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and county organizations has recently been recommended by the 

 United States Senate Committee. 



Recent statistics concerning the area, elevation, and population of 

 the islands show the following: 



The population is classified approximately as follows : 



Since these statistics were collected there has been an importation 

 of Porto Kicans and Italians for work on the plantations; but, as 

 neither class of labor has proven satisfactory, it is not likely that they 

 will constitute a permanent part of the population. Of the Cau- 

 casians, probably 14 000 are Hawaiian born and largely of American 

 parentage, while about 2 500 more were born in this country. 



Climate. Since 1884 a daily record has been kept at the office of 

 the Weather Bureau in Honolulu, to show the rainfall, atmospheric 

 pressure, temperature, