Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-08

ne Isf3.l4. and that they compare fa-
Norably with other states TN the Union.
Al the last session Of The legislature
! a number OF new laws On the subject
/ 81 public health We're passed and some
amended Provision was made for the
care control and treatment Of persons
addicted 10 the excessive use Of drugs
or liquor aud increased acc0mmoda-
tiGn for insane persons OF lie acute
and durable class. for the appointment
81 a commission to compile the Sani-
fary code 81 the territory: and for the
transportation Of females to tile in
sane asylum, The sections ef the re-
lised laws relating 10 pure food and
abatement Of ntiisances and tnsanitary
lands and to the sale Of opium we're
gmeaded 80 tirat the methods oF pro-
eelufe would be more effective as
Has also tHe LTW relating 10. the re.
cordnG ~ births
Public Lands.
Nu notable features have occurred
turing the past year There has heei,
BCrmal DEMONSTRATING but he areas
IL moment have By expiration Of leases
1eta returned to government cOntroi
Much attention Is being paid 70 prepa.
ration for action upon expiration of
eases covering public lands. During
he year l7G hornesteads covering an
area Of 2.34NaJS acres. valued 81 SG7,.
j&.i. -. were taken up Since the
amendments made III. the organic act
eve years ago 2603 homestead lots
have been offered. covering G7.Gl2 If
icres. at valuations aggreeHting s666,
77i3S. During the - years OF ter
itdlial government 2926 homesteads
fave been taken. OF which 1881 or an
.1yerage OF 133 year. were taken the
first seven years and 1895, or an aE-
eragc OF 2fa a year, during the last
eight years
Agriculture
..in 1908 the United States reclama-
lion service reported that the maxi
mum Of cultivable land in the terri,
tory was about 100000 acres, While
this limit has not yet been reached. it
has been clesely approached. Much
time has been devoted to the breed
ing and distribution of parasites for
the Mediterranean fruit fly and horn
fiy. and large numbers of these para
sites have been liberated throughout
the islands. Much information regard
ing the control of certain pests and.
diseases of plants and vegetables has,
been given
Forest Reserves.
Forest reserves should be establish
ed on the island of Oahu and some
authority secured from Congress of
the United States TO add TO the area
from private ownership
Public Works.
Public works are being energeticaE
IN forwarded and cover quite a range
NJ objects. particularly that OF wharves
and waterfront improvements Nearly
every island port has had attention,
and the coming year should show com
pletion of most projects not in con-
junction with those OF the federal gov
eminent The construction Of mod
ern prison has been commenced dur
ing the year and is well under way on
a site covering 9.S16 acres in area in a
suburban district OF Honolulu. The
sum of $lJ0.000 was appropriated out
of loan funds for this purpose. Expen.
ditures, during the year amounted to
s2a.S42.2S. leaving balance of sl19..
157.72 unexPended
Honolulu Harbor enlargement.
Plans for material enlargement
have been made. put await the neces.
sary appropriations. The board of har-
Dor commissioners is entering on ex-
tensive wharf improvements at Homo.
lulu and are completing the few re-
quirements of the other island ports.
Education.
THE number or school children in
creased during the year by S24i. max
ing a total OF 1862, and it is esti-
mated that at the opening OF schools
Is. 1915. the enrolment will
be 37.729 pupils. The school accom-
modations under the bungalow system
OF buildings, so adapted to the climate
and financial resources, are rapidly
supplying the demand for room for the
marked increase of pupils. With lack
of skilled employment, the question
of occupation for the educated youth
presents quite problem The only
sensible solution has seemed to be to
encourage TO greater degree educa'
ton that viii not result largely in de-
pendence upon mental rather than
physical employment. Fhe course OF
study as adopted has the above in
view. although every FACILITY and op.
portunity is provided for those men.
tally equipped ambitious, ana able.
that they may acquire higher educa.l
ton
With his report the governor sub.
mits charts containing compilations Of
data under the following titles: Pub
lie lands of the territory OF Hawaii,
population. territory or Hawaii, per.
centages of increase or decrease Of.
population by nationallties, compara-
tive (as to nationalities) table OF
births. educational problems. food
problems problems of business by
races"