The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-05-27

Current expenses, conduct
ing of government. ...... 2,671 ,429 II
Treasury bal. April l, $780,. 491, 152 10
The current receipts in excess of
like expenditures have been S145,-
al Is, which is a more healthy
exhibit than many had expected.
The total public debt amounts to
s2,881,O0O but the Treasury bal
ance on loan fund account is $751;
497 06. Those who have not fol.
lowed the financial statements from
year to year, will be surprised that
since 1864, s1,190,693 16 has been
expended for immigration and re-
population. But it does not appear
whether any portion of this has
been repaid to the Government by
planters. In point of fact, a large
portion of the expense of immigra-
ton is borne by those who engage
labor on its arrival. Attention is
called to the fact that of the %, 1870
immigrants who pay taxes of ten
dollars or less per head, our annual
revenue of over SIP $50 is received,
which seems to indicate that money
spent for immigration is we'll in
vested. An inventory of public
property results in total value of
s5,797,576 90. We have no means
of Judging of the correctness of the
estimate, but as the valuation of
s2,186,95O 90 placed upon Govern
ment lands seems low enough, per-
haps the total is safe. Wharves
and landings on Oahu are valued at
10000. 1t appears elsewhere in
the report that they produce an in
come of over $4,000 per annum
which is pretty good dividend
upon that valuation. The receipts
on current account are credited to
the following sources:
Licenses ..................$ 188, 662 lO
Customs bureau. ........ LOS, 766 AZ
lakes ........ SU1,oUo ~
Miscellaneous sources. 49,. 643, 1899 %
The latter includes, Postoffice
| s1O7, 565 90; rents, s1O1,580 88;
land sales, s41,502 So; registry OF
conveyances, s16,363 Is; water
rates, ss1,O73; stamps, $65,983 SO;
| fines, penalties and costs, S123,647,
etc.
The Board of Health has expend.
! ed $316,663 IS, truly formidable
| figure; but it is only by prompt,
wise and vigorous action that the
awful pest of leprosy can be exter-
minated. The Board of Education
is charged with $4,000 80, but
the report shows attention to the
fact that the Bureau of Education
is a singular creation, that it hand
les revenues and makes disburse.
ments which do not appear in the
public accounts. In 1878, for in
stance, it expended over 5000, OO(
which did not pass through the
treasury, nor did it appear in the
appropriation bill. The Minister
recommends that such Legislation
be had as shall compel this and al
other funds to pass through The
treasury. 1t is gratifying to OBJ
serve that the cost of the publ,
| civil service has been materially
less under the Reform government
than for many years past. This
appears by a comparison of tn
statements of expenditures from
1856 to 1889. It likewise appear
from the same tables that the pro
mise of the Reform movemen
with regard to roads and other i'm
provements, has been redeemed
An interesting resume of the cos
of public improvements from 1877.
to April, 1890, shows a total ex
pense of over $1,616,OOO. Prior t.
that, from 1856, over 1929, 900 wa
laid out. The Customs bureau, O
rather Mr.. Cleghorn, the collector
presents an exceedingly interestin!
report. The United States sells u
over 70 per cent. of our import
and takes virtually the whole Q
| the exports. The former amount
to $685. the latter to $13,874,
! 341, for the year 1889. Sugar ha
increased; rice fallen off by $780,
| 600 pounds, part of which n
doubt supplied an increased HON
consumption, but owing to tn
| greatly increased price of labor, tn
production has actually fallen of