Year: 1877

THE cultivation and manufacture of sugar
has for many years been the leading indus
try of this Kingdom, and that it will grow
rapidly during the coming years, and in the
near future assume proportions more vast
than ever dreamed of few months ago, can
not be doubted by any reasonable man. 1t is
apparent that Sugar is destined most en-
phatically to be King TO use an hackneyed
phrase, and in Importance, and the magnitude
of its influence, to overshadow every other
local industry.


To all who have watched the advance of the
Sugar interest during the last few years it is
well known that many improvements have
been effected both in the cultivation and manu.
facture of the sacchariferous prodlct. The
introduction of new variety of cane which
is remarkable for the extreme richness of its
juice, its density generally averaging from
IL to 12o Beaume, where other varieties of
cane would give density of from 5 : to lOo,
has largely increased the profits without any
corresponding increase of expense, and has
undoubtedly benefited, and will benefit, the
country to the extent of millions of dollars.
This variety of cane, known on these islands
as "Lahaina Cane" is now being rapidly
disseminated all over the country, and in al
most every locality maintains its popularity
1t was brought to Lahaina about the year 1854
in whaleship from Tahiti, and is supposed
to have come originally from New Caledonia.
AS near as we can ascertain, Mr.. Oudinot, an
o!d resident of Lahaina, seeing few sticks
of cane of a new variety on the whaleship.
begged the captain to give him small piece.
and was made the recipient of three sticks.
which was all the captain had. He planted
it in his garden, and it speedily gained re-
putation among the natives as a delicious
eating cane, and for time Mr.. Oudinot de-
rived quite q revenue from its sale at ten
cents a stick, from which fact it became
known in that village as "ko ke1akeni," or
ten cent cane" 1t was tried by one of the
plantations in the place, and its superiority
soon became manifest, and before long it was
extensively cultivated. This is the famous
cane which grew SO fast that it kept Mr. O..
awake at night


Our modes of cultivation necessarily vary
with difference of locality, and under the
varied conditions of soil and climate which
the country affords. But as rule there is
room for great improvement in sugar-agricul-
ture here. Thorough and scientific cultivation
will undoubtedly do as much for sugar-cane
as for other products, and as the lands become
exhausted, it will be found necessary.


In the processes of sugar manufacture i'm
provement has been more rapid, and we be-
lieve that in. this department we are but little
if any behind other sugar producing countries.
One single invention or contrivance made by
Mr.. Robert Hind, machinist and sugar
manufacturer, has yielded an aDnual saving
to the country in the matter of fuel of thou
sands of dollars. 1t consists of a simple
combination of Cornish and multitubular
boiler, by which both are heated from one
furnace, whereby large quantity Of steam is
obtained by minimum consumption of fuel.
The economy is SO great that the combination
is now being adopted on all the plantations in
the country, and invariably with the best of
results.


But however far advanced we may believe
ourselves to be in the science of sugar culture
and manufacture, there is no doubt but that
much of value might be gained by a more