Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09


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ing with the federal war aud navy de-
partments in presently preparing for
the Accommodations that win be re-
quired for the great expansion con-
United States OF America.
1T remains TO be seen II the local
citizens viii meet, In a broad and pa
triotic manner. their national share
OF the necessary provisions. While it
Is a delicate point to state, this ter
ritory. and particularly the island of
Oahu. will be great financial benefit
ciaries in the enormous expenditures
necessary for national and local de-
tense. This fact should efface every
selfish. quibbling attitude.
! The finances of the territory are
in satisfactory condition and re-
sources and credit ample for sound.
progressive improvements"
Thus does the governor conclude
his introduction and foreword. having
summed UP previously in il the gener-
al conditions Of the year.
'sOur agricultural products remain
as before" says the report under date
of August 81. while efforts to d.
versify and render the islands more
seif-sustaining continue. no material
advance can be noted. The imports OF
food stuffs for human consumption
was $7,S13,359 against IS, 739 .609, the
difference Of 1886, $50 being accounted
for in the falling off of $1.22S,S44 in
bread stuffs imported. There is
known to be an acute shortage In
flour supply ON hand. hence the differ.
ence Is made up from depletion OF
normal stocks.
Sugar exported for the year total,
ed 56S,5S4 tons valued at S54.409, 5S5,
and pineapples were valued at $685..
705 or q total for these two products
of $e3, 29g, 800 against a value last fis-
cal year of 59,272,129. Other princi.
pal products totaled: Coffee, $4IS,60t;
hides. s259.623; rice, $144,120; bana.
mas. s2O9,026.
The territory has enjoyed unusual
prosperity and there has been a dis.
position, quite generally, to coneede
a share of its benefits to productive
labor.
The assessable property of the ter
ritory totals sos $40, 229 as OF Janu
airy I, 1916, as against s176,601,2 22 as
of January I, 1915, and discloses pros
perity in the increase Of $30.369, 007
THE total commercial bank depos
its, as of December 81, 1915, were
$17.317.3 39.4O and savings bank de
posits as of June 30. 1916, were 50,
I061, 910.2S, both aggregating $26.379,
249.6S as against total of $20,114.
[610.85 the previous year, which In
crease Of $6,264, 63S.S3 is another evi
dence of prosperity"
The report shows that the bonded
debt now stands at $8,024,000, a de
crease of 100000 during the year
Bonds amounting to $1.750,000 were
refunded at per cent interest.
/ School accommodations have been
very materially added to. says the re
port. and will be fully provided to
meet the rapid increase of pupils, now
numbering 30,205 in the public and
|7741 in the private schools. total ol
81 .946 or an increase of 1878.
Attention Is called to ian unusual
condition of education in the terrific
ry," relative to the double schooling
of Japanese.
{ sOur recognized schools are the
public schools and private schools, >
the report explains, whose curricu.
lum corresponds with those of the pub.
lie schools and thus the, course OF
study coordinates. On this basis we
find Japanese pupils in the public
schools numbering 1854 and in pri.
vate schools 215G, or a total Of 14.720
The Japanese people. however. with
the cooperation of their consulate,
maintain schools that their children
may become familiar with the Japan
csc language, literature, etc. and re.
Gently. 1t is claimed, to assist in q
better conception by them of things
American. These schools have not
been classified as private schools be.
cause they do not coordinate in the
courses of study. The Japanese school
sessions are held before and after
public school session hours. The pu
pills in these japanese schools mum
Der 1926, while those in the public
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