The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-09-26

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loOSes sight OF them, government
. agents in the Islands keeping record
OF the movements OF every Jap, and &
portion Of the l9bOrerS' wages being
paid 20 the JapaneSe consul. TO be by
him retained until the laborer starts
Z TO return TO Japan, when they receive
the money to take with them. The
E contracts are made for three years, on
4 liberal basis. The pay is about Sl2
or SIS 4 month, besides board and
lodging, and the head tax of s. 8 year
/ is paid by the planter in addition.
/ Chinese are only admitted on the pro
{ duction of proper passports, issued by
the Hawaiian consul st HOngkong,
Z and the few who obtain entry on
passports fraudulently transferred 10
I them sre returned to Chins on dis
eoyery OF the fraud. There is no adj
7 mission tax, except the 3 hospital
( fee, which all passengers, white and
other, have 70 pay upon landing, ex-
cepting of course the tourists making
only 4 short stay. StowSwSys are
not allowed to land, and if they do get
ashore they are arrested and returned.
The United States law preventing the
landing of paupers by the requirement
that each immigrant must have $50
at least, will probably be adopted
The population Of the islands is as
follows; Japanese -, 800, Chinese 15,-
800, Hawaiian natives 1900, besides
$500 halt-whites. OF other foreigners
there are 1880, including the Portu-
guese. This gives present total pop
ulation of $500, against $1,000 at the
census of 1890. Besides the natives
only the white foreigners have the
right of franchise. The Japanese
government has been strongly urging
lately, that the Japs should be given
the right to vote, but TO this the Ha-
wsiian government refuses to con-
sent
Though the American population
IS considerable, the interests of the
United States are much greater in
proportion; in fact they overshadow
all other interests: The American
capital invested is about SIS, 000, 900,
againStS5, coo, 900 British and S2,000,0O0
BY Germans and others. The exports
are almost exclusively to the United
States, and the imports from the
country amount 10 q very considerable
value.
'sThis capital is invested mainly in
the sugar plantations, the first Of
which were established about fifty
years ago. The sugar crop this year
will be about $4,000 tons, which, at
SIS a ton, represents upwards of ten
million dollars. All this sugar is
sent to the United States, under con-
tract made with the United States
sugar trust, CT which Claus Spreckels
is the San Francisco agent. There is
no trust in the islands, and the con-
tracts are made with the individual
planters, for five years, commencing
January l, 1898, and under these the
price paid for Hawaiian sugar, deliv- |
cred in San Francisco, is TO be the !
ruling price Of Cuban sugar in New |
York on the same day. The sugar is
sent in sailing vessels as we'll as in |
the steamers. More than one-third OF |
the whole amount is carried in Claus |
Spreckels' ships. All the plantations |
are on large scale, and operated |
mostly by incorporated companies, but |
in these there are great number of
small shareholders.
Bananas are another source of |
wealth. They also are grown mostly |
by foreigners, and the Cinnamon !
thrive on this industry. Most of the
export business Is handled By one
frm-Marshall & Campbell. They
send out about 10000 punches a year,
worth, say, $4,000. The whole trade
was with San Francisco until the new
steamers gave connection with Vic
toria and Vancouver.
1.-THE rice raised is largely for home
this being about two
thirds Of the whole crop of $4,000, goo
pounds. The rest is sent to San Fran
cisco. The rice Is grown almost ex-
by Chinese, who have done
in this line, retaining great
tracts Of swamp lands in which the
rice thTives, but which had hitherto
been regarded as quite useless. The
Chinese rent the lands, often paying
from 5 to SO a year per acre, and get
rich upon the proceeds.
''Sheep raising is another important
industry, and the family OF Sinclairs
alone have 10000. The wool produced
S of superior quality and commands
/ good price. It is sent TO San Fran
,iscO.
"Other articles of export are mo-
asses, hides. pineapples, oranges and
)ther fruits. The alligator pear, which
yrOws in great profusion, is very much
n favor, but is not yet exported ex-
.ept in small lots, for want of cold
tOrage facilities. As an instance Of
he value set upon this fruit by those
who once acquire a taste for it, it may
,e mentioned that eases are shipped
n the refrigerators Of Spreckels' boats
N each trip for the use of his family
nd friends.
The total exports of the islands
mount to some $1,000, 900 a year on
he average, and the imports to
5, 000,G00. At this rate the Hawaiian / i
Stands would soon become very rich.
iut as the producing capital Is partly
wned abroad, Of course a portion of I
his profit goes out OF the country in !
interest and dividends. There remains.
-owever, enough to appreciably in
tease the general wealth year by I
ear.
The native Hawaiians have the :
equation Of being spendthrift and
and they very generally
eseFve it, for it seems an inpOssi- c
ility for them to keep money. A i
hange for the better is gradually !
eng worked, thanks To the SAVINGS :