Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-10

the Hawaiian Islands, in bond and duty paid
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Ligh, Wines 9,r7s io,7s5 ts,9'r is9zs
Totals srs.9,s sr,s,oro sss1,15 sr,o,7so
a careful examination Of Table No gives
us also the following interesting facts in con.
nection with this growth Of import trade, viz
Total amount Of imports from the United
States free, dutiable and bonded, for the period
under review, S5558,o37. "a, gain Of S3I7,.
oof3 az over 1881. From Great Britain, for
1881, sos, 7634 90, falling off Of $73,o9L 80
from the year previous. From Germany, for
1882, SIS5, iS9. 81, a gain Of S4I,476. q.
Australia supplied US with but $50, zo9. %
worth this last year, falling of Of $3.50. "a
from our imports thence in 1881, while China
has gained S6r754.oS for the goods sent us
this last year over those Of 1881. French i'm.
ports also have fallen off some $6,o4S.S7. All
other countries show a slight dimunition, while
Tahiti and British Columbia have dropped out
OF the list entirely. Our comparative table Of
import values from various countries since 1873
will prove Of interest in noting the steady
growth OF American trade, especially since the
PRONUNCIATION Of the reciprocity treaty.
In imports at other ports Of the islands we find
a marked falling of-.at Kahulu of $Io4, SOC. OF,
and at IIilo Of $r,SS5.9a. Kawaihae shows
a gain of $780, 3o.sz, Lahaina deficit Of
$i,i2I.o9, while Mahukona figures this year
with SI7,736.4r.
Table No. 3 shows the vessels arriving with
cargoes invoiced at over $4,000, with their
nationality and port of embarka,ion. This
shows Io7 cargoes as against 81 the year pre-.
vious. OF these 1907 vessels S. were from San
Francisco, from Liverpool, 4 each from Bre.
men and Hongkong, from New York, 2 each
from Boston and London, and from Portland,
Oregon. In nationality, we find 62 of these to
have been American, 80 British, s Hawaiian, 6
German and Norwegian.
Coming now to the table of exports, Nos. d
and s, we find the very satisfactory showing oil
grand total for all exports Of the islands to be
So, 200, oI6.7o, gain over imports of So, 324,
$1,000 for the year, and a gain over our eS.
ports for 1881 of $I,443, 5SoI4. The matter
has several times been mooted that our pro-
ducts, as rule, are overvalued, and that om
export figures from year to year gives false
impression by probably five per cent, princi.
pally in the sugar exports, but, upon cxamin.
alton and inquiry among our principal agencies,
|, we find that the returns upon invoices shipped
through the year have resulted very closely
with the estimates at the time Of shipment.
In comparing the growth of our various
articles of export, we find the increase Of sugar
to be 2I,393,o44 pounds, Of rice 4,4S6,775
pounds, Of paddy 357,263 pounds, Of goat
skins a,o34 pieces, Of hides 4,o55 pieces, and
OF bananas S,o72 punches. The following art.
Giles show marked falling off, viz: Molasses,
coffee, tallow, fungus and sheep skins, while
pull has dropped out Of the list entirely as an
article of export. Wool figures within few
pounds the same as the year previous.
Table No. S shows the directions that our
produce takes, and when, with the exception
of very small portion of sugar, molasses and
rice TO Puget Sound, we read Pacific ports of
the United States" it is understood to mean
San Francisco, we find she has taken all our
productions in sheep, calf and goat skins,
hides, tallow, wool, betel leaves, bananas and
paddy, and nearly all our coffee, rice, molasses
and sugar, China taking our fungus and the
Pacific islands our poi. Our only exports to
British Columbia was molasses, and rice was
our only article of export to the Australian
colonies. Kahului figures this last year in ex.
ports to the amount of $I3sa,973.77, gain
Of SOL, S37,4o over 1881, while Hilo shows a
gain Of but 81, IS5. OF in the same time. Our
other entry ports do not figure in exports for
the period under review. From the above
showing of increased exports the increase in
shipping naturally follows.
Table No. 6 shows total of vessels arriving
at the various ports of the islands to be 25S,
with tonnage of I72,6Ie. This, in number
OF vessels, is but three over the previous year,
but the tonnage shows gain Of nearly 1900
tons. OF this list we find I7o to be American,
a British, I9 Hawaiian, II German and one
each among five other natonalities, and further,
aoI visited Honolulu, IS Kahului, IIio, 6
Kawaihae, Mahukona, and Lahaina
Whalers, that used to be our mainstay and sup.
port. numbered last year but 90 at all ports of
the group. OF national vessels we have had 6
for the year.
Comparing the totals Of Table No. ?, as
here shown, we find the local consumption of
liquors, with that of 1881, to be as follows
Rum shows falling off of Is gallons, gin an
increase of $3.50 gallons, brandy ,a4o gallons,
whisky Ing gallons, alcohol 4S3 gallons,
light wines a39 gallons, and samshoo 6,4S6
gallons, while sherry, port, bitters, beer and
sundries shows quite falling OFF. Like last
year, brandy leads the list during the first
quarter, but the marked increase in consump-
ton is in the last half OF the year, an uniorun,
ate condition that we are witnessing the evils
OF almost daily since the removal Of the re-
slriction on intoxicating drinks to Ilawaiians.
Table No. 8, showing the customs revenue
at all the ports Of entry Of the islands, presents
the handsome gain over the previous year of
$50, 1857, the income for the period under
review being $5o6, 39o.9S, This is the largest
income from this source yet received by this
government, even prior to the treaty when all
imports paid duty, as will be seen by our
comparative view Of the commerce Of the is.
lands since 1886. An examination Of Table
No. s is interesting as showing the various
sources OF this income.
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