The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-24
MINORITY REPORT ON
THE REFUAD|NG BILL
Eoowing i. the minority report the Refunding bin

1898 So, $50, 1884
1899 1916. 972
1900 s7,491, 5S
1901 ..................... 121,172, 92s
1902 ...................... 110.3SS,57s
1903 Observation-Disclosures. 129. S12, 6S2
1904 Observation-Disclosures. 123. S9s, 5O4
1905 ................. 1873, 1924. 100
1t will be observed that there has
been an increase In taxable wealth Of
$50 per cent in seven years.
The leading product Of Hawaii is
sugar. There was produced and ex-
ported in 1897 sugar to the value of
SIG, $50, 109. In 1905 the sale of sugar
amounted to s35,112.14S, an increase, as
will be observed, of 100 per cent.
If Hawaii had been foreign territory
last year and had sold its sugar to
the United States and paid the pres
ent customs duties, 1t would have
amounted to over sl6,OOOOOO.
The Governor of Hawaii, in his re-
port of 1904, makes this statement with
| reference to the growth of trade:
"A remarkable exhibit is made by
comparing the trade growth per cap
tia of population in Hawaii, which
shows an increase of sl31 UP to s247
under annexation for every man,
woman and child in the country, to-
tai per capita of trade that is more
! than eight times greater than that of
the trade per capita for the entire
United States"
This is a remarkable statement, but
is fully borne out by the facts,
The majority, in their report, say:
"The total per capita tax Of every
man, woman, and child in the Terri
tory is now over s22 per annum."
! We do not know whether this state
inent is a misprint or a misstatement
Of fact; If It is a misstatement of fact,
we are Sure 1t Is not Intentionally
made.
! The total receipts from every source
in Hawaii in 1905 were $2,354, Sl3.O2; the
population Is 154,016; computation will
| show that the per capita would be
only 1890. The taxes proper that
were collected in that year-that is,
the real and personal tax. the income,
road and school, and poll taxes, ac-
cordng TO the statement of the Gov
| ernor, found in his published report on
page oo-a,iioun'eu " Si'o|o'V''''V' W
less than 5000 per capita, an amount
not nan 80 iarse as tiiat s'a'eu ny
| the committee.
| According to Hawaiian reports, in
1885, which was pr'or W "''''eAh''o
the Hlterhai taxation from every source,
,Acep.ls us'otiis uu'ies' "''ioui''eo'
10 shz4o'so'lz' lhe taxable Weaith az
'hat time was 9oo'ooz'oof' SO that 'heii
total AVIATION was 20 per cent. OF theii
properly values In lsoo the per cent
OF al receipts 10 properly values was
oiiy IL per Cent vi III Eli ms pe'
cent. less IMAM IN 1884,
what u 'he purpose OF Ihe peHui''S
rlil' III Is piaihly 10 coiiiihit 'he gov
.rhmeht TO inc pui'uihg Oh 'he sehool'
houses ioeai pubic ou,,uiiss anu '"s
ioaus anu oiiuses Vi
IN we senate hoaIii'ss oi' ."Is
!eet uurihs 'ie 'es'iio''y VI w.
W. Sinltu' VINO represented f1aWah' 'iie
CHAIRMAN vi 'he COMMITTEE saiu
so, l think, after all what You need
to get help from us for Is, perhaps, only
for your domestic necessities, for your
school buildings and your local public
| buildings.
Mr.. Smith answered:
YES, sir; and roads and bridges.
This colloquy states fully the pur-
pose on Hawaifs part In trying 20
secure this legislation. 1t might be
well to inquire into the condition so
far as these various items are con-
cerned The school system of Hawaii
Is a good one. The Committee on
Foreign Affairs of this House, in its
| report on the annexation bill of 1898,
stated:
There Is highly organized system
of free public schools, modelled on that
of the United States, in which the En-
glish language is taught; the public
school year is eight months, and all
children between and IA years of age
are compelled, II physically able. to at
tend school; the number of schools in
1896 was is1, the number OF teachers
426, and the number of scholars 1856
in 1905 there were lA schools, Ala teach
ers, and l5.202 scholars. This shows a
decrease in the number of schools and
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