Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-28
HAWAII ASKS FOR MILLION
Large Sums Wanted for HarbOr Improve
meAts in Honolulu.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS ARE ALSO NEEDED
Exports from Islands show q Decline
I'm Value, Principally Due to the
Decrease I'm Price Of
Sugar.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The affairs of
Hawaii during the last fiscal year are re-
viewed In the annual report OF Governor
Dole Of that territory.
The report shows the total cash on hand
In the territorial treasury on June 80, 1902,
was $685., 131. The property subject to ad
valorem taxes according to assessment APP
praisement was 3110, ass. SIS. An income
tax imposed by the Legislature OF 1901 re-
allied $2s7 1856 during the year.
The report submits the estimates for APP
propriations by congress for the next year.
a~ggregating $1,106 900, OF which $780, 900 Is
for the construction OF a breakwater at
Hilo harbor, $3.50. 900 for widening the chan
mel of Honolulu harbor and dredging the
channel entrance and harbor to a depth Of
thirty feet, low water; $22, 900 for a post
ONCE and custom house at Hilo and SIS, 900
for the erection and maintenance Of light
houses at Honolulu. Oahu; Makapuk Point.
Oahu; Kahului, Maui: ouna. Hawaii; Kali
lus, Hawaii; K~awaihae. Hawaii; Mahukonu,
Hawaii; K~aiaeokalaau. Molokai.
The governor make the following recon-
mendations:
That the federal government assume the
management of ali Hawaiian lighthouses
and other harbor improvements; the main
tenance of a forester to establish a forestry
amount of the awards made by the IRE
claims commission. aggregating 3i,{73.1T as
tbH by tine Hoard iSF Of Ga HssTfs f iS issS. { Se assumed sa q
by the United States government, or as an
alternative that the customs receipts coll
treasury Of the territory: provision for a
federal building at Honolulu; the receipt OF
Hawaiian silver coins in exchange for
United States silver coins of like denomi-
n%ations; authority for a limited immigra-
ton Of Chinese laborers, subject to de-
hiring out in agricultural work; authority
for the governor to dispose by lease or
license Of the waters belonging to the pub
lie lands, and authority for the governor to
suspend certain otncer2 and appoint their
successors until the Succeeding session OF
the Hawaiian senate.
The number Of pupils in all schools in
Hawaii is now 1873. an increase OF 70 per
cent over ten years ago The death rate
from leprosy has shown a marked decrease
for the last decade. largely due to better
sanitary conditions at the MolOkai settle
ment. The number Of patients there June
30 last was 915.
The shipments Of merchandise not inelud-
ing specie for the past year were less in
value than the previous year by g, ESQ. ees.
All OF this. except $50. 1856, was chargeable
to the one item Of sugar and was due solely
to a decrease In the market value OF that
article and not to a diminished production.
The sugar shipped last year was 720. $50. 1857
pounds. an increase of %. e74.12s pounds.
or the total value Of shipments, not in
GLIDING specie. from the territory during
the past year Of S24. 7sS. 7S5. sSS. Sls repre-
sented the value Of foreign merchandise
shipped. as against a value Of s24, 754. 1922 Of
domestic merchandise. OF this the ship
ments to foreign countries we're worth
S63, 547 and those to the main land S24, $780,
1888.