The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-02-20

Domestic Exports and Imports for
the Year 1888.
Foreign CoInmerce-Regist Ship
ping-Passengers and Immigrants.

BUREAU OF CUsTOMs,
Honolulu, II. l., Feb. 13, 1889.
His Excellency W. L. GREEN, His
Maiesty's Minister of Finance
SIR:-In conformity with the pro
visions Of Section 553 Of the Civil
Code, have the honor to submit to
Your Excellency the annual report
of the business of this Bureau for
the year ended December 3tst, 1888.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
The domestic exports for the year
just ended amount in value 70 SILL
63l, 434, being an excess of $2,196, 230
over that of 1887.
OF sugar, the principal item Of ez-
port, there were sent abroad 235, $685.
346 pounds, being in excess of that
of the previous year by 23.I34, 500
pounds. Rice has fallen off to the
extent Of S05,600 pounds. while the
total value of the same exceeds that
OF 1887 by S23,289. The other items
OF exports, being of the lesser guam
tity and value, DO mention viii be
made here, but refer you at the same
zine to Table No l.
The total value of our domestic
and foreign exports amounted to
$ll. 500, 1893, an increase over the pre-
vious year of $2,196,351.
The United States, practically, re
ceived the entire output Of Our pro
ducts.
IMPORTS.
Merchandise to the value Of
S4,540,687 was imported into this
Kingdom during the year just ended,
while the amount for 1887 was
! 81, 943, $40, a falling off Of $402,953.
Goods paying duty fell off Sf59, 646;
goods free by treaty, S224, 749; goods
bonded, S100,699; and goods free by
law increased $50, III.
We bought Of the United States
merchandise 20 the amount OF $685.
5l2, or 1882 per cent. Of the total !;
of Great Britain, $652,171, Or 1885
per cent; of China and Japan, $780,
706, or 4.38 per cent; Of Germany,
$1S3, 124, or 4.04 per cent; OF Aus
tralia and New Zealand, S110,932, OF
IA per cent; and of other countries,
S65, 439, or LAG per cent.
COMMERCE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
The total value of our imports and
exports amounts to $16,248,486. OF
this amount S15,000,775 were with
the United States, or 92.36 per cent;
S652,671 with Great Britain, or 401
per cent; China and Japan received
1.28 per cent; Germany 1.l2 per
cent; Australia and New Zealand .72
per cent; British Columbia II per
cent; and other countries 80 per
cent. The imports Of specie for the
year amounted to $i,209,077, and the
exports to $28,520.
The carrying trade was divided
between: American vessels 66.19 per
cent; Hawaiian 24.93 per cent; Ger
many 4.48 per cent; British 3.7S per
cent; and other nationaliti0s so per
cent.
HAWAIIAN REGISTERED VESSELS.
The number of registered vessels
for 1888 was 81, with a tonnage OF
15,406. as against 81, with a tonnage
OF 1924, for 1887.
There have been added to the list
of Hawaiian registered vessels l bark
and 3 steamers, and 2 vessels have
| been lost.
! TONNAGE.
The total tonnage entered at the
ports Of the Hawaiian Islands during
| the year In its foreign commerce was
| 22I, 148 tons, of which 113,459 were
American; 64,607 Hawaiian; 29.5le
British; $500 German; and othe,
nationalities S,076.
This port has been visited by nc
less than 20 ships Of war with a total
of 1877 guns.
IMMIGRATION AND PASSENGER MOVE
MENTs.
| During the year the arrival Of pas
sengers and tourists was 1888, anC
the departures 2,032, an excess Of de
! partures of 499.
During the same period 5,532 i'm
migrants have arrived in the King
dom. OF this number 1926 were
Chinese; 3,413 Japanese; and 43;
Portuguese. The departures con
sisted of 1929 Chinese; 563 Japan
csc, and 1913 Portuguese, or $3.50 al
told. Excess of arrivals 2.642
The actual gain to the population
/ Is 2,143. The number Of passenger!
in transit was 3,466.
BONDED GOODS.
There has been a marked decrease
in the withdrawal for consumption
Of the stronger class Of spirits anl
in some classes OF wines, while tn,
consumption Of light California
wines and beer have increased to {
remarkable degree.
CUSTOMS REVENUE.
The total revenue received by the
bureau amounts to S546,142, a fall
ing off from that of 1887 Of S48.86O
In view of the fact that there Is
| decrease of 499 persons from tn
class that consume the most, as vel
as the abrogation Of the opium
/ license and the increased consump
ton of beer and wines, which tax
the place of spirits paying hlghe
rate OF duty, the revenues are a
much as could be expected.
| have the honor to be. sir,
Your Excellency's
Most obedient servant,
A $. CLEGH0RN,
Collector General