The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-04

directorate. The saving in labor for
boiler cleaning and material alone by
having ditch water instead of pump
water, has already more than paid for
the installation, and the cost of ditch
water which is a mere bagatelle in
comparison to the longer life given our
boilers by using fresh water. We also
receive sufficient water for our steam
plows, locomotive and labor, and are
now considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
having ditch water transported for use
at boilers OF Station No. /. The better
engineering attention given the ma
chnery at this station throughout the
past year and the improvements now
being completed for the coming season,
are assuring that this station will here
"A fter be worked on satisfactory and
more economical lines.
/ may add that the work caused by
the fire was completed the latter part
of March. and cost considerably less
than the amount estimated in last
years report, also that fuel oil Is work.
ing very much more satisfactorily and
prohtably at all our pumping stations,
than at date of last report.
bitches.
We have been fortunate this year in
getting a good supply from both the H.
c. & S. Co and Paia and Haiku bitches
and are now deriving the benefit from
the new ditch completed in January,
connecting Paia with our upper lands,
and as this water, according to the
terms of contract between the Maui
Agricultural Co. and this plantation,
from January LIST, 1904. will cost us only
s. per million gallons we anticipate
an appreciable reduction in our cost Of
water throughout the present year.
LABOR.
At the close of harvesting the 1903
crop in July, we dispensed with quite
a number of field laborers, reducing
the tota' number of employees to $50.
During the five months following our
daily average of labor at work, was
somewhat under this number.
1t was intended to begin harvesting
the 1904 crop early in December when
the Puunene mills We're started but
owing to difficulty in getting sufficient
labor for this, a start on cane cutting
was not made until the first week in
January, and then only with a small
gang. AT present We are having some
difficulty In getting sufficient labor to
attend to growing crops, and go ahead
with harvesting at the same time. how
ever, we trust this shortage in our la
Dor department sS about at an end.
EXPENSES.
During the year just closed further
reductions in our pay roll and staff
were made, and our actual operating
expenses were therefore appreciably
lower than the estimates made the lat
ter end of 1902. But for the shortage
in crop, and the unlocked for expense
at Pumping Station No. caused by
the fire, our financial showing for the
year should have been a creditable one.
With fair prices for sugar during the
present year, the sale of our upper
lands, the reduction in our working
staff, and the lower rates of wages
paid our labor, also the fact that no
permanent improvements will be made
during the present year. better show
ing should result. I may also add
here, that the saving of over II, 900 dol
lars on the cost of milling our cane
during 1908, which concession was
Sldiiltu US Dy the II. y. " >. co. dlrec- |
torate last year. was of much assist
ance to your plantation. l have not
yet been advised of a continuation of
this concession for the 1904 crop.
SALE OF UPPER LAND.
The 5000 acres of land together with
kihefs share of the Koolau water,
lately sold to the five new corporations |
for the sum of s45O,0 900 reduces the ex-
pense of your plantation by the sum of |
$21,OOO per annum interest on bonds.
While $500 acres of above is excellent
cane land, but beyond the reach of XII
hefs pumping power and your planta- |
ton not in condition financially to at
tempt the bringing in of the Koolau
water for these lands, the above sale !
may be Considered a very satisfactory
one.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES SCOTT,
Manager Kihei Plantation Co.. Ltd.
January goth, 1904.
The treasurer report summarized