The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-02-23


THr recently published return Of Custom House
transactions for the year 1850 is like that of the
previous year, very encouraging in its evidence Of
the steadily growing industry and consequent
prosperity Of this country. If our imports have
been every year more and more, our domestic pro
ducts have increased in larger ratio; and, as the
Impetus becomes more distant which was given in
1876 to the importation of machinery and materi-
ais for extending our agriculture under the Treaty
Of Reciprocity, this balance in favor of Hawaii
will under ordinary circumstances become much
greater.
In 1877, the first year of the treaty, about 1880
tons of sugar and 1900 tons of rice and paddy were
exported and the total exports exceeded the inn
ports (which included about $4,000 worth of ma
ohinery, iron and steel by about $4,000.
In 1s7s abo=t $500 tons of sugar and 2.sOO tons
of rice and paddy were exported; the importation
Of machinery, iron and steel in this year increased
10 over $4,000, and yet there surplus of e1-
ports over imports of $4,000.
In Is?g the exports included q 500 tons of sugar
and 2 400 tons of nice and, although the amount
Of imports was we believe unprecedentedly heavy,
including over S64O,OOO worth of iron, steel and
machinery. there yet surplus in favor of this
country of about SSs,Oo0.
The wear Just closed shows an expectation OF
over 81 900 tons of sugar and $500 tons of rice-
while the importation of machinery, iron and steel
has dropped to about $2500OO, and the excess of
exports over imports is nearly 81, 10000.
such imports as those of building materials, pro
visions. and live stock bear year by year certain
relation to the number and prosperity of the popu-
lAtion which renders them comparatively steady
IN their figures the use Of animals of burden being
of course subject also to the increase of agricul-
ture. The number of settlers in this country
THAT is the excess Of arrivals over departures was
in IS77 1918: in 1873 S212; in 1879, Gas; and in
1850. 1865. The present year Will again under or
dinary circumstances show a very large addition
in this respect.
The interesting particulars afforded by the Col
lector. Generals report with regard TO shipping
show how the increase Of our imports has caused
the number Of cargoes valued at over $1,000 10
rise from IS csrgoes in 1871 TO 81 in 1879 and s. IN
1880: and the far more rapid development of agri-
culture is accompanied by a large increase IN
coasting tonnage. notwithstanding the fact that
many cargoes of produce are conveyed abroad di-
rectly from plantation ports without giving en-
plovnent to coasters in 1877 there were 50 Ha-
waiian coasters with tonnage of about 2,9O0. and
in 1880 there were 80 with tonnage of nearly
5000. OF the foreign tonnage arriving at the
islands about to-thirds is under the United States
fac irrespective of the many vessels under the
Hawaiian an6 other flags which bring cargoes
here from American ports; and this proportion
will probably increase during the existence OF the
treaty for the reason that the period OF swollen
importation caused By the sudden stimulus gwen
in 1876 TO agriculture is passing away, and 10y tar
the largest part of the normal supplies which that
agriculture will demand is imported from the
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