The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-27
THE AWAKENING

be raised i'm that island. I'm 1905 the
revenue suficed for the expenditure.
and the island has been selfsupport-
ing ever since, but previous to this
she had received Y.30,OOO,0O0 (E3,-
100000 sterling). Her foreign trade
amounted to Y.5,OOO,OOO in 1897, VS.
100000 in 1898. and Y.S5,0OO,OO0 (ten-
fold more) in 1910.
This increase was entirely due to
bona fide development in the various
industries, the principal being rice,
tea, sugar, camphor, etc, exported to
Japan and elsewhere. Hitherto For
mosa has given two rice crops annual
ly and, if adequately MANFRED, her
present output of 100000 kuku (kolu
equal bushels) will show a promis-
ing increase. The tea is mainly eX-
ported to America, which takes some
Y.3 100000 to Y.4,O000O out of a total
export of Y.5OOO,OOO to Y.6,OOO,OOO.
Oolong and folded leaf are the chief
varieties produced With sugar For
mosa is the chief supplier of Japan's
requirements, her exports thence
amounting to Y.35,OOO,OOO, and these
figures will steadily increase. 1t is
probable that Formosa will, in a few
years, be producing 6OO,OOO,OOO h.
This .ugar industry, therefore, prom
Uses to become an important one, not
only for Formosa but for Japan as
well. Camphor to the amount of some
Y.5,0O0,O0O is produced annually,
whilst the production of fruit is be-
coming important, that for bananas
alone amounting to Y.350,000. AS the
results of the rubber-planting expert
ments proved satisfactory, trees are
now being planted on a commercial
basis whilst forestry, cotton, sericul-
ture and hemp production are also
receiving attention Today, Formosa
imports Y3O,OOO,OOO from Japan, and
exports hence Y.5O,OOO,OOO.
OF Japanese residents in Formosa,
there are perhaps 10000 to $4,000 Of
ficials, and 10000 private individuals
engaged in business. Administering
AFFAIRS in Formosa has benefited ia
an in MANY ways, it has aided to ner
prestige, increased her trade, and Civ
en- her colonial experience The lat
ter she has found of great use lately
in forming her colonial policy in con
necton with Chosen and Manchuria.
Up to now it is roughly estimated
that 45 per cent of the area of For
mosa has been reclaimed from it's
wild state and opened up. In face,
therefore, of the amount of trade
arising out of this portion, the re
sources of the remainder, and more
so of the island as a whole, can well
be described as being exceedingly
rich, The reclamation, however, of
the remaining 80 per cent will become
an exceedingly difficult task, and may
cost much money and many lives to
bring about. The savage tribes today
must number 100000, of which per-
haps half have been subdued on pa
per; but of this half 10000 can not
be described as anything else but
wild, although they may not be say,
ages Meanwhile the government is
doing its utmost, to bring them under
control, but owing to the mountain
Gus nature of the land. some of the
J peaks being of immense height, any
punitive forces or expeditions sent tC
open up the country are forced tC
undergo great hardships, but the fina
developments, it is hoped, will be
brought about before many year:
have passed. Mr.. Uchida concluded
his paper by urging Japan, and espe
cialy his audience i. e., the mer
chants of Yokohama, to increase anC
/ improve communication between thu
two centers (Japan and Formosa)
as by such means will the trade be
tween them best be increased: sugar
and tea being of special interest &c
Yokohama and her merchants.