The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-09-26
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SHIPPING

4 fact worth mentioning Is that all
Of the exports from Hawaii TO the Unit
ed states are now carried by American
vessels. and this can be said Of no 9TH
or country that trades with the Main
land.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1902. the tonnage and number Of vessels
entering Hawaiian ports In the Coast
wise" trade-that u.s. the trade with the
Maiuland-was g17, OS9 tons represented
by 5g3 American vessels.
Foreign vessels entering the ports
were 30. of tonnage Of 899,0i9. 1t will
thus be seen that the total shipping en-
tered at all the ports of the Islands for
the year was 500 vessels of l,3l6,l3S tons,
which indicates. as well as anything
else can, the extent and value of the
trade OF this little mid-Pacific group.
NEW BUILDINGS.
We ask your consideration OF the
great need of this Territory for Federal
Buildings. There should be new post
Offices in Honolulu and Hilo In both
places business has far outgrown the
accommodations. The quarters now
rious departments are totally made
uuate. Persons held for offences against
United States laws, or as witnesses,
have to be placed in the already over
crowded Territorial prisons No such
place as a general house of detention
exists. The business of the United
States Courts Is already large and must
inevitably increase in the Immediate
future.
HEALTH MATTERS.
The necessity for establishing and
maintaining at the port of Honolulu a
most modern and effective disinfecting
plant for use on steam and sailing YES
sells, and also Of thoroughly equipped
quarantine station, is, no doubt, mani
fest to you.
AS diseases when epidemic, gradually
extend to other countries along estab-
lished lines of travel, this port should
be prepared to care for any infected
vessel which might arrive; taking
therefrom and caring for any sick per-
sons without endangering this commu-
nifty. and cleansing the vessel before
allowing 1t to proceed on its course tc
mainland ports,
As the greater part of the vessels
from the Orient now stop at this port
on their way to San Francisco and 9th
er Coast ports this place becomes g
buffer" as it We're, between the Eas'
and the West, and efficient quarantine
work here becomes a matter of grea
Importance to the Pacific Coast as wei
as to this community.
officers of the Marine Hospital Serv
ice, we presume, have made this mat
| ter plain To you and indicated what th'
especial needs Of this department are
1t is a pleasure to state that the Ma
rine Hospital Service and the Terrific
rial Board Of Health have worked to
! gether, thus far, in complete harmon!
in health matters.
LAND LAWS.
! In the opinion of this Chamber it Il
deemed that any radical change of tn,
land laws as now existing in this Terri
| tory would be subversive of its hes
/ interests.
! FUNDS FOR NEEDED IMPROVE
I MENTS.
We respectfully call your attention t.
| the fact of the increase in the revenue
of the United States through our Gus
toms receipts and respectfully reques
that liberal appropriations be made b.
Congress for the various Improvement
that have been suggested as common
surate with the amounts collected.
Respectfully submitted,
THE HONOLULU CHAMBER OF
| COMMERCE..
Signed by its Vice President:
CHAS. NJ. COOKE.
BY its Secretary:
JAS. GORDON SPENCER.
The foregoing statement was approx
ed at "A special meeting of the Honolul,
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