The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-15
SHIPPING At
H|LO AND KAHULUI
REPORT SHOWING AN ADVANCE
IN COMMERCE AT MAUI AND
HAWAII PORTS.

Some interesting reports have been
made to Superintendent of Public
Works Campbell showing the advance
which has been made in shipping in
Kahului since the building of the
breakwater. The report received
from Captain Parker, the pilot and
harbormaster at this point shows that
forty-four steamers, with an aggre-
gate tonnage of 214,032, entered the
harbor during the year. In addition
to this there were nine sailing vessels
with an aggregate tonnage of 11,753.
In the port of Hilo, according to the
report of Harbormaster John FitZ-
gerald, thirty-three steamers entered
and the same number of sailing YES
sells. The tonnage is not given in the
report, hence it is impossible to give
a close estimate of the comparative
tonnage which enters the two har-'
bors.
This is shown, to a certain degree
by the receipts from the harbormas-
tiers and pilots. In Hilo, where the
number of steamers was much small
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greater, the combined receipts from
the harbormaster and pilot reached
only $2305. 81. In Kahului, where
there were only a few sailing vessels
but more steamers, the receipts
amounted to over $500 more, reach
ing a total of 1884. 20. The differ
ence is accounted for in two ways. In
the first place the sailing vessels
which came to Kahului were all large
ships, while most of those going to
Hilo were small vessels which run be-
tween the Coast and Hawaii. Then
it should be remembered that the ton
mage of a single American-Hawaiian
steamer, such as the Columbian,
equals that of three or four of the
largest sailing vessels which come in
here The harbor rates are, of course
all taxed according to the number of
tons. In addition to this all the
steamers which go to Kahului are
large, the smallest being the 5000-ton
Nevadan and Nebraskan of the Amer
ican-Hawaiian, while the Enterprise
and other boats of the 3,000-ton class
are frequently seen in Hilo.
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new store at the corner of Fort and
Merchant Streets on Monday morning.
A number of competent and obliging
clerks will be ON hand to show you
through the store. The public is in
vited.
A short meeting of the Board of Lii
quor Commissioners was held yester-
day afternoon at which little business
was transacted. The application of the
Sunouchi Club for a restaurant license
was ordered advertised. The applica-
ton of Chung Tong Chong for a saloon
license for the Mendonca block was
not voted on, Commissioners Ballen-
tyne and Watkins being absent.
o. e. English, son-in-law of o. Il.
Shipman, is at the Hilo hospital recov-
ering from a serious illness. An OPP
Grafton for appendicitis was perform
ed by Dr. Fred Irwin, assisted by DR..
Archer Irwin of Hakalau, since which
the patient has been rapidly GONZALES
cling.
w r. Castle found time to say to
'the Herald last week, as he was hur-
rying off to the steamer; 81 wish that
railroad was built along the HamalIua
Coast. can't understand why they
talk about an expensive steam road
when an electric road would be much
cheaper and there Is so much motive
power 10 be had from the abundance
OF water"-IIawaii Herald,
Fine Job Prlnuna, star Office,