The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-20
FINANCIAL RELATIONS.


forth in statistical statements prepared
by L. E. Pinkham, president OF the
BOARD Of Health, for Doctor Cooper
A condensed exhibit of Federal reven-
mes from this Territory since adrnis-
sion is as follows, the period being
June IA. 1900, to June 80, 1904;
Net income from the Terri
tory of Hawaii. .....$ 81 fSo'ZoZ.ol
Net expense of the Federal
Government in Hawaii 5zS, fOo-o'
Net profit to the Federal
Treasury from Hawaii. "a, 20s, 54o.S4
This amount was more than eduaied
by extraordinary expenditures from
the Federal treasury which, as Mr.
Pinkham shows, are covered by public
property transferred to the Federal
Government, the items being:
Plague fire claims. .Sl'ooO'Ooo
Hawaiian public debt. 100000
Hawairs unparalleled outlay for
humane purposes. disclosed by reports
of the Board of Health are shown in
the following totals of a table given by
Mr.. Pfnkham covering the six years
ended December 81, 1903:
Care of Iepers S76,SSS-S6
Ordinary expenditures for
the public health. .......... S3o,O64.oo
Extraordinary expenditures:
Grand total .........-. 81, 331, 9o3.oI
Taking the item of 1876, S.S6, care
of Iepers, Mr.. Pinkham comments:
.'This burden can only be appreciated
when it is realized that it equals the
continental United States supporting
532,513 INDECENT persons at a cores
bonding expenditure in six years OF
s43S, $40, 753. 29, or s72, 27S, 45S.8s annually.
The people of the United States would
consider such burden too onerous to
be borne
In the details of Federal revenue COL
lected in Hawaii for the four years
since the admission of the Territory,
Mr. Pinkham makes an estimate for
the year ending June 80, 1904. Up to
June 80, 1903, little more than three
years, the customs receipts in this Ter
rftory were IS, 1856, 33S.9S and deducting
therefrom the expenditures. for collec- |
ton, $211, 555.45, the net income of 49, !
494, 1888 results. For the year ending |
June 80, 1904, the estimated net in |
come is 1,o95, 600.
Internal revenue receipts from June |
Il, 1900, to March 81, 1904, were $685. |
67o26 and the expense of collection $50 |
S49.72, leaving net income of $685.
S2054. In this regard there was an
unusual expenditure in 1901 for Chinese
registration amounting to s32, 445.24.
Items of net expense to the United
States treasury on account of services
for the Territory of Hawaii are as
follows:
Office U. S. Marshal. ..........S 10,302.50 |
Annexation Hawaiian Islands 9,S4S.S4
Quarantine service ........ 1S4,559.29 |
immigration service .... 34,133.00
District Court salaries 7,2SO.s7
Salaries of Governor, Justices
and Judges, expenses, etc.,
net estimated ....::... PIT, 335. 35
Contingent expenses ..... 4,S5S.OS |
Repayments to importers and
drawbacks. ............... 39,245.69
Quarantine Island improve
ments. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4O,OOO.OO
Expenses Congressional COM
mittees. .......... $1,000. 90 |
Lighthouse Board .... 100000
The total net running expenditure of
the u. S. Government for Hawaii is
given as 2S7O5.67, which deducted
from the total net income of $4,7SS, 252.51
leaves, as the net profit of the Terri
tory of Hawaii to the U. S. Govern
ment for the term of four years and
sixteen days, s4,259.5 46.S4. Probably, if
the postoffice statistics could have been
included, the balance in favor of the
Federal treasury would be shown
somewhat larger.
AS the account stands, Hawaii really
deserves a special consideration plank
in each of the great national party
platforms.
The jury law has proved itself in
need of some amendments. Its intent
in some points is not so clear as it
ought to be. There should be some
remedy contained in the statute where
by defects and reductions developing in
the list of jurors for a year might at
any time be repaired by the commits
sioners.
There are thirteen days until the
Fourth of July. This is one day for
each of The original States h,1t not too