The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-10
SECY. FISHER
ON HAWAII

Following is the section on Hawaii
in the report of Secretary of the In
terror Fisher
The jurisdiction Of the Department
of the Interior over Hawaii is exceed.
ingly limited. While the governor and
some other Territorial officials are APP
pointed by the President, the islands
are largely self-governing, under
authority and limitations contained in
the acts of Congress Under the joint
resolution of July T. 1898, providing
for annexing the Hawaiian Islands to
the United States, Congress provided
that the existing laws of the United
States relative to the public lands
should not apply to such lands in the
Hawaiian Islands, but that special
laws for their management and dispos-
ition should be enacted by Congress.
Certain changes were made by inter
mediate legislation, and in 1910 Con-
gress, by the act of May & of that
year, made many important changes in
the laws relating to public lands in the
Territory 1t has been held by this
department. that there is no appellate
jurisdiction in the secretary of the in
terror respecting decisions of the Ter
ritorial officers in regard to public
lands, and this department has never
been called upon to administer those
laws. 1t has occasionally been asked
for advice by the Territorial authori-
ties, and on one occasion an appeal
was attempted but dismissed.
The annual report of the governor OF
Hawaii points out that imports and
exports aggregated 9,45l 1853, which
although less by $2,179 796 than for
the preceding year, was greater by ST..
226,9S4 than the largest amount before
that; they have increased 1875 per cent
| in the eleven years of Territorial gov
eminent The imports were S2H512,'
$50, an increase of 1894 1888, and the
exports $41, 93S,5S3, a decrease of $4,
SAT 1929. About 90.5 per cent of the
trade was with the mainland of the
United States, the imports from which
have practically doubled within sever
years. The inward tonnage was ,S43,
SIG, an increase of 35,075, and the out
ward tonnage slightly greater. The
tonnage has increased 40 per cent dur
ing Territorial government, Nearly 81
per cent in value of the freight was
carried in American bottoms. The Gus
toms receipts were 1854, 1874, an in
crease of S79,442.19, and larger thar
for any preceding year; the total thus
paid into the federal treasury since
the organization of Territorial govern
ment is $14,913, 46O.S6. The interna
revenue receipts were $21S,73914, al
increase of $19,6O6.63, and larger thar
for any preceding year; they have az
gregated $956,2O4.92 during the period
of Territorial government.
The current receipts of the Territor
Iial government were $3,S42, 560.S4,
decrease of S,6S4.51. The disburse
ments, including payments to countie
and transfers to special funds, wer'
$3,584,51761, an increase of 1920
1891. The net cash balances in al
revenue accounts aggregated &,1O1
O51. 70 at the close of the year, an il
crease of $2S7449.6O. The countie
collected 1851, 275.56 for themselves i
addition to $1,1S4,564.11 paid to ther
by the Territory. Thus the total pull
lie revenues, Territorial and county
aggregated $3,749,836.4O, of which 50
297 1868 went to the Territory an
81, 451, S39.67 to the counties.
Bonds bearing 4 per cent intere'
: were paid to the amount Of $500
leaving at the close of the year tot
bonded debt of $4,000, 900, or 2.59 Pc
cent Of the assessed value Of propert
Such assessed value was $154,584,03
q an increase of $4,915,565. There a.
' no county bonds.
/ Bank deposits at the close of Il
2 year were $15,31O,263.51, an increa
g Of $1,9S5,95797; FIVE new banks we
d established. The capitalization of d
+ nestle corporations was $156,S73,O!
e an increase of S4,S97.5 SOB; ffty-one CO
IS porations were created and seven c
al ones dissolved.
n. The population of the Territory
L. 191, 800, an increase of 37,9OS, or "a
,e per cent since 1900; of Honolulu, ;
1873, an increase of 1857. or 32.76 =
cent The population by races is
follows: Hawaiians, 26,041. decree
e of 3746; part Hawaiians, 1896, an
IS crease of 465s (of these S772 are CT
re INSTRUMENTATION and 1894 Asiatic-I
10 waiians); Portuguese, 22,3OS, an
lg crease of 66ss; Spanish, 1890, a
he Porto Ricans, 1890 lboth new; otl
ed Caucasians, 1857. an increase of
as 200; Chinese, 1854, a decrease of
N. Oss. Jauanese. 1894. an increase