Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-13
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TERRITORY i.

1 The Territory OF HAWAII mas spent
S32S, 5S0.6l for immigration in the last
fiscal year, according to the figures
compiled by Governor Frear in his
annual report. For this expenditure
the authorities were able to bring in
27G6 foreigners, consisting of Spanish,
Portuguese and Russians. The bulk
Of the Importation came around Cape
| Horn, on the vessels Ascot and Viii
lesden, which brought Spanish and
Portuguese to the number of 2641,
at a total cost of $317,75761. per
capita cost OF $4,000, and a cost per
adult male of $346,22.
The Ascot, which arrived at Homo
lulu June 4, probably was the last
emigrant ship to make the Cape Horn
trip to the islands from Europe and
the authorities are considering the ad-
visibility of trying the importation OF
families in smaller lots. 1t is consid-
cred likely no more big shiploads of
immigrants will be seen arriving here.
This is due in part, to the reduction
of the fund set aside for immigration,
the special income tax and The por-
ton for immigration to be taken from
it being materially reduced by the
last legislature.
The Willesden, which reached Ho-
nolulu March 80, brought 1858 i'm
migrants, of whom 491 were men, 377
women and 40 were children. OF
this lot 42S men, S14 women and 3SS
children, or total of 1,130 were Span
tsh, wh.ie So men, So women and 102
children, total Of 22S, were Portu-
guese. The cost OF this Importation
was $177,061.S1, an average of $780,
SO per capita or $360.61 per adult male.
The Ascot brought 1883 immigrants,
of whom 424 were men, 327 women
and So children, all Spanish. This
trip cost the territory $40. $3.50, an
average per capita of $109.66, or $751;
SO per adult male. OF the total
brought in the two ships. twenty
Tour children died after arrival, and
fifty-seven were sent back because of
their failure to pass the immigration
laws, although all had been carefully
examined before their departure from
their native land.
During the year ssixty.fve Russians,
consisting of 81 men, Is women and
90 children, were brought in, at an
expenditure of $'3,S23 Immigration
from Russia has been checked be-
cause of the opposition of the Russian
government, but the possibility of i'm
porting Poles and Galici6ps is now
being considered, and it is Gkely that
a small trial company of families
from those regions may be brought
here in the near future. 9st
Governor Frear's report also will
show that immigration has cost the
territory total of 81 221,699.43 in the
last six years, resulting in the impor-
tation of 1902 men, women and chill
dren, or a rate of $S1.38 per capita.
The cost per adult male has been
S226.2S.
In that period the importationss by
races, show the following aggregate
numbers: 1886 Spanish, 5196 Portu-
guese, and 2121 Russians, OF these
5399 were men. 1914 were women and
1868 were children.
The governor is now engaged in
preparing statistics on the military
population of the islands, which
means chiefly that of Oahu, where
virtually all Uncle Sans men are
stationed Historically, his report
will show that when the first census
of the islands was taken in 1882 the
population of the insnlar group was
1S0,313. For many years after that
date the population rapidly decreased,
until it reached the minimum of
56,S97, after which it began to climb
upward again, due to the influx Of
foreigners. The present population,
or that of June 80, 1913, exclusive of
the men in the army and navy, is
210,750.