The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-10
WHAT THE GOVERNOR
SAYS IN HIS REPORT
FURTHER EXTRACTS FROM THE
VOLUME SENT TO, THE sEcRE-
TARY OF THE INTERIOR.

In regard to Sailors and Shipping the
Governor says;
There has been an unusual scarcity
Of seamen in port during the sugar
shipping season and ships leaving port
while they have not been shorthanded
as to numbers they have shipped mex
perienced men, many Of whom were
japanese and Porto Ricans The rea-
son for the shortage OF seamen may be
traced to the large amount Of public
wdr kthath as been under way In the
city for the past year, on which many
seamen obtained employment.
"A feature in shipping circles that
mas been in no way a credit to the port
has been the unusual amount of litiga-
ton between seamen and vessels, Dur
ing the month of May last thereAwere
five cases tried in the L. S, Court
against vessels of the sugar fleet. Four
Of the cases have already been decid-
ed in favor of the defendants, while
the fifth case is pending. The parties
bringing suit have been put to practi-
callv no expense while the vessels have
been compelled to defend trivial suits
at an expense of hundreds of dollars.
ct is Of interest, now that it is
we'll known fact that the sailing fleet
of the past is soon to be crowded out
by the steamers to state that the ONCE
Of the U. S. Shipping Commissioner
Maid out to seamen of sailing vessels
during the last six years about $325,OOO
and only $4,000 to seamen of steamers
during the same period"
In regard to Federal Law work the
Governor says:
ut is gratifying to note that during
the year the number of Eases of trathc
of women materially decreased. Eth
| or the class formerly engaged In TINS
traffic has grown more subtle In us
transactions or has to some extent
ceased its violations of the law.
"District Attorney Breckons reports
that this is likewise true of Illicit dis
filling. The number of cases terlilill.
ated during the year was very smali
compared with previous years
| During the year there were instlIut-
| cd two cases under the Sherman Anti
trust Act under the direction of the
| Attorney General of the United States
Roth cases have been at a standsull
for some time owing to the tact that
the court has had under adVlserneht
for a considerable period some legal
questions involved. 1t is anticipated
that a decision on them will be had a'
an early date"
In regard to the Yellow Fever prop
lem which is at present controntlhe
the Quarantine officials the following
is in the Governors report;
1.-THE prospective opening IN DeceHi-
Der of the Tehuantepec route, over
which Hawaiian sugars will be trans
ported to the Northeastern States and
general merchandise brought as return
cargoes will create a quarantine prob
lem of the greatest Importance to the
people Of Hawaii. This quarantine
problem is caused by certain factors
namely the disease yellow fever, its
intermediate host, the Stegomyia mos
quito; the actually or presumably in
fected Tehuantepec Peninsula; the in
fectible Territory of Hawaii; and Il
nally the connecting or controlling in
fluence, the transportation lines"
The Governors report is supplement-
ed by a most exhaustive report on the
subject by Dr. L. E. Cofer, Chief Quar-
antine officer of the Territory.