The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-11

gress, we would respectfully call your
attention to the Increase Of the eXter-
nal commerce of the Territory of Ha-
waii during the past nine and one-half
wears, from January LIST, 1896 to June
Both, 1908. The value of the total com
merce of the territory for the calen-
dar year 1896 was S21,57S,8S2 TINS
had increased in 1905 to $50, $685. 09, or
1876 per cent That the commerce OF
the Territory is still on good healthy
growing basis is attested by the fact
that the total amount for the year l9o4
was 40,9S9, 500, which shows an IN
crease during the year 1908 OF nearly
25 per cent over the preceding year
We>would also call your attention to
the fact that since the annexation OF
these islands to the United States there
has been collected in Customs and In
ternal Revenue up to June 81, l9oo,
81. 629, 576.51 As against this, appro-
priations have been made by Congress
for payment of bonded DEBT, IRE claims,
harbor improvements, building sites,
Notifications, leprosarlum, expenses or
maintaining the Federal government IN
the Territory aggregating for the same
period, $7,1S9,684.S7. This shows we
have not only squared our account with
balance of nearly half million IN our
favor.
As was very aptly stated by the
chairman of the Hawaiian Committee on
the Refunding Bill last February, it IS
not fair to charge the payment OF S4,-
900 900 debt to us, and it should Ec &C.
Quoted, as it was contractual payment
specifically named in the Organic Act
in return for the cesslon of lands, har-
Dor and other Territorial property. AS
was also stated, HAWAII enjoys the
unique position of being the only Ter
ritory of the Union that is not and has
not been an expense and burden to the
Federal government.
Pearl Harbor We earnestly recon-
mend that there be included in the
Rivers and Harbors Biz iat the next ses-
sion of Congress an appropriation suf-
ficient to cover the expense of survey
ing Pearl Harbor and preparing plans
for it's Improvement The estimated
amount for this work is the moderate
sum of two thousand dollars. Consid-
ering the fact that there has been ex-
pended in dredging the bar at the en-
trance of Pearl Harbor the sum of
$125,000, and the fact that the harbor
is at present unavailable for shipping
purposes until further improvements
are made, it is exceedingly important
that a survey be made and plans pre-
pared for further improvements at the
earliest possible date.
Lighthouses. The recent disaster to
the fine steamship Manchuria has been
an object lesson of the great danger to
the many vessels calling at the several
ports of these islands on account OF
the lack of necessary lighthouses Steps
have already been taken for the cree
ton of a first order light at Makapuu
Point; it is safe to say that the dis
aster above referred to would not have
occurred had this light been in opera
tion. On account of the close proxim
ity of the island of Molokai to Oahu,
however, the necessity is almost as
great for similar light on the north
coast of that island as at Makapuu
Point. The recommendation has al
ready been made for a Fourth Order
light at the Leper Settlement, at an
estimated cost of forty thousand dol
lars. On the advice of Captain Slat-
! terry we would earnestly recommend
that this recommendation be changed
from Fourth Order to a First Order
light at that point.
The need of First Order light on
| the north coast of Kauai is very great.
| There is at present no light at that
point for shipping approaching these
! islands from China or Japan. This
coast is menace to all of the fine large
steamers plying between the Orient and
| the Pacific Coast via this port, and the
most urgent request should be made
/ for an appropriation for establishing
a light at some point on the north coast
OF Kauai where the greatest amount of
| rro xroufd no off cd
If the foregoing suggestions meet
with your approval, your committee
recommends the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions:
| GSee report of Chamber of Commerce
meeting for resolutions adopted
(Signed) ELMER E. PAXTON,
Chairman.
w. PFOTENHAUER