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vowels, except i, which is the same as the German ie. 'Where are uo
silent letters in the written Hawaiian language.
English is very generally spoken throughout the group.
GOVERNMENT.
Under the great chief Kamehameha the islands of the Hawaiian
group became consolidated into a kingdom about the beginning of the
present century, and continued, with occasional interference from
European powers, as an independent nation under the rule of the
descen dents of the first great chief.
At the beginning of the present year the Government was a constitutional
monarchy, ruled by a queen aided by a cabinet consisting of
4 ministers, and by a legislature composed of 24 members of the house
of nobles and 24 representatives. These, with the ministers, made a
total of 52. Members of both houses were elected by a popular vote.
An educational qualification was necessary for all voters, and a property
qualification for electors for nobles. In January of this year the
revolution occurred which resulted in the present Provisional Government.
BUSINESS.
Business ia almost entirely carried on by foreigners, principally
Americans, British, Germans, and Chinamen. Many of the principal
offices are filled by foreigners or by native-born whites.
CURRENCY.
Gold and silver coins of all nations are current as legal tender at
real or nominal value. From 1884 only United States gold coins have
been legal tender for more than $10; no paper money exists excepting
in form of treasury certificates for coin deposited.
FINANCE.*
The budget is (was) voted for a biennial period. The following table
shows the revenue and expenditures in dollars for the last five financial
periods:
1882-'84.
$3,092,085
2,216,406
1884-'86.
$3,010,655
2,988, 722
1886-'88.
$4, 812, 576
4,712,285
1888-'90.
$3, 632,197
3,250, 510
1890-'92.
$4,408,033
4,095,891
The revenue is largely derived from customs ($1,204,305,1890-'92)
and internal taxes ($963,495, 1890-'92), while the largest item of
expenditure was for the interior ($1,641,848, 1890-'92). The debt,
March, 1892, was:
Bonded debt $2,314,000
Duo depositors' postal-savings bank 903,1S2
Interest varies from 5 to 12 per cent.
* Statesman's Yeai Book, 1893.

COMMERCE—EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Sugar and rice are the staple industries, while coffee, hides, bananas,
and wool are also exported.
The following table shows the commerce and shipping for five years:
Years.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
I m p o r t s .
$4,944, 000
4,541.000
5, 430, 000
6, 962, 000
7,439, 000
N a t i v e exp
o r t s .
$9,435,000
11,631,000
14, 010, 000
13,143,000
10, 259. 000
Customs
receipts.
iifll
iiiii
Ships entered.
254
246
288
295
310
Tonnage.
210,703
221,148
223,567
230,120
284,155
The chief exports in 1891 were:
Sngar pounds.. 274,983,580
Rice do 4,900,450
Bananas buuches.. 116,660
Wool pounds.. 97,119
The imports are mainly groceries, provisions, clothing, grain, timber,
machinery, hardware, and cotton goods.
Ninety-one per cent of the trade is with the United States.*
PRODUCTS, RESOURCES, VEGETATION.
Besides sugar and rice, the staple products, coffee, bananas, oranges,
and other fruits are largely grown. Food products are abundant,
especially of the kind suitable to a hot climate.
The native food consists largely of the taro plant, of which the best
varieties are grown in shallow ponds of fresh water. It is stated that
about 40 square feet of taro will yield enough to supply one man for
a year, this being his principal food. From this plant is made the poi,
which is the ordinary food of the Kanaka.
The sweet potato grows even amongst the rocks and flourishes
abundantly in good soil, while the common potato sometimes grows
well, though is often injured by worms.
Wheat and corn are grown; the former was once cultivated for
export. Flour is made, but it is said that the islands now receive all
their cereal products from California.
The quality of the coffee raised is said to be equal to the choicest.
The climate is also very favorable to the growth of the long staple
sea-island cotton; but as this variety must be picked by hand the high
price of labor in the islands renders its culture unprofitable.
Tropical fruits of nearly all kinds grow in the greatest abundance,
the orange, lemon, lime, mango, pineapple, chirimoya or custard apple,
the alligator pear, pomegranate, and guava, all of which are exotic.
The banana is indigenous, and is the most abundant of all fruits;
besides it there are the ohia apple—a fruit peculiar to the Pacific
islands, soft, juicy, and mildy acid—many varieties of palms, the
choicest trees of India, the caoutchouc, the papaya, the traveler's tree
of Madagascar, and other foreign plants.
INDUSTRIES.
"The chief industry of the islands is the cultivation of sugar cane.
Fer this the soil (although the area is limited) seems better adapted
'Statesman's Year Book, 1893.
S. Doc. 231, pt 6 27

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 vowels, except ''i'', which is the same as the German ''ie''. There are no silent letters in the written Hawaiian language.
 English is very generally spoken throughout the group.
-GOVERNMENT.
+===GOVERNMENT.===
 Under the great chief Kamehameha the islands of the Hawaiian group became consolidated into a kingdom about the beginning of the present century, and continued, with occasional interference from European powers, as an independent nation under the rule of the descendents of the first great chief.
