The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-11-17

is stated that the doNeTHol ut"i9 "
matters of the Territory under twenty
nine heads. many of which are furtheI
subdivided to treat ramificatlofs oi
main topics:
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Executive Chamber, Territory OF
Hawaii.
Honolulu, September 2s, 1913.
Sir. In response to your letter OF
Tune 27. requesting me to forward 10
,,a,,r Danartment a report of the af-
fairs progress and development of Ha-
xyaii during the fiscal year ending June
90 1909. I have the honor to transmit
the following statement.
SANFORD b. DOLE,
covernor of the Territory of Hawaii.
The Secretary of the Interior,
Washington. ID. Z.
LIST OF TOPICS.
ro,Iowing are the heads of topics IN
tbo report: l, Social Conditions; =
I,,,,orcae. 2 Fire Claims Commission:
A chinese Fund: 3, Hawaiian Coinage
6 Commerce: 7, public Works; s, Pub
lic survey; 9, Public Lands; 10, Agrl-
culture, IL, forSSIlS' - - ,
Labor. IA. Second General Electioh' :
II. The Legislatures; 16, The County
Act. II. The Judiciary; IS, Departments
of the Attorney General; H. Mlll'a's :
90 Education; 21, Health; -, insane
Asylum; 90, Leprosy; "a, Vital Stalis-
tics: 25, Fisheries; rs, Corporations ~
Railway Enterprise; Is, Frahch'ses' 10
Recommendations.
Altogether, as in former years. 'he
Governors Report constitutes an eN
cellent year book of the 1errl'oiS "
which besides being inValuaple ior rei-
erence, possesses an interest attaci'i's
to Governor Doles personal views up-
on affairs and, on this OCCASION spe-
cial interest as the last important pu'-
lie document from the hahus OIL t''e
man who has been the chief executive
of Hawaii for nearly eleven years
critical and stormy years many Oh theii'
in the history of the Hawaiian lslahus'
Through the courtesy OF toNerlioI
Dole. Superintendent Atkinson anu
Colonel Jones, the Advertiser mas III
preyious issues been enabled TO sNc
much of the information and statistics
relating to commerce, education ana
military which appear in the report
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
r,,,o ,,osrine
uhoer TINS h'"u Wv - ,',.r,,.,,ot ba
ms rePo' " '''0
says:
The statistics of our scuools ",i'
courts show That the popula''o'i VI ,"s
Territory is made UP OF the lolloM '''-
races Hawaiian, Portusuese' jap
anese, Chinese, ScandlnaNlah' spanish
N,stt ttk.fn
and Teuton, which includes bfl'ish
German, and American.
The school children OF the ha""'
ian, Portuguese, Japanese ana oH''''s'
races number l6229, being an increase
of 945 over the previous year. Allhos'
all of the boys viii be voting citiZehs
when they reach voting age.
The school children OF EuroHeat
descent other than Portuguese ana OF
American descent other than fort'
Rican, number l,5O5 an increase oil lS
over the previous year.
At this rate, unless there should De
larger immigration of American settlers
than now seems probable, the nresen
numerical nferiority of those whici
may be classed as belonging TO th'
Teutonic race as compared with INT
Hawaiians, will, in few years, become
a stil greater inferiorlty as compared
with the then American citizens of tn
Hawaiian, Portuguese, japanese, AM
Chinese races.
This prospect emphasizes the impor
tance of giving to all children who ar
American citizens a good common
school education. The association o
pupils of the different races with eac'
other in school work and the recrea
tions of the playground go far towar
breaking down race prejudices an
tends to prepare them for ntelligen
political action in the future.
There are many marriages betwee
Hawaiian women and white men and
few between Hawaiian women an
Chihameh' me o"Sl.''"k " po'
,,ant os a rnla on the nure Hawa
ian, in thrift and business enterprise,