The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-02-26
HAWAIIAN TRADE.
Domestic Exports and Imports for
the Year 1888.

-pr.-- Passengers and Immigrants.
FrysyCE DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS,
Honolulu. H. l.. Feb. Ii, 1889.
Hs EzceIlency W. L. GREEN, His
lIaiesty's Minister of Finance.
SH:-In conformity with the pro-
-E5ns Of Section 553 of the Civil
Code. I have the honor to submit to
Ys-r Ezcellency the annual report
II -He business Of this Bureau for
-sse wear ended December 3Ist, 1888.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
Tie domestic exports for the year
=uz- ended amount In value TO Sill
5l z34. being an excess of S2l96,230
over that Of 1887.
OF sugar. the principal item Of ex-
port there were sent abroad 235, $685.
as pounds. being in excess of that
4 the previous year by 23,I34,699
pounds. Rice has fallen off to the
extent Of S05,600 pounds, while the
11tal value OF the same exceeds that
ii 1857 by S23,2S9. The other items
q exports, being Of the lesser guam
mir and value, no mention will be
made here, but refer you at the same
me TO Table No. /.
The total value of our domestic
and foreign exports amounted to
SlL903.59S, an increase over the pre-
TI0us wear Of S2196.35l.
The United States, practically, re
celvsd the entire output of our pre-
ducts
IMPORTS.
Merchandise to the value of
S-540-SS7 was imported into this
kingdom during the year Just ended,
while the amount for 1887 was
S4943. $40. a falling off of S402,953.
Goods paying duty fell off S159,646;
goods free by treaty, S224, 749; goods
bonded. Sl00,699; and goods free by
law increased So. l41.
We bought Of the United States
merchandise to the amount of So, 329,-
5I2. or 1892 per cent. of the total;
% Great Britain, S652,171, or l4.36
per cents Of China and Japan, $780,
706- OF 43S per cent; of Germany,
S1S3.124. or 404 per cent; Of Aus
-Tslia and New Zealand, S110,932, or I
20 per cent; and Of other countries, .
S65. 439, or l.46 per cent,
COMMERCE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
The total value Of our imports and
exports amounts to SI6,24S,4S6. Of /
tins amount S15,000.775 were with |
The United States, or 1896 per cent;
S65267l with Great Britain. or 4.01 |
per cent: China and Japan received |
Us per cent; Germany 1.12 per
cent. Australia and New Zealand ~ /
per cent; British Columbia u per
cent; and other countries 80 per
cent The imports Of specie for the |
year amounted to S1,209,077, and the
exports TO SIS, $40.
The carrying trade was divided !
between: American vessels 6619 per /
cent Hawaiian 2493 per cent; Ger
many AS per cent; British 3.7S per
cent and other nationaities 50 per
cent
HAWAIIAN REGISTERED VESSELS.
The number Of registered vessels
Tor 1SSS was 81, with a tonnage of
1906. as against 81, with tonnage
q 1924, for 1881
There have been added to the list
81 Hawaiian registered vessels l bark I
and , steamers. and 2 vessels have
been lost.
TONNAGE.
Tire total tonnage entered at the
rlrts ri the Hawaiian Islands during
che year liz It's foreign commerce was
Zl-I4S tons. Of which 113.459 were
Americana 6A60T Hawaiian; 29,519 /
Brush. $3.50 German: and other
Qualities S.0T6.
THIS port has been visited by no
a=s than 20 ships of war with a total
ia guns.
-sH -0S AID PASSENGER MOVE
EETs.
During the year the arrival of pas
and tourists was 1913, and
me departures 2.032. an excess Of de
-iaTrures Of 4S3.
During the same period 5,532 i'm
lei grants have arrived in the King
dom OF this number 1925 were
Chinese 3,4I3 Japanese; and 433
Portuguese The departures con
sisted Of l-529 Chinese; 563 Japan
ese- and 79S Portuguese, or $3.50 all
told. Excess OF arrivals 2.642.
The actual gain to the population
* 2143. The number Of passengers
5n transit was 3.466.
BONDED GOODS.
There has been a marked decrease
Il Tie withdrawal for consumption
q the stronger class of spirits and
n some classes Of wines, while the