The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-03-15

Tw showing of the Custom House sta
ti-ics this wear is eminently satisfactory
Iu the first place there Is an increase in
r,ccirtS 81 S21.OlO3S This from the
mere point 30 view 81 revenue Is satsfac
tory The various tables, however. all
furnish their instructive lesson. which may
d. studied with profit by an To begin
rleu with imports The total value of
these FOR the year 1881 has been SASH
g7S64 showing an increase Of SS1AIlO.2}
ru.r those FOR the yeSr 1850 AnalyZinE
these IL IS important to.n0tice that S2.646.
SIP has b,-l imported duty free from
the United States, only S2t5, $500 coming
from the Atlantic side. @ pretty severe
comment on the remark made before the
Committee 40 Washington To tins sum
must he added S44GS15.S5 value 0f goods
paving duty imported from the Pacific
Coast so 392q6 from the Atlantic and
further the amounts of S94.526.96 for
goods and spirits bonded from Pacific
ports. and l26509S for similar goods from
thu Atlantic ports The total amounts TO
>224lU31S1 Madame Columbia cannot
cry ont very much about this; we only
have dealings with the rest Of the world
On the amount Of Si.3lS.937.TI. she gets
very fam share Of the spoils OF all tins
sum the Pacific Coast carries of S2.369.
0I392 for goods duty free. and S446.S75.S5
Tor duti8hle goods. making a total Of y.
Sl5.SS977 for tins side Of the continent
alone. Surely California need not com
PLAIN that Hawaii nei does not spend
enough money in her markets. The howl
that has been raised against rs Is very
much after the style Of a dry goods trades
man. who would object to a man in his en-
pl0y huying anything from any other
store: BE- would let him starve willingly
as long as his money came into his. the
uadesmsns pocket Now there Is no de
uviug that ve DO receive very handsome
income from the Pacific Coast. but the
people there cannot for a moment. in fair
ness. think that what we derive from them
must he spent only in their markets. They
themselves have 10 deal with individuals
from whom they make large profits. but
DO whom they make but a small return.
After all upon these matters Il Is little use
arguing. # people have not acquired the
principles of political economy. one can
not drive them IN in moment. Our friends
10 Of the CtmHfr', do not know what
political economy means.
Turning 70 the other tables. one l.
almost bewildered as to what should be
taken MP for review. An analysis Of
few OF the principal exports. however, may
DO useful Our great staple sugar. has
made an extraordinary advance during
the last three years In 1879 we exported
49.O30.g72 lbs: in 1850. 63.5S4S71 lbs; and
IN 1881. no less than 937S94S3 lbs: shew-
ing very satisfactory record on the side
81 energy and pluck. Next to sugar we
may rank rice. here we have a considerable
increase upon last year. 7.6S2,700 lbs for
1881 against 6.469.S40 lbs 1880. but It Is
nearly three million pounds better than
1879. when the figures totted up!only 4.792.
s13 lbs Paddy has risen from 3S.Sl5 lbs In
1879 e. lQ2370 llls in 1881. Wool seems
another progressive industry; IN 1880 there
was a deficit but II has sprung up wonder
fully last wear: the figures run 1S79-464.
SrS Lbs: 1881 SSl.316 lbs; 1881 SIS. 4S9 lbs.
In Bananas. another Of our very market
able products. there Is a slight increase
over the previous year. and very large
one over 1ST9 In tins latter year 1899
hunches were exported. 1880 got nd Of
lq164 and 1881 Of 20T76 The only in
dlstIy which seems to have refrigerated i
coffee. this has had an enormous drop; in
1881 99.50S lhs were exported. IN 1881
only 1882 lbs. This Is a matter that re-
quines investigation. Our coffee lands
have not been. as far as information Is at
hand. turned into sugr or rice lands. In
1881 there was an INCREASE over 1879 Of
more than 5000 lbs and this enormous
falling of certainly calls for explanation
from experts upon the matter
There are a number Of other matters
connected with these tables that it would
be wise 10 review, but the resume for this
week must content itself with glance al
the Passenger statistics for the year. Bal
sncing arrivals with departures, VIZ: 6.699