The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-15
Statistics Show What Campaign
10 Make Hawaii Settled
Really Means
BOOZE IMPORTS AMOUNT
TO FIVE GALLONS A HEAD
Mainland Fish Cost Hawaii Well
Over Hall a Million and
Eggs sll45s9

Hawaii imports from the mainland
aud from foreign countries foodstuffs
70 che value Of more than ten million
dollars per year, according TO figures
compiled by Royal d. Mead, director Of
the bureau Of labor and statistics Of
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assoeia,
tion.
This figure gives some idea Of the
size Of the problem that is involved in
the s'Feed Hawaii First" propaganda.
II means that If Hawaii is TO be rem
defed independent Of the mainland as
regards its food supply, food products
II Approximately that value must be
raised in the Islands In addition TO those
which the Territory has heretofore
been raising.
Coffee and Rice
Some Of the things that we have
been importing are astonishing. For
instance, although Hawaii raises the
besf coffee in the world, we imported
IN 1916 more than 10000 worth Of cof.
fee. We raise excellent rice here in the
Islands, but our rice importations last
year amounted 70 considerably more
than million and quarter dollars. The
hen flourishea in Hawaii, but we brought
ineges to the value Of tll4,5S9. Most Of
our butter much Of our milk, huge
quantities Of potatoes, onions, beans
and peas came from the mainland--and
they are sll things that can be raised
In the Territory.
The newly created food commission
asked Mr.. Mead to supply it with sta
fisties as to the principal imports of
foodstufs into the Territory. In res
ponse he complied an elaborate table,
showing quantities and values import
cd from foreign countries and from the
mainland. The table Il too extended
to be reproduced IN full here, but The
Advertiser publishes below the value
Of the principal food imports. !.
Imports for 1915
Mr.. Mead 5 letter, Transmitting to
the food commission the table preparl
"a by him, Is Of great interest. II i
as follows:
ssIn response to your request foi
statistics Of importations Of food sup
plies into the Territory Of Hawaii,
hand you herewith chart compiled
from customs house reports showing
the quantity and value Of importations
Of food stuffs from the mainland and
from foreign countries for the calen
aar year 1916. Only such articles A.
enter into general consumption ar,
shown In this chart.
These statistics are deficient IL
some respects; as for instance, in the
importation Of meats, mutton is not
specifically represented but Is included
- fsall other meat prodncts.'p
1T II safe TO assume that all the
food products imported were consumed
BY the people of Hawaii, and the fol
lowing shows the per capita eonsump
fion Of the more important article on
The list ] have taken the population at
237 900, which is the estimate appear
ing in the Governors last report.
Rice a Big Factor t
1.-THE total quantity Of imported
rice, clean, unclaimed, broken, and
-four was 49,49s,90l pounds at n tota
import valuation Of $l,2S4, $50. Dis
iribnted per capita il would appear
that on the average every man, woman
and child in Hawaii consumed about
2QQ pounds per year.
Local Hens Outclassed
While the local biddies were con
rnming a considerable part Of the huge
store OF animal foods imported anf
giving but little more than cael1ls
- return, their oriental and occidental
sisters were very busy in supplying
Hawaii with HAP dozen, or 1870, $50
eggs or an average Of about twenty
per head Of population for the year. OF
this huge number 3s4,522 dozen came
from the mainland while the Orient
supplied 70,7is dozen Of more or Less
uncertain age and iiayor.
All Same Boston
When IL comes to the consideration
Of the consumption Of beans II would
appear that the Hub sof the Universe
has nothing on Hawaii The imports
Of beans, soya beans, lentils and peas
(exciusive OF bean cake, stick an0
misc, the quantities not being given
were 1870, 100 pounds or an average
per head for the year Of about eighteen
pounds.
Wheat Flour
Next TO rice the largest single
quantity OF any food stuff imported
VAS wheat -four There was brought
IN during the year 25,492,936 pounds
Of wheat -four or an average Of l071b
pounds for every man, woman and child
Ia the country.
tEQfsWbite potatoes were imported Il
the extent Of n 1852, 720 pounds; an
average OF forty-eight pounds for every
man. woman and child ID the Islands
A realization Of this should add some
itimulns 70 home gardening
Onions and Garlic
tsThis aromatic vegetable was
brought in TO the extent Of 2,ess,64s
pounds and on the average we each
conenmed twelve pounds per year.
The pungent garlic was not neglect
"a and l7,s92 pounds thereof were im,
noried
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