To be accounted for by deaths and departures other
tEHn as passengers POI
As soon as it can be put in type, we shall
issue with the PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER,
Che complete census table of the Kingdom for
all the islands and districts as just taken under
the direction Of the Board of Education, and
from which the above summary has been made.
THKoUGH the courtesy of His Excellency the
Minister of Finance, we are enabled to present to
our readers to-day the Tables of annual statistics
as prepared by Col. w. F. Allen, the Collector
General of Customs. As was anticipated, these
records of the commerce of the country for the
second year since the Treaty of Reciprocity went
into effect, are interesting and highly satisfactory,
as showing the progress made in the develop
ment Of our resources, and as an earnest of what
great results arc yet to be accomplished.
The increase in the value Of our domestic ex-
ports for the year 1878 over those of the previous
year, is represented by the handsome sum of
$S72, 26S.S6. This is produced by the increase
in the principal articles of domestic exports, as
follows An increase in Sugar of 9, SIS 400 lbs;
in Rice and Paddy of $50 ,30I lbs; in Wool, of
1877 ,054 lbs; in Goat Skins, of 1904 pcs; in
Fungus, OF 10, IA lbs; in Hides, Of 3 Jas lbs; in
Pulu, of o. 54 lbs. In some of the minor
articles of production there has been a decrease,
as in the article OF peanuts, the cultivation Of
which by the Chinese has been mostly abandoned
for that o fRice, and its expectation has decreased
90, 304 lbs. in a single year Tallow has fallen
of 100, 1888 lbs; Coffee, sop lbs; and Bananas
1884 bunshes- With the increasing facilities
afforded by steamers for getting this fruit to a port
of shipment, it is probable that next year may
show an increase in the quantity exported.
In the principal staples of Sugar, Rice and
Paddy, our exports to ports Of the United States
on the Pacific coast increased in 1878 over those
of 1877, to the extent Of 1888, 637 lbs. of
Sugar, and 35s. 347 lbs. of Rice and Paddy.
~ ACla VI 9(1N ~ ObhS BOANS DCSAA nus VI
the T.. s. on the Pacific coast, 80, $40 lbs Of
Sugar in 1878, there were only 81, 796 lbs. OF
our Sugar out of 3SA million pounds exported
which did not go to U. S ports on the Pacific.
In 1877, the value of goods imported free of
duty from the United States under the Treaty,
was SI,6O0,042.52; in 1878 it has risen to
81, 6l9 1897 .6l-something over n half a million
increase.
Value of goods paying duty-a decrease of
S37, 06O.10. The Customs receipts however
have increased over those for 1877 by the sum of
5 3,927.7l. The arrivals of shipping from
abroad were ~ffty-one more in 1873 than in 1877,
with an increase of tonnage amounting IL, 733
tons. The increase in passengers (other than
those in trnnsit) was 1894. I
The total value of our Exports for the year
1878, amounted to 50, 54S All "a, and of I'm
ports, to S3,O46, 369. 20, showing an excess of
over Imports of $500, l02. IA. I.EErrt
We believe it Is an established doctrine with
most political economists, that when a nation
can show from reliable statistics that it sends
more in value Of its own productions abroad than
it receives in exchange therefor, such nation is
prosperIng, the balance Of trade being in its
favor. We are aware that there is a modern
school of philosophers who argue Just the con-
trary OF this proposition, but we confess our
selves unable to fairly comprehend their reason
ing. The proposition appears plain to our COM
prehension that is an individual earns (r pro-
duccs and sells) more in value than he spends,
that individual is accumulating-is prosperine
and the same rule mEst in general apply to
nations.
But although the statistics show that the
balance Of trade, to the amount of over a half a
million Of dollars is in our favor, does it follow
Is q natural consequence that everybody is pros
\ brief examination will show that
one or two branches Of industry-with of
course, dependant oecupations-are really the
Of the benefits of this balance cf trade.
u IS interesting to note, in this connection,
almost entirely dependant We are on foreign
for the bare necessaries Of life. No
me now thinks Of growing anything but sugar
except a few Chinese rice planters and the
alad and cabbage gardeners IN the vicinity of :
honolulu. Look at our breakfast or dinner
ables, and beyond sugar, coffee and a tough ;
,iecc OF beef, there is absolutely nothing of (
hawaiian growth or production. Our -four, corn !
neal, potatoes, onions, butter, cheese, salted and I
meats, table fruits, ETC., etc, all come n
o us from California. To say nothing OF corn 7
II oats, about all the hay on which we feed our j
Orses comes from the interior Of California. b
/ would be difficult to find another country a
ituated precisely rs this, where the people live z
D generously, but buy pretty much all their -"
wing from abroad. Whenever the time shall 2
ONE that our attention and capital is directed 2
D the development OF our many and varied re- -
ources, instead Of being confined to one alone. -
ben unquestionably n tide Of real and general !.
will cover these fair Isles. from -
to Niibau. -