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HAWAII'S SUCCESS
HAWAII'S NEEDS.
Governor Carter's Annual Report on Conditions of
the Territory Asks Return of Seventy-five Per
Cent of Federal Revenue Question of Citizenship,
Finance, Public Lands, Commerce, Etc.
The following ore Uic recom-i
mciidations in Governor carter s
nniiiinl report concerning legislation
ilesirnble for Hawaii:
1. The passage I y Congress of
an act under which the Secretary
of the Treasury shall cause to he
set aside for a period of twenty
years 75 per cent, of the customs
and internal revenues from Hawaii,
to he used in Hawaii as may be
directed by Congress lor tne ioiiow-,
ing purposes, to wit, the erection j
of educational and Federal public (
buildings, harbor improvements'
and Federal military and naval j
defenses. 1
2. An act clearly defining the
jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts
in Hawaii in reference to their
power of naturalizing aliens and
legalizing their previous actions in
that respect, by amending section
100 of the organic act.
3. The amendment of the
organic act so as to confer upon
the Governor the power of suspen
sion or removal between sessions of
the Senate of any appointed officer;
also the removal of the restrictions
on leasing agricultural lands, and
the providing for annual instead of
biennial sessions of the Legislature.
4. The modification of the im
migration laws, providing for an
increase of population so as to de
velop the resources of the Territory
to the fullest extent.
The Territory's finances are in
excellent condition, says Governor
Carter in his annual report, and
the great reduction made in expen
ditures during the special session
of the Legislature in 1904 is ow
being appreciated.
The fiscal year ended June 30,
1905, shows a most favorable
balance, and for the second time
since annexation the expenditures
have been kept within the 'income.
During the twelve months cover
ed by the repot t it is stated that
the current receipts of the Terri
tory have exceeded the obligations
incurred during that period by
J86.849.91 and, figuring on a con
servative basis that the floating
indebtedness of $576,630.79 out
standing at the close of the above
mentioned period will all be paid
during the present year, it is be
lieved that on June 30, 1906, there
will be a cash balance in the
treasury.
In this connection, the Governor
states, it is but just to Hawaii to
point out that since annexation the
the contributions, made by this
Territory to the Federal Govern
ment from customs revenues alone
have amounted to $6,059,171.51.
This is more than half as much
again as the entire debt of the
Republic of Hawaii which the
United States assumed at that time.
Considering that the area of the
Territory is only 6640 square miles,
occupied by 155,000 people, it is
difficult to realize how Hawaii has
been able to stand such a strain
upon its resources. Under these
circumstances the people urge their
claims for liberal appropriations for
public buildings, improvement of
harbors, and for lighthouses as be
ing just. Any improvements re
quested in the interest of harbors
and lighthouses are for the benefit
of the American navy and Ameri
can commerce as much as for the
islands, which arc becoming more
and more an important factor in the
growing development of trans
pacific trade.
I'IKANCItS.
The assessed value of taxable
property on January 1, 1904, was
$123,898,504, divided as follows:
Heal estate, $63,51 6,879; personal
property, $60,381,525, while the
assessable value of the property on
January 1, 1905, was, real estate,
$67,509,036, personal property,
$66,415,064, aggregating $133,924,
100, showing an increase over the
previous year of $10,025,596. The
total revenues of the Tenitory, in
cluding a cash balance on July 1,
190.1, of $56,613.29, aggregated
$2,411,42631 on the 30th of June,
1905. The total disbursements
during that period amounted to
$2,988,057.10, leaving a net cur
rent indebtedness July t, 1905, of
$576,630.79.
The bonded indebtedness of the
Territory on June 30, 1904, was
$2,185,000. during the past year
this was further increased by the
sale of one thousand ,yt per cent.
$1000 bonds, at a premium of onc
tciith of 1 per cent, and decreased
by the payment of 5 per cent, bonds,
amounting to $48,000, thus making
a total of the bonded indebtedness
of the Territory of $3,137,000, an
amount not exceeding ixi percent,
of the taxable property of the
Territory.
runuc LANDS.
The public lands of the Territory
of Hawaii comprize about 1,720,000
acres. Of this total there arc some
500,000 acres which may be classed
as barren. Under the classification
of grazing and forest land are in
cluded only about 220,000 acres of
so-called first class agricultural
land. Receipts from the depart
ment of public lands for the year
ended June 30, 1905, were $168,
394.73, as against $143,373-46 for
previous year.
