The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-06
Especial to the Advertiser.)


WASHINGTON I'd. C.), October rs
The report Of the Governor of Hawaii
has been received at the Office of the
Secretary of the Interior and was given
out for publication today. The report
contains much of interest to Hawaii.
and Governor Dole makes many i'm
portant recommendations for the good
and welfare of the Territory, which
Congress will probably consider at an
early session.
The most important of these is in
regard to the payment of the fire
asks, for appropriations of $1,1O6, 900
for various improvements deemed nee
essary in Hawaii. He, asks also for an
amendment giving the Governor power
to suspend officials, and for authority
to dispose of the public waters. A re-
quest is made for favorable Chinese
legislation, for Federal buildings, and
the Hilo breakwater, for silver re-
coinage bill and for law compelling
payment of taxes.
Tie report gives in detail statistics
on the population of the islands, show
ing the large increase from 1890 TO
1900. There is g. showing also of Ori-
entail immigration for the year ending
in June. During the year 10000 jap
anese came to the Territory, and $50
Chinese. In the same period 1886
Chinese departed from Hawaii for the
Orient, and 4,931 Japanese. The tables
show 600 Japanese departing for San
Francisco.
A cash statement of the countrys
finances for the year from July 1, 1901,
to June 80, 1902, is given, showing
total receipts amounting to $2,473.
17281, with disbursements during the
same period of 81, 1852 ,096, leaving cash
on hand June 80 of $2S7, 1870.
Regarding commerce, the governor
reports that there was a falling off in
exports for the year of over 100000,
compared to the year ending June 80,
1901. This decrease in value he attrib-
utes to the lower price of sugar, and
not to any diminished production,
there being an actual increase in the
weight of sugar shipped of 29,674, 123
pounds.
During the year 4S1 coastwise vessels
cleared from the various ports of the
islands, their aggregate tonnage being
620,171. In the same year 210 foreign
vessels entered, being of 390,O49 ton
mage.
The Public Works Department re-
port shows $12S,687 collected in the
chief clerks Office, besides $212,726 by
the various under-bureaus.
The Survey Office reports considera-
BILE work for the year, and plans for
the future include the surveying of
homesteads and government forest res
ervations
Curtis J. Lyons. Territorial meteor
ologist, adds a brief resume OF the
work of his department.
In the Land Department there is a
report of an increasing demand for
small holdings, and great acreage Of
land taken up by lease and purchase.
about 5000 acres were surveyed this
year.
In the Department of Agriculture the
report shows number of new indus |
tries started, including the cultivation
of sisal. castor oil beans, vanilla, to-
bacco. setc. Reference is made also TO |
pine apple and sugar cultivation, there
being a detailed statement of the sugar
WELD for seven years past. Agricul- |
tural education, fertilizers, live stock, |
forestry. insects, etc, are given place |
in this portion of the report.
Governor Dole recommends a law
regulating the size of net-meshes In
fishing and forbidding the use of dyna- |
mite. He says Chinese and Japanese
are mainly responsible for the injury |
caused by the use of small mesh, and
refers to the section of the Organic Act |
which limits fishing privileges TO citi-
zens of the United States.
The railroads of the island, with the |
years improvements are set out, with |
a report also upon the street railways. |
There is an extensive extract from
the report of Superintendent Atkinson
Of the Department of Public Instruc-