The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-31
Prospects Ger the Coming Season
Piautings Have DeSn Heavy
and es,e Weather Good.

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s'iUuasS "o""i"eie i"o'"' >" '"e
prosperity of Queensland, l may bring
,casr notice that in ~ nrevious ,nan.
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zion n-".o' ~ ms
ene SUGAR N"p vi io.c Nou,u n,rV.-
VVV VNns, Tue eApecle" ;prouuce tItAAi an
area IN SS'os'acres' LIE cioP oa."ss.-
ed, however. exceeded tnls esumate
by IS.I34 tons, or iotai production
. for the season OF l6S-s34 tons OF sugar
from 81 ,391 acres OF cane.
Area of Cane Sugar
Crushed. Manufactured.
1876, 432 .acres ..... 1914 ions
1882, 391 acres .... 163,734 tons
tn. comn.rat,vo values ~ tho two
soasnrs' crnns NJ g no aos nor ,nn NAV
bo .s.,n,oto5 aIso 40 so,lows.
,ao- no e.,
,sSS ''.'''..''.'.--" io1o's
1870 .'."'''.....--- i'l''<'I
1T will be noted by the above figures
that the increase over the yield of su-
gar In 1897 amounted IN 65.S1S t0ns,
which may be referred to as note
worthy instance Of the latent p0ssiMli-
ties OF production contained In the
tropical lands cf QueenaRnd.
The unexampled sugar yield OF 1898
Is the more remarkable an taking into
account that, al. the commencement Of
the season, the cane in several districts
revealed low density OF sugar, cans-
ing mip-ownerf 10 suspend crushing
until me density rose. Snhsequent dry
Weatner Whlie causing Inc cane 10
nlaluIe. was a'sD Responsible Tor Sc
seie huf'fes W tNante[s loin tne nu-
me sious gu eA'eh'''e he" uce"rrihs Ap
'n S. o"s.
1885,. $500 .es's oo"pIN py ne
"e,ah, aana :" smJ~ te a'erase
thromeho,,+ ,ha C,inn,, a.. ,soS -. 80
heen IL tons lacwt no aeainst 70 ,nns
Govt n.r acre pro~n IN iSu7. ond A.
urea derirsd from the s.ma sourc.
show the comparat,s,p nrod,ctjon NJ an
gar per acre for the two vears 1897 and
1898 was ton 1Ocwt and I tan 1acwt
3ar. respectiyely.
1 may bring under .your notice that
Queensland nearly d0ubled her exrort
OF sugar during the last season. having
shipped 13O.9a3 tons in 1889, as
against 66.h57 tons IN 1875, thus
leaving for home consumption 4 mar
gin of 32,7s1 tons, a quantity w.hiqh
may be presumed to represent about
1.O0O tons In excess OF requirements.
AS showing the distribution Of this
export, 1t may he OF interest to note
itnat according TO Customs statistics
view sSputn wales TOOK 49.1SO tons Of
our sugar; VlctoHia- 5l,SI2 tons; South
Australia, l6.H7 tons; West Australia,
+c54 tons; Tasmania, 33o tons: New
zealand, 6l5O tons. and South Sea Isl
ands, tons; while Hongkong and
Japan aaorbed 2vla and 1853 tons res
pe1iveiy. The total 'aiantity of sugar
exTnf1sd was valued at tl,4la-2O3.
1ae subject OF c0untsryailins duties
to protect production of cane sugar
against the competition of bounty-fed
Deot sugars has occupied the serious
attention Of sugar producers 10 the
hrdtish donations, and the Agent-Gen-
eral Tor Queensland. Sir Horace TQzer.
mas given unremitting attention and
valuable assistance to the league
FORMED for promoting the abolition of
these h0nntias.. 1t IL satisfas-.
tory to note that the steps al.
ready taken by the Indian Government
70 protect her sugar manufacturers
have received very general approval.
With regard to the prospects Of the
coming season, the weather through |
Oet the colony has been generally fav-
oraaae TO the growth of the cane: the
grub pest has been well kept In hand. |
ana although frostS have been exper-
fenced as Tar North ~ the Herbert
River. . fair average crop may be ex.
peced.
As returns from planters show that
iii,o0V acres IN the colony are now
planted Win cane. OF which quantity
y ''ast iooSoo acres VIII De cut DURING
ne coming season, the production Of
w. " ann "r Io'' may pe expected 10 reach
'0y.vvo eons.
ING pIa",'nH ior me coming year
's".,,a ~oe" mu"'y, anu nave nahe an
,,s.n,'. ' W."'ne, ~ tns susa'
~ 60 :" ~ as". oou,u w oes'red,
'oo san~",na " an ,; r"ap'.o ~ mos
ron ' ~ Ia"o a, -. nn" 80, ~ p'"'' inc