In the administration of the public-land
laws an effort has been
made to dispose of unfinished busi
ness and to institute an up-to-date
system in handling all land matters.
The cases of those settlers who ap
peared to have forfeited their hold
ings through noncompliance with
conditions of agreements have been
taken up and examined, and all
agreements canceled in the cases of
those who have willfully violated
the law, and the land which has
thus reverted to the control of the
Territory has been again opened
for settlement; on the other hand,
the right to cancel has been waived
for the time being in the cases of
those who have failed to comply,
but have shown that this failure was
brought about by conditions beyond
their control.
A new feature of the work is the
cutting up of sugar lands that have
been planted for years under leases
by various corporations, some of
which are now expiring. The
opening of these lauds must neces
sarily be proceeded with in a cau
tious manner. They have a mar
ket value from $40 to $150 per
acre, and there is, therefore, a great
demand for them. The applicants,
in a large majurity of cases, have
no means with which to keep the
laud under cultivation; this is no
inconsiderable item, for sugar cul
ture as conducted in this Territory
requires from $150 to $200 outlay
per acre before the crop can be
matured.
There has been considerable com
plaint at the attitude taken by Ter
ritorial officials in reducing the
area open for settlement to small
tracts of from 25 to 50 acres, ac
cording to the quality of the land,
but it should be borne in mine that
the average cane land requires the
constant attention of one man for
every seven acres, and often the ap
plicant, who considers he has been
mistreated unless he allotted from
75 to 100 or more acres, is absolute
ly ignorant regarding cane culture,
or he proposes to depend on Ori
ental labor to cultivate it. Some
times he does not propose to culti
vate it at all simply to get pssses
sion, to sell out at the best price
possible. These conditions show
the difficulty of administrating the
laiid service judiciously.
Tlie Governor expresses the opin
ion that there is nothing in the law,
which covers the Territory, that is
a greater hiuderaiice in developing
lands and retarding progress U1..11
this limit of time in which agrici -tural
lands can be leased. Thou
sands of acies of what should be
good agricultural land, pioduciii),
crops of some kind, ate covered b
a thick jungle of weeds. Land that
is under cultivation, if left idle,.is
soon taken possession of by a
growth of vegetation which is tin
equaled elsewhere, and the cost of
clearing this land is often from $20
to $80 tier acre. This expense is
practically prohibitive to the pro
spective settler without funds, and
those with means will not take
such lands under a five-year lease,
for at best they can get off but two
crops before the lease expires and'
tne laud leaves their control. I-ew
have sufficient means to purch isc
the land outright and carry them
selves through until they can
secure returns from their crops;
therefore much of the land lies idle,
of no use to anyone.
ASIATICS.
The , population according to
nationality, as per latest census
(1900), was 154,001 Hawaiian,
29i7s7! part Hawaiians, .7848;
whites, 26,252; Chinese, 25 762;
Japanese, 61,115; other foreigners,
3237. From the foregoing it ap
pears that of the total population
the Hawaiians and part Hawaiians
form 24 percent.; the Asiatics, 56
percent.; the whites, 17 percent.,
and the remaining foreigners, 3 per
cent.
Of the total population, as stated
above, 63,216, or 41 per cent., were
born in this country, and of tlii
number 8902 are of Asiatic parent
age. Of the entire number of
Hawaiian-bom Asiatics about 548s
were bom since the annexation of
these islands to the United States,
and are therefore eligible to citizen
ship. Add to these the number of
Asiatic children whose parents were
citizens of the Monarchy and of the
Republic, and there are about 6000
Asiatics possessing the inceptive
right of American citizenship.
1'UIII.IC SCHOOLS.
The total enrollment in all the
schools according to nationalities
for the year 1905 was as follows:
Hawaiians, 4,972; part Hawaii
ans, 3,284; whites, 5,906; Japanese,
3,609; Chinese, 1,985; other' for
eigners, 650; total, 20,406.
The great increase in enrollment
on the part of the Japanese and
Chinese is due in part to the fact
that a great number of the children
of this class of the people are just
becoming of school age, and in part
to the fact that the Japanese and
Chinese put their children into
school just as soon as the law per
mits, and in many cases these
children are enrolled before they
reach school age.
