The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-15
LABOR
AND MORE
MONEY
Continued from Page p

NOOAlbHutu from rage %
although the department. has been serI-
ously hampered for want of sufficient
funds for the erection of necessary school
buildings TO accommodate the increas ng
| school population.
industrial schools are receiving the at
tention of the depaI tment. A tract of
land of 73S acres has recently been set
aside for site for the boys school 1t
Is expected that in a few years this in
stitution Will be self-supporting There
Is sufficient wet land and water for irri-
cation to raise forage for a small dairy
farm, as well as to furnish the necessary
vegetables for consumption.
THE removal of the boys school from
Its present location in Honolulu to this
new tract will be followed by its occupa-
ton by an industrial school for girls.
At present there is no opportunity for
caring for the waits and strays of the
female sex.
"All the schools are now conducted up
on the grade system, English being the
basis of all instruction. The grammar
and high schools located IN the city Of
Honolulu are fully up to similar schools
on the mainland, graduates from the
high school being accepted by several of
the universities without further exami-
nation.
THE amount OF money expended for
the support of public schools during the
past year was 1906. 299. Sc. App. OPERATIONS
have been made for the biennial period
ending June 30, 1902, for salaries and pay
rolls, S652, 80. For current expenses,
$199. 025.
IRRIGATION.
1.-The results from irrigation in the Gull
tiyation of sugar cane Is very maraked;
in fact the &. eat majority of the plan
tations are entirely dependent upon it
fry- ftae n nf he fha rain
on all the islands, with the exception of
Hawaii, being inadequate for the pur-
pose. The Kohala and Hamakua dis
tricts, however, occasionally suffer from
drought. The consensus of opinion likes
the required rainfall for successful
growth of cane at about inches per
month. On the Island of Maui water for
irrigation is for the most part obtained
from the mountain streams, which is
conducted by long bitches and fumes to
the fields. During the prevalence of the
northeast trades the rainfall on the
wfndward side of the high mountains OF
east and west Maui is quite regular, and
1t is from these sources that the water
for irrigation is obtained. The planta-
tons the Island of Oahu depend al
most entirely for their supply of water
upon artesian wells, which are bored on
the lowlands and the water pumped to
reservoirs located at convenient points
for tts distribution. There are about 55C
of these flowing wells, having depth
ranging from 200 to 500 feet. The usual
diameter or pipe Is u inches and the av-
erage flow of water is about 100000 gal
Ions In twenty-four hours.
1.-THE conservation and distribution of
the storm water IS attracting considera-
BILE attention at the present t me. The
natural conditions are such as to justify
the belief that great benefit can be de-
rived from intelligent work along these
lines. There are at present untold mil
lions of gallons of water running into the
sea- which if impounded could be con-
Quoted to the arid sections of the several
Islands and used upon land that Is now !
unfit for cultivation solely FIR the want |
of water. / recommend that an invest!- !
cation of this subject be undertaken at
an early date, and that congress be re- 7
Quested to authorize the issuance of :
grants or licenses for the purpose of
erecting suitable dams, reservoirs, pipe /
lines, bitches, fumes and other necessary B.
appliances fer the conservation and disc /
tribution of water for irrigation and do
nestle purposes.
FORESTRY.
NO question is Of more vital import
ance with US than that of the protection
and extension of our forests. Much has I
been written both by scientists and lay
men on the subject; but IN my opinion
what is most wanted at the present tine
Is the presence OF some expert forester
" no is competent to decide just what
shall be done, and then. vigorous action
on the lines Of n 5 recommendations.
"Our forest area is being steadily d.
minshed through various causes. Facts,
figures, and theories might be enumerat-
ed but all TO no purpose, unless some
practical steps are taken TO remedy the
present conditions.
The planting OF the foothills back of
the city OF Honolulu has been going on
for the past fifteen years, and now about
% acres are covered with a dense growth
Of a variety of trees and underbrush.
This work is stin in progress under the
supervision of the Territorial commits
sioner OF agriculture and forestry, but
his acton should be augmented and the
plan of operations extended under the |
direction of some one who has the neces-
sary training to guide the work. L APP
peal TO you for assistance in this matter
IS the funds at the disposal of the Ter
-itory are inadequate to meet the emer-
sency.
ESTIMATES FOR APPROPRIATIONS.
AT the suggestion of the Secretary of
he Treasury, the following estimates
Tor appropriations required for the serv-
ce of the fiscal year ending June 30. 1902,
nave been made:
Lighthouses
. Makapu Point, Oahu $4,000
!. Kahului Maui -.....--..-......... 2OOIO
Puma, Hawaii ........-.......-...'. Io'OJO
EaiIna Hawaii ...... 5000
. Kawaihae, Hawaii ........--..--. 6'o0J