Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-08
HAWAII GROWING
IN POPlIATION,
GOVERNOR NOTES
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in the Increase In quantity produced
but In financial Feiurns Their second
exportable stapie canned pineapples
increased in production and gross
value but individual growers OF pines
suffered greatly from the collapse of
prices to point below. cost Other
products are limited and no eXcep.
tional Changes took place How gen
orally the notable prosperity OF the
territory has been diffused can hardly
be calculated Evidence 81 general
prosperity appears in the improve
ments throughout the territory par.
ticulaFly in the great numbel Of al.
tractiye. artistic. nupTetenti0us homes
being erected. No discomfort among
labor has been apparent The legisla-
ture, session OF 1915, has made rea-
sonabie appropriations that will IN
crease employment and provide for
many necessary improvements
imports and Exports.
The Imports for the fiscal year
amounted to s26.O64S55, a decrease,
as COMPARED with the previous year,
OF $9,4S5.402 The exports amounted
to SCI. 3eS. $50. the exports OF sugar
amounting To S19.75SlS7, and OF pine.
apples 10 81 PSI .604, and the increase
over the preceding year being s2O,.
74,2S4.
custonns and InternsI-Revenue
Receipts,
Customs receipts for the fiscal year
totaled $1,0I9.534G3, falling off of
$164.SSl49. Internal revenue Receipts
yielded $4l9.057.39. an increase over
the previous year OF $1S6,oS2.96.
Receipts and Disbursements.
The territory still collects and pays
over TO the city and county OF Homo
lulu and the counties the greater part
of their revenues, and in turn receives
back from them the cost OF assessing
and collecting taxes and the interest
and sinking fund on bonds issued by
the territory for the benefit Of the
counties.
Territorial Finances.
The assessment Of property in
creased S15.413,996 over the year 1914,
making a total of Sl76,G01 .222. This
illustrates the working of the Hawaii
an Law, making certain taxable valua.
tons subject to their basis as enter
prises for profit. Nineteen hundred
and twelve was prosperous year and
valuations. totaled $176.S34.S0l; 1914
was less prosperous and valuations
fell TO 1851 ,1S7, 226; while 1919 shows
the rise again. The total revenues
collected by the territory and counties
aggregated 1851 .S31.Sl an increase
OF $3S0.10041 over the year 1914. OF
the above income $2.557, 67573 was by
law set aside for the county govern
ments and $2,I34, f56.0S remained. for
territorial expenditure Out Of the So,
162, S16 available for the territory
from current revenues. including cash
on hand. $2,747.270.35 was expended,
leaving q: net cash balance on hand
at the close of the year of $4l4.S77.S1.
The bonded Indebtedness Of the terri
tory was increased during the year
by the sale of sl,179. 500 of per cent
public improvement bonds OF the is
sue OF 1914 at 100.01 and decreased
by the payment Of $l50.000 of the
1903 issue of 4 l-2 per cent public
Improvement bonds, leaving a bonded
Indebtedness of 1888. 500 at the close
Of the year.
Bank Deposits.
Bank deposits at the close of the
calendar year were $20,l14.610S5. of
which $7.736,56932 were savings de-
posfts. The increase of commercial
deposits was $4,000, 1868 and of saw
ings 81, 46o. 1859.
Corporations.
During the fiscal year p mercan-
tile. four agricultural. two savings and
loan, one insurance. and eight eiee-
mosynary corporations-40 in ALL
were created; and eight mercantile,
two agricultural. and one eleemosy-
nary corporations were dissolved-a1
in all-leaving at the close of the year
935 domestic corporations IAN in
crease OF 29. The total capitalization
of domestic corporations other than
eleemesynary, etc, is $175. 0S6.293. n
decrease of $543, 400. or 3 per cent
for the year. Foreign corporations to
the number of l52. as compared with
149 the preceding year. are authorized
10 do business in the territory Five
national banks also do business in the
territory Prior to the 1915 session
OF the legislature there was nothing
that could be done TO wipe defunct
corporations off the books. Act 81.
laws of 1915, gives the treasurer this
authority and he is actively engaged
in this work. The corporations that
are positively known to be dead are
capitalized at So, 637 900.
Population and Its Problems.
The estimated population June 80.
1915, was 223,256 civilians, $500. army
and navy, total 232,S56. 0rientals pre-,
dominate totaling 1865 In births
Orientals predominant far in excess of
the average. Native full-blood Hawaii
ans continue to decrease The total
number of births during the year was
S507. an increase of 1851 over the
number for the previous year, showing
a birth rate OF 1862 per thousand, es-
timating the population at 232, S56 |
The total number of deaths from all
causes was 1856, decrease of 15I |
from the previous year. showing a
dooth rato ~ 1 -, i