The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-25
HALF-MILLION COUNTY BOOM,

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1874. which represented one-half of
the poll, school property and general
income taxes collected by the Territory
in the respective counties, as appears
in detail below. Under road taxes, also
detailed below. are represented all the
road taxes collected by the Territory in
the respective counties, being kept by
the Territory on special deposit for the
counties.
In a word, during the wear ended
June 80 last. Honolulu received $664,-
993.47, of which Honolulu city and
county collected sos, 511.5G and re-
ceired from the Territory $3.50. 4S1 81
Governors Figures.
Governor Frear, preparatory to max
ing MS annual report to Washington,
has come into possession of some very
interesting and significant figures, as
far as the counties are concerned. Thav
are interesting, if for nothing else. for
the reason that it just happens that five
Of the ten years of the life of the Ter
ritory have been devoted TO county gov
eminent throughout these Islands. In
other words, while these Islands have
heen under territorial government for
ten years, half of that time has been
devoted to growth, development and ex,
perience Of county government, with
city and county government for Homo
lulu towards the last
Governor Frear has one table of ig-
ures which covers the income of the
counties for the fiscal year ended with
June 80 of this year.
In this table is shown the amount
collected by tie Territory IN genelal
taxes and in the road tax, as follows:
General taxes - Honolulu (Oahu),
500, 519.56; Hawaii, $215, 459.09; Maui,
$50, 316.43; Kauai, Sill, 1926. Total,
$l,0l9, 4S7.34.
Road tax collected by Territory
Honolulu (OahuJ, s53,962.35; Hawaii,
s39, 904.30; Maui, $23,439; Kauai, $22,-
7sO.45. Total s14O,0S6.1O.
Collected by the counties-License
fees, Honolulu Oahu, $12,6s1,1l; Ha-
wall, $34 ,s27.66; Maui, $16,323 90;
Kauai, s11,OS9.44. Total, $134,921.23
Fines and costs-Honolulu (Oahu)
SIS, 123.5o; Hawaii, $ls,S64.30; Maui,
$S,s2l.90; Kauai, $s,179.sS. Total,
s5l. 5s9.66.
Water and sewer rates-Hawaii
$9,s13.04; Maui, s10,024.s6; Kauai,
$2,70S.65. Total, $22, 546.55.
Miscellaneous - Honolulu Oahu
$2O.lO6.s7; Hawaii $2,202.31; Maui,
$3,749.73; Kauai, $3.50. Total, $26,-
062.41.
Total-Honolulu (Oahu), 1904 ,993. AZ;
Hawaii, 1921 ,070.70; Maui, 1852 ,674.94
Kauai, $155,954.1S. Total, 1894, :
693 %.
The report of the .amounts collected
from the Territory are taken from the
territorial auditors books and those
collected by the counties are taken
from the county books.
The items in the general tax column
include half of the poll, school, prop
erty and general income taxes: these
are paid over to the counties by the
Territory. Items in the road tax
column include all road taxes; these
are kept by the Territory on special
deposit for the counties The items
in the license fee column, on record
include most of the licenses other
than liquor licenses. Fines and costs
are those of the district magistrates
courts. The water and sewer rates
in Honolulu are still collected and useG
by the Territory and there are Nc
sewer rates on Maui and Kauai.
The income of the counties for FIVE
years is as follows:
1906.
Honolulu (Oahu)-$639 011.25.
Hawaii-$20S, 519.45.
Maui-$146,0 6997.
Kauai-Sl09,96 90.
Total for the counties - $1.1O3.
569.5S.
l9O7-HonoluIu, s4s5 ,4O2 .Os; decrease
Of 1913 ,5o9.15. Hawaii, $2O0,4703S; de
crease, SsO49.07. Maui, 47.205.61; in
crease, $1135.64 Kauai, $11S,404.l5:
increase. $S435.22. Total, 1851 .5S2. %
total decrease, $151.9s7.36.
190S-Honolulu, $545 .951 90; increase
$50 ,449.01. Hawaii, $241 ,S21.S4; IN
crease, $41,351.46 Mani. S177. $3.50:
increase, 530.35l2S. Kauai, 1926. 1919.
06; increase, S759491 Total. Sl,09l,
32S.S3; increase, $139, 1861.
1909-Honolulu, 1893 ,517.1S; increase
$31 5000. Hawaii, $272,9l416; in
crease, $31 ,092.s2. Maui. $199.41071;
increase, $21 ,S62S7. Kauai. 1888, 6O1.
81; increase, $7602. %. Total, $1.1S9,
452 Sc; increase, sos, 124.O3.
l910-HonoIuIu, 1864, 93347; increase
$S1.476.29. Hawaii, 1901, o70.70; in
crease, $4S,156.04. Maui, $3.50 .67494;
increase, $53,255.23. Kauai. $3.50. 954
Is; increase. So, $685.. Total. 81 ,394
693 %; increase. sos, 240,43.
Increase of 1910 over 1907-Honolulu
$179 ,491.ag; Hawaii, s120.60o32; Maui
$105, 1898; Kauai, s37, 5000. Total
increase, 1910 over 1907, SAB, l1107.