The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-09
JAPANESE TO GIVE
shines SUBSIDIES
Togo Kisen Kaisha, Nippon Yusen
KaiSha And Osaka ShoSen
KaiSha Benefit

Vice Consul NJ. d. Krjassoff, of
Yokohama in special report to the
department of commerce, estimates the
share of the shipping subsidy allowed
by the Japanese government for the
North American lines, each of the
three companies - the Togo Kiscn
kaisha, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha and
the Nippon Yuscn Kaisha-will re
eeive, and gives figures showing the
comparative costs Of operating vessels
on this basis and operating them under
the conditions to which the American
lines were subject. He states that in.
quiries in official quarters in Japan
had been fruitless, and employs an ex.
animation of the regulations under
which the subsidies are granted to
reach his conclusions. His report fol.
lows in greater part:
What Grant is Based On
" According to these regulations
fifty sen ($O.249) is to be granted to a
ship, not more than five years old, per
gross ton for every 1000 miles at
twelve knots per hour, plus a ten per
cent increase for each knot per hour
faster than twelve, plus twenty Eve
per cent increase for vessels which
have been built according to plans ap
proved by the government. Five per
cent is to be deducted for each year OF
| the ship = age in excess of five.
1.-THE government will grant a sub.
sidy to the Togo Kison Kaisha for
! three vessels Namely the Tenyo Maru
the Chiyo Maru, and the Shinyo Maru
, Of about 10000 gross tons each; to the
Osaka ShOscn Kaisha for four vessels
/ namely, the Chicago Maru, the Pan
ANA Maru, the Canada Maru, each OF
5000 tons, and the Hawaii Maru OF
1000 tons; to the Nippon Yusen Kaishs
! for two vessels, the Shidzuoka MARI
and the Yokohama Maru, each Of 5000
tons.
T. X. X. Gets the Most
| ''Under the regulations, then, thu
| Togo Kiscn Kaisha will receive in 1919
| for the ships mentioned approximately
| 1885, 900 yen ($Sl5,240), the Osakl
Shosen Kaisha 10000 ven ($499,
1922, and the Nippon Yusen Kaisht
the balance (the total subsidy TO
North America being 2,949,O12 yen
Al ,46S, GOS-for the year 1870 O.
3I0,0l2 yen ($154, 1866.
Examination of the papers of tn
Pacific Mail steamship Korea shows
monthly salary expenditure of abOu
$4,000, while the average monthly ex
penditure for salaries on Togo Kisel
Kaisha steamer does not exceed $4,000
If anything this is too high an est
mate. THE Korea may he taken as al
average vessel since the Pacific Mai
feet consisted of two vessels of tn
size Of the Korea, two larger ships
and only one smaller one. Taking int
account the sui sidy which the Toy
Kiscn Kaisha receives, it costs thi
company about $237,SGO less per yea
to run one ship Of its feet Of fou
than it did the Pacific Mail Steamshi
Company to run one Of its five ships.
Costs Korea $4,000 a Month
The total monthly salaries to officer
and crew of the KlrNa, exclusive q
the Asiatic crew, is given as $336S q
tn" wages of this part of the crew ar
CGuivplcnt in American money t
$500, making the total monthly SUI
paid out in salaries $l0SS, a low est
mate
Figures given in this consular r,
port, as representing the amount {
subsidy TO he received bv the Toy
Kiscn Kaisha and the osaka Shose
Kaisha, may he modified through a
increased number Of ships in the tran
Pacific service of those c0mpanie
mentioned in later reports from Sa
Francisco and Honolulu, say Coast r,
ports.