The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-31

munity whose increase for some time
to come must bc from without The
total arrivals for tho eleven months
ending June &c. amounted to '2O.SSi The
total departures were 6174. leaving an
increasing of population Of 1i.20i.
The main increase has been among
adult males OF these of all nationar-
ties 15,iO2 arrived and 1904 left leaving
an addition of 1l,19S to the total adult
male population. OF adult females,
4, 500 arrived and 1894 departed. leaving
balance of 3,175 adult females more
than we had previously. OF children
there were 973 arrivals and 636 depart
ures, giving an increase of 1897.
What strikes one at once on looking
over the tables is the enormous influx
of Japanese. In this class of popula-
ton the total gain during the eleven
months has been 11,2SO. which is at the
rate of 200 per month. But not all of
these were adult males. During the
period under review, 1926 adult males
arrived and 1,432 left, making S,S44
adult males and the remainder, 2.436
were women and children. The pro-
portion is somewhat better that It was
between the males and females and
children of the period from December
81. 1897, to December 81 1898, when the
excess of men numbered $500 against
1881 women and children But no one
can see the enormous increase of one
nationality without deprecating it. 1t
&c 1,
effort to counterfeit so large an influx
of Japanese, if we are to see the coun-
try develop upon proper lines. Such
condition of affairs is utterly unhealthy
and the excess of males over females is
more unhealthy still, in spite of there
having been a slight amelOration in
the proportions.
The gain in Americans and Europe
ans during the same eleven months has
been LII, of adult males, 2,77S arriv-
ed and 1,796 departed, leaving a gain of
$50, of females 1922 came and 9S7 went,
leaving GA and of children 499 arrivals
were balanced by 354 departures, leav-
the adult male population of Americans
and Europeans was increased by 9S2,
while the woman and children increas-
ed to the amount of 7S9. 1t is well to
note how much more nearly the women
and children approach to the adult
male population with these, than they
do with the japanese.
1t is possible to make an approXima-
ton of the present population of the
Islands on July LIST of this year. OF
course such approximations may either
be in excess, or too low, but by using a
little care something near the fact may
be reached. Taking the Customs sta
tistics the gain since 1896 has been
roughly 2l,0O0, and the gains by births
during that time may be put at 5000 or
$500. This would make the present
population of the Islands very close on
to 100000. The American and European
population including that from the
Azores and Madeira may be reckoned
at $4,000 or 100000 the Hawaiians and
part Hawaiian at 10000, because though
the Hawaiian of pure blood decrease.
Hawaiian Of mixed blood increase enor-
mously In the period from 1890 to
1896, the gain by this class of the popu
lation was 81 per cent The rate of
Hawaiian decrease during the same
period was SO per cent. 1t may there
fore be fairly estimated that the loss
in Hawaiians of pure blood has been
counter balanced fully by the gain in
Hawaiians of mixed blood.
Thus the Americans, Europeans and
Hawaiians upon the Islands may be
safely estimated at 10000 souls, and the
Asiatics at $4,000, about two-thirds of
the latter being Japanese. These fig
ures are rough estimates, but they will
be found pretty near the truth