The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-11


road is placed at s. coo COO
The Hiio Railway Company. char
tered May Is. 1883. having q capital
stock Of $3.50. 600. With an authorized
capital OF SIC. 900 go. has issued $3.50
600 s per cent coupon 1920 bonds.
Track has been laid from waiakea,
at the east side Of Hflo HarboF. 10
Kapoho. in the district OF Puma. a
distance Of "a miles
-One Of The principal home indus
tries is the Honolulu Iron Works. which
were established in 1853, and has at
present q capitalization OF $500 090.
The business Of the company reach
ed 1880 600 during the past year.
New works have been erected. Gov
ering an area Of siz acres They are
located adjoining the United States
Government reservation All OF the
buildings are OF modern construction
and are equipped with the most eff
cient machinery and machine tools
that can be obtained in the United
States The scope OF the work exc
cutsd by the company extends from
the repairing OF all kinds OF machin-
cry and iron shopyork 10 the building
Of sugar houses Of the largest capa-
city. The skilled mechanics employ
ed are mostly American and the IN
skilled laborers are most exclusively
Hawaiian. no Asiatic labor OF any kind
being employed. From $50 10 $50 men
are continuously employed, while at
times the number reaches 600.
Building operations were very &C
tive in both Honolulu and Hilo during
the past year Total cost of new
buildings was s4.11S,122.
THE progress of public instruction
has been, upon the whole, satisfac-
tory. The amount Of money expended
for the support of public schools
during the past year was S306- 299. Sc
Appropriations have been made for
the biennial period ending June so,
1903. for salaries and pay rolls. $685.
S62.50; for current expenses. $199. OPS.
There were $50 teachers employed in
the public and private schools There
were 1851 pupils attending the pub
lie schools. 4,036 attending private
schools; total, 1887.
Irrigation is an important factor
in all agricultural work. The conser-
walton and distribution Of the storm
water is attracting considerable atten-
ttion at the present time. The natural
conditions are such as to justify the
belief that great benefit can be de-
rived from intelligent work along
these lines. An investigation Of this
subject should be undertaken at an
early date, and thereafter suitable
legislation should be enacted by Con-
gress to authorize the erection of ir-
rigation works. +
The protection and extension of
the forestry of the islands should be
Immediately undertaken. An investi-
cation by an expert forester would be
of great assistance in determining
what action should be taken to bring
about the best results. The planting
of about so acres of forests in the foot
hills back of Honolulu has been ac-
complished. This work is still being
conducted by the Territorial com
missioner Of agriculture and forestry,
but his work should be augmented
and extended under direction of the
Bureau OF Forestry.
The acting governor submits the
recommendations for action
by Congress, towit: The authorize
ton of the conversation of all Ha-
waiian silver coins into corresponding
coins of the United States; that the
of limited number OF
Chinese laborers be authorized condi-
toned upon their engaging in agricul-
tural pursuits only during their resi-
dence in the Territory, and that up
on their ceasing to do so they shall
be returned to their own country;
that a site be purchased and Federal
building erected in Honolulu for the
accommodation Of the Federal court,
post-office, custom house. and other
offices of the United States; that the
granting of licenses to divert water
from lands where it is of no value
to arid sections that are otherwise
to agricultural purposes be
that the retention of
sufficient amount of the custom-house
receipts be set aside for the use
Of the Territory for the payment of
any Judgment awarded by the commits
sion on fire claims. and that an appro-
priation be made for the appointment
OF deputy secretary Of the Territory
TO act during the absence
or disability Of the secretary of the
Territory for Territorial purposes
only"
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