The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-30

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ed practically the reorganization OF my
ONCE to meet the conditions. l don
saw vet that 1 shall not go to Honolulu
h,,t T think it very improbable. NO
other man is yet in mind for the jour
new but it is not likely that anyone
will go out there before sometime lare
in the fall
THE CASE OF CHINESE CONSUL.
It is probably already known IN Ho-
noluIu that Territorial Senator Carter,
who investigated the alleged cases or
smuggling. in which the Chinese Con-
suI at Honolulu was said to be I'M
pIicated. found that there was not sur
ficient evidence to sustain tnoSe
charges. Mr.. Carriers report was 1or-
Warded here to the Treasury Depart
ment and thence referred to the state
/ Department. There it was stated tnls
Afternoon that the charges mad not oeeh
| sustained against the Chinese ConsuI
but for the good of the service 1t mad
/ been deemed expedient to transfer MIN
TO another post of duty. This, OF
course. was done through the Chinese
/ government on the strength of repre-
sensations from the State Department
| TO the Chinese Minister here.
HONOLULU CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
The annual summary of receipts for
! customs at the port of Honolulu, COW
ering the fiscal year ended June 3D.
last has been received from Collector
Stackable and is on file in the office or
4 Mr. w. S. Chance, chief of the division
of special agents. 1t will be printed as
a part of the Secretary's annual re-
port to be made public two or three
months later. 1t shows that the re-
ceipts from customs IN the territory
of Hawaii during the past fiscal year
were 81 327, 51S.23. The amo=nt or re-
funds and drawbacks was $16,SS5.02
The expenses of collecting this sum was
500. 932. So of which $92, 521-O4 was Tor
salaries. 1852 for tents, s4,03S.28 for mis-
! celIaneous expenses, anu $11l.5O for eX-
penses paid directly by the Department
Collector Stackable states that the
number of vessels which entered Homo
lulu or Hawaiian ports from foreign
ports was 210,- that cleared there foI
foreign ports was lis; while the number
of vessels which entered from domestic
tports was 3S2 and that cleared fo1
domestic ports 499. The entries of mer-
: chandise for duty numbered $3.50 ano
: the entries, which were free of duty
numbered 1872 The total number of en-
2 tries of every character was 1876.
BRAZILIAN SUGAR.
H. w. Furniss, the United State:
2 Consul at Bahia, writes to the State De
f partment the following account of {
!, convention of sugar producers il
e Brazil:
s pursuant to a call issued by the Ma
> tional Society of Agriculture at Rio d.
Janeiro. delegates assembled here OF
June %, 1902, to take part in the frs
sugar producers convention of Brazil
;, Delegates were present from all tn
8 sugar reproducing States-Sao Paulo, Ri
|. de Janeiro, Pernambueo, Bahia, Para
% hiba, Alagoas, Sergipe. Rio Grande d
3 Norte and Maranhao. They We're no
sent according to any basis of appor
5 tionment, but were designated by tn
various agricultural and commercial
e societies, municipalities, State govern
o rnents groups of cane raisers, and su
r gar producers.
THE national society had planned al
o. elaborate programme. to include tn
: discussion OF such subjects as symp
toms of the sugar crisis, its causes an
y remedy; condition and preparation @
IS the soil and qualities of cane cultivat
ed; methods of culture; methods of su
o gar making; production; foreign trade
a. internal trade and means of enlargin
e it; production and consumption of al
= cohol, it's industrial application for ligh
- and heat, it's use as fuel for large fac
4 tories; use of sugar cane for feedin
stock.
he THE subjects were not assigned I
delegates but it was left to the individ
> uals to take whatever part they migf
d wish; and instead of discussing tn
points outlined on the programme, til
"a convention virtually narrowed down
St considering various plans which wei
proposed to better the condition
7 those engaged in sugar production
- These plans included federal loans
planters; abolition of tax for foreig
+ export and payment of bounty for 81
te gar so sent; a consumption tax on a
sugars, the revenue so derived to T,
imburse the States for the export take
removed and the bounty established
the storing of sugar by the GovernmeI
and the sale of same without the il
" PREVENTION of the middleman; etc.
l After a week of discussion, it b,
came apparent that the interests of II
delegates were SO diverse that it wou
n be impossible to come to any defini
ue conclusion. and the convention adjourn
Id ed on July 4. to meet in February, 100
~. at Pernambuco. The only thing a.
:. cOmplished was the adoption of m,
- zion to the effect that Interstate duti'
rs should be abolished and protestir
al against the high rates of taxation
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