The total number within scjiool
age, as nearly as can be ascertained,
's J9i374. and the percentage of ths
total population within school age,
enrolled in school, was 91.6 pel
cent.; the average daily attendance
of the enrolled pupils in public
schools, 87 per cent.; the average
wages of the teachers in such
schools per month, $51.
COMMI'.RCK.
Commercial statistics of the Ter
ritory for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1905, are extremely satisfactory.
While a decrease of approximately
$1,000,000 is shown in the value
of imports, there is an increase of
jn, 000,000 in the value of exports,
making a net gain of $12,000,000
in the trade balance for the year.
In the trade with the mainland
there has been a decrease of $2So,
000 in the value of goods imported;
on the other hand, the value of ex
ports has increased from $25,133,
533 to $36,114,985. Nearly the
whole of this gain of $11,000,000
can be attributed to the higher
price paid on sugar.
I'UHI.IC IIKAI.TII.
The general health of the Terri
tory has been excellent, there hav
ing occurred 2,640 deaths in a pop
ulation of 154,201, equaling an an
nual death rate of 17.14 per thou
sand inhabitants.
NATURALIZATION.
During the year some question
has been raised as to the jurisdic
tion of the Territorial Circuit
Courts in naturalization matters,
and the effect has been to reduce
the number of residents capable of
serving as jurors. It is clearly
within the power of Congress, who
ever, to remedy the evil in question
by allowing aliens to be naturaliz
ed by any court ot record having
common law jurisdiction when
such aliens comply with the con
ditions and provisions of the Unit
ed States statutes.
The Governor also recommends
that Congress appropriate for the
following purposes, to wit: To con
tinue the work of dredging the
Honolulu harbor; for lighthouses;
for better protection 10 commerce;
an appropriation for the condem
nation of private fishing rights n
Iluwaii; for two additional judge,
in the Supreme Court; for refund
ing to the Territory the sums ex
pended between June 14, 1900, ami
December 30, 1904.
What
PLENTY
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Now for the folks right here near your own vine and fig
tree. Our stock, received by the F.nterprise, is adapted for use
here more than to send awav. Manicure Sets this year are
both attractive in appearance and serviceable. One should be
on the dressing case in every lady's boudoir. An Atomizer the
same. Ours are cheap aiid beautiful. For your husband or
brother there can be nothing better than a Shaving Set, if either
shaves. For the library we have some beautiful Ink Stands
and Smokers' Sets. A box for holding collars and cuffs would
be an acceptable gift for a gentleman. We have some beauties.
There arc Dressing Sets for ladies, Mirrors in celluloid or stag
frames, Comb and Hrush Sets and Puff Boxes, and if you are
thinking of baby get one of thci sets made especially for the
youngster.
HILO DRUG CO., LTD.
SPRECKELS BLOCK
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INSURE YOUR PROPERTY..,
In a Reliable Insurance Company
Wo aro the Resident Agents for tho
Guardian Assurance Co. of London
Phoenix of Hartford, Conn, and
Svea of Gothenburg, Sweeden
H. HACKFELD & COMPANY, Ltd.
HAWAIIAN FERTILIZER CO., Limited
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE: 218 CALIFORNIA ST.
Factory: South San Francisco.
FERTILIZERS
OF ALL KINDS IN ANY QUANTITY
Sulphate of Anmioniii
Sulphate of Potash
Manure Salts
High-Gnu
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At ban Prar.cisco Prices I'liis the Preight and Charges.
Fertilizers of any required Analysis,
at short
SEND IN YOUR ORDERS
Telephone 3
Cheer?
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This is the season for cheer and
it should manifest itself in every
home in the land. It is the season
for an exchange of gifts, a custom
that has been in vogue since the
earliest days of Christianity. Here
in Hawaii much that is given at
this season comes from away; arti
cles devised 'here make approptiate
gifts for friends at home. We have
an assortment of Island products
that may be transported by mail at
a trifling expense and the cost of
the articles is immaterial. They
will be as much cherished by the
receiver as if half a fortune was
spent.
CHRISTMAS
Double Superphosphate
Fish Guano,
Done Meal
e Tankage
Constantly on Hand in Hilo the
Standard Brands of
Fertilizer
AND
Grade Fertilizer'
with guarantee of same, furnished
order.