 At the beginning of the present year the Government was a constitutional monarchy, ruled by a queen aided by a cabinet consisting of 4 ministers, and by a legislature composed of 24 members of the house of nobles and 24 representatives. These, with the ministers, made a total of 52. Members of both houses were elected by a popular vote. An educational qualification was necessary for all voters, and a property qualification for electors for nobles. In January of this year the revolution occurred which resulted in the present Provisional Government.
-BUSINESS.
+===BUSINESS.===
 Business is almost entirely carried on by foreigners, principally Americans, British, Germans, and Chinamen. Many of the principal offices are filled by foreigners or by native-born whites.
-CURRENCY.
+===CURRENCY.===
 Gold and silver coins of all nations are current as legal tender at real or nominal value. From 1884 only United States gold coins have been legal tender for more than $10; no paper money exists excepting in form of treasury certificates for coin deposited.
-FINANCE.*
+===FINANCE.*===
 The budget is (was) voted for a biennial period. The following table shows the revenue and expenditures in dollars for the last five financial periods:
-<small>
+{|width="75%" style="font-size:smaller"
+{{6cr| |1882-'84|1884-'86|1886-'88|1888-'90|1890-'92}}
-**** Jere fix table below ****
+{{6cr|Revenue|$3,092,085|$3,010,655|$4,812,576|$3,632,197|$4,408,033}}
--'84. $3,092,085 2,216,406 1884-'86. $3,010,655 2,988, 722 1886-'88. $4, 812, 576 4,712,285 1888-'90. $3, 632,197 3,250, 510 1890-'92. $4,408,033 4,095,891 The revenue is largely derived from customs ($1,204,305,1890-'92) and internal taxes ($963,495, 1890-'92), while the largest item of expenditure was for the interior ($1,641,848, 1890-'92). The debt, March, 1892, was: Bonded debt $2,314,000 Due depositors' postal-savings bank 903,1S2 Interest varies from 5 to 12 per cent.
+The revenue is largely derived from customs ($1,204,305, 1890-'92) and internal taxes ($963,495, 1890-'92), while the largest item of expenditure was for the interior ($1,641,848, 1890-'92).  The debt, March, 1892, was:
-**** Jere fix table above ****
+{|width="75%" style="font-size:smaller"
-</small>
+{{break}}
+{{*}}Statesman's Year Book, 1893.
 {{p|417}}
+===COMMERCE—EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.===
 Sugar and rice are the staple industries, while coffee, hides, bananas, and wool are also exported.
 The following table shows the commerce and shipping for five years:
-**** Jere, fix table below.  Change size to small, or not, as you wish (figures should be readable even if small). ****
+{|width="50%" style="font-size:smaller"
+{{6cr|Years.|Imports.|Native exports.|Customs receipts.|Ships entered.|Tonnage.}}
+{{6cr|1887|$4,944,000|$9,435,000|$595,000|254|210,703}}
-Years. 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 Imports . $4,944, 000 4,541,000 5, 430, 000 6, 962, 000 7,439, 000 Native exports . $9,435,000 11,631,000 14,010, 000 13,143,000 10,259,000 Customs receipts.  Ships entered. 254 246 288 295 310 Tonnage. 210,703 221,148 223,567 230,120 284,155
+{{6cr|1888|4,541,000|11,631,000|546,000|246|221,148}}
+{{6cr|1889|5,439,000|14,040,000|550,000|288|223,567}}
-**** Jere, fix table above ****
+{{6cr|1890|6,962,000|13,143,000|696,000|295|230,120}}
 The chief exports in 1891 were:
-**** Jere, fix table below ****
+{|width="50%" style="font-size:smaller"
+{{3cr|Sugar|pounds|274,983,580}}
-Sugar pounds.. 274,983,580 Rice do 4,900,450 Bananas buuches.. 116,660 Wool pounds.. 97,119
+{{3cr|Rice|do|4,900,450}}
+{{3cr|Bananas|bunches|116,660}}
-**** Jere, fix table above ****
+{{3cr|Wool|pounds|97,119}}
 The imports are mainly groceries, provisions, clothing, grain, timber, machinery, hardware, and cotton goods.
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 Ninety-one per cent of the trade is with the United States.*
-PRODUCTS, RESOURCES, VEGETATION.
+===PRODUCTS, RESOURCES, VEGETATION.===
 Besides sugar and rice, the staple products, coffee, bananas, oranges, and other fruits are largely grown. Food products are abundant, especially of the kind suitable to a hot climate.
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 The banana is indigenous, and is the most abundant of all fruits; besides it there are the ohia apple—a fruit peculiar to the Pacific islands, soft, juicy, and mildy acid—many varieties of palms, the choicest trees of India, the caoutchouc, the papaya, the traveler's tree of Madagascar, and other foreign plants.
-INDUSTRIES.
+===INDUSTRIES.===
 "The chief industry of the islands is the cultivation of sugar cane. Fer this the soil (although the area is limited) seems better adapted
+{{break}}
-''-----''
+{{*}}Statesman's Year Book, 1893.<br>
 S. Doc. 231, pt 6----27