Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-21

tinued from tuesday,
| The Chairman. you had school
houses and you had school teachers
scattered throughout the whole island
Mr.. @. W. Smith. Yes, sir; but we
have not sufficient at the present time
to handle all the school population
and some of the buildings are in a very
poor condition.
The Chairman. That rs what want
ed to ask you about. Did you have
enough school buildings to accommo-
date your children of school age be-
fore annexation?
Mr.. G. w. Smith. Not at all times.
sir.
The Chairman. But approximately
So infer from the way you answer.
Mr.. @. W. Smith. Yes. sir: we tried
TO do that All along we tried to keep
pace with the growth OF the school
population.
The Chairman. Is your population
increasing much since annexation?
Mr. @. W. Smith Only in the mat
ter Of school children. The number of
births has been very large in Hawaii
Senator Wetmore. Is the total pop
ulation of today less than II has been {?
Mr. G. W. Smith. No, sir II is i5i.-
600. II Is less than II was years ago.
The Hawaiian population a hundred
years ago was something like 100000
Senator Wetmore. mean within
ten years.
Mr. G. W. Smith. Within ten years
the population has remained about sta
tionary.
The Chairman. What amount OF ex-
renditures do you think II will be nee
essary for you to make on account o.
school buildings and to increase your
educational facilities annually?
Mr.. G. W. Smith. The propositIon
OF new plans in the department of pub-
lie instruction estimates an expendl-
ture Of nearly $500. O0O-s75O, OOO-for
new schoohouses and teachers houses.
principally in outlying districts, This
amount is not TO be expended for sal.
aries or for current expenses, but sim
ply for permanent improvements
The Chairman. What kind of build
ings do you have for school purposes?
Mr.. G. w. smith. In the CITY OF
Honolulu and the town OF Hilo, brick
rs much as possible. In the outlying
districts Of the island a great many of
the buildings are frame with one. two.
and three to Ave rooms. But as 1 stat
ed, Senator. every schoolhouse has to
have a teachers house adjoining
Senator Piles. What is your school
population?
Mr.. G. w. Smith. The school popu-
lation, as gave II. was 20, 4O6, or 81 6
per cent OF all those OF school age.
Mr.. w. o. Smith. You inadvertently
made little mistake in regard to popu-
lation and It's Increase. According Ia
the census OF 1890 the population WINS
90. 900 within ten: In 1896 II was 100. 900.
and In 1900 Il was l54 1000.
Mr.. G. w. Smith. Have you taken
into consideration the different races ?
Mr.. w. o. Smith These figures are
from the census OF those years.
Mr.. G. w Smith. stand corrected
on that point; mad not looked into the
matter closely.
Mr.. w. o. Smith. There was an in
crease IRON lOs,oOO IN 1886 TO l0i,OOO
IN iSoV.
inc Chairman IL mas been lust
aoout stationary since lvOO!
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