WAIANUIvNUK STRKUT, 1111,0
I Energy, Ambition, Cheerful
ness, btrengm, a spiondid
Appetite, and Perfect Health
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may bo secured by all who follow the
example, of the young lady who gives this
testimonial :
"Kvcry nptlng, for jears, I inert to liuro
Intolcrnlilu liemhclicn mill tot.il Iom of on
orR'i " tti.tt tliu M'Uun which nhouhl Ik
wctcuiiH'rt by inn wn n ilrcad ; for, nil tho
wariii,il-a;intl.i)Hitrrlwrt, tlirylirmtghtto
mo l.iMltiidoniiil pain. A friumlartvlaeiliuo
to taku
Ayer's
Sarsaparilla
1 rntiuncnrcil tilnj; It.'uul Imt o not li.nl slnco
iliru tliu first ojiiipliiin ot lnMilauhu. My
tippvtltu iitKiliiitliltai)il t perform myilutlei
with a clicurf iiIiicm ami energy th.it mirirlai
tn j coif. 1 tako pk-aMiro In telling all my
frU'iiiliof tliu merit of Ajit'i Hjftup.irllla,
ami tlio happy rexiiltftuf It inc."
There aro many imitation
Sarsapanllas.
Be sure you get "AYER'S."
PreptrcdbyDr.J.C.A)cr&Co.,Lotll,Miii.,U.S.A.
AYEIVB PILLS, tho bfit family 'natlr..
For Sale by HILO DRUG COMPANY;
Hilo Railroad Co.
Short Route to Volcano
TIME TABLE
In effect July 1, 1905.
Passenger Trains, KxceptSuudny.
ri iin ii t" 1
79 8 10
A.M. P.M. STATIONS A.M. P.M.
7:00' 3:30 lv Hilo ar 9:40 5:45
7:05! a:3Snr....Vninlcea...nr 9:35 5:40
7:22) 2:5301-.. .Olaa Mill...ar 9:30 5:25
7:3) 3:S ar Kcaau ar 9:15 5:15
7:46 3:3oar... Ferudalc.ar 9:00 4:55
8:00 3:55 ar-Mouut. V'w..ar 8:50 4:45
8:20! 4:i5ar..Gleuwoo(l...lv 8:30 4:25
I3i 4
A.M. P.M. SUNDAY: A.M. P.M.
8:00! ayojlv Hilo ar 10:48 5:15
8:06 a:36;ar....Vaiakea...ar 10:44 5:11
8:25' 2:55'ar...01aa Mill... ar 10:58 4:56
8:33 Jioa'nr Kcaau ar 10:33 4:50
8:49) 3:i9!ar...Perndale...ar 10:06 4:35
9:051 3:35 ar..Mouut. V'w..ar 9:55 4:25
95i 3:55 r... Gletiwoot1...1v 9:3s 4:05
FOR PUNA:
Tlie trains of this Company between
Hilo and Puna will be run as follow:
WF.DNF.SDAY:
Leave Hilo Station, by way of Rail
road Wliarf, for Olaa and Puna, upon the
arrival of the Steamship Kiuau, running
through to Puna and (topping at Pabofa
both going and returning.
13 14
A.M. j FRIDAY: a.m.
6:00 lv Hilo ar 9:55
ar.R. R. Wharf.ar 9:50
6:06 ar....Waial:ca....ar 9:30
6:2s or.. .Olaa Mill...ar 9:10
6:58 jar..Fahoa Juucar 8:42
ar Pahoa ar 8:30
7:20 ar Puna lv 7:35
5 6
A.M SUNDAY: p.m.
9:00 lv Hilo ar 4:40
9:06 'ar....Vaiakea...ur 4:35
9:25 ur...01an Mill...ar 4:15
9:50 ar..Pahoa June 3:47
10:20 ar... Pahoa ar 3,35
10:55 ar .Puna lv 3:00
V.vrilriln!i tinlfMa 1wtu..nf,i nil nnlnt
are sold on Saturdays and Sundays, good
returning, until uic loiiowiug xuonuay
noon.
Commutation tickets, good for twenty
five rides between any two points, and
thousand mile tickets are sold at very
low rates.
D. K. MF.T.GF.R,
Superintendent.
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twolvo Inchos
is the average distance nt which
normal eyes see most easily.
, holding book or papor
differently means eyestrain
! means harm.
'our glasses
aid you to see right, read right,
and feel right.
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