The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-02-25
FINANCE REPORT
Increase In Receipts Over
Former Periods.
Coed Showing By Every Depart
nen1-Tornsge In Ships Kept
Pace Also

Tie Minister q Finance states II
his report u he Legislature sh2, the
receipts to- The rwo years-1SSS and
1851. amounting 70 s4Ist1+S-s7 &re an
Increase Q. sssS-S5s.Ss. The expendi-
-u-es. amounting 70 s5.S2S.575-51. sre
81 increase Of sI65.6SSS5- Each source
q -evenus, direct taxes. customs reye-
nue and internal revenue bear about
oae.hErd OF ne total receipts
Taxes we're collected IN 1897. amount
ing 70 S75e. 1855. : gain over 1895 o.
s1s7.01eeS The s22z4s0-1 collected
from corporations for taxes vas 2n
increase over 1895 Of sSs Al. 81. OF
shout 81 PER cent OF The total increase
II tzx receipts Paid up capital in the
corporations amounts 70 seT.754.O00
Tie assessment amounted 20 7S-10Q Of
l Der cent The Minister recommends
thai The poll AK b abolished L
would czuse : diniuution Of only s+7.-
60 rs7e-ue Per zn1un, and would
eQualize 70 : certain degree the bur
tsn Of taxation
Tie returns iron the customs bureau
q s1-555. .sSS-S7. are zn Increase over
Tie preceding ps-;od OF SeS3. AZ Is
The United States and Great Britain
zrs uos- affected by this increase.
The value Of imports from the United
States increased SS.Sss .6s6-00. and
from Great Britain ssSt 1890. OF the
imports T7.st Per cent came rom the
United States; I01z per cent from
Great Britain. and ne remaining 1924
pr cent vas divided about equally be
tween Germany. Japan. China and the
Colonies Many o. The imports appear
ing from The United States u Great
Britain were probably actually pro
I duoed n France, the Minister believes
The increase II imports has been
mainly II building material. clothing,
5o0-s and shoes. groceries. hardware,
Z lumber. machinery, e-c. The decrease
F is in ShaChing metal. spirits and
matches TIE cheap japanese match
+ has practically driven the card
match from the market
4 The increase in the fmportatiOns OF
( California wines and sake is consider
able Since the new law increasing
The duty On sake went into effect IN
July last the imporJstions OF that IiQ-
Our have practically ceased. The
Minister recommends that the duty be
Z reduced 70 tle same rate imposed By
1 the United States. 50 cents per gallon.
The deprivation seems 70 work Z hard
ship on tne inhabitants who are ac-
cuS-omed 70 the uss Of their national
beverage
The Impetus 70 increased impoTtz-
tons OF California wines was caused
I by placing them OF the free list I'm
{ p0rIzIions for the period were 334 ,z35
gallons For The previous period they
-. were 767 1s5 gallons Impor-ztions o.
sake for 1Se4-95 we're 2z9. .7z5 gallons
for 1851 they were 3S4,125 gallons.
Exports show an increase amounting
20 81, 81, ,9T2 for the period, distribute
Sd usinl! among sugar, coffee and
rice The appointment OF z commis-
sion a men interested in the promo
ton Of the coffee Industry, for the sale
is recommended
An increased tonnage in transporta-
ton has followed the increase in ex-
ports and imports American lead:
With 81 vessels, Great Britain with 80
/ Hawaii with p, Japan with 13 and al
others nine The total number o.
ships entering in the period was s13
in the previous period 65s. The Min,
ister suggests that the issuing OF frest
letters OF registration under the Ha-
waiian flag Be left with the Executive
until z revised system Of procedure car
De promulgated
Internal revenues include rents, fol
which there was collected in 1896
/ s12S. .692-04; in 1897, 142 1870; sales o
land, in 1896, s30.E32 Is; in 1897, ss7,
5000. Other sources we're diFidendi
from Honolulu market They increas
Cd from $500 in 1884 10 $ ,575 in 1897
Receipts from Water Works increaset
from SO, ,S25 in 1894 10 $50, ,414 in 1891
. TIE Registry Of Deeds Bureau show
An increase from IS SOC in 1894 70 sl3,
38s in 1897. Revenue stamps show
an increase from $z3, ,651 in 1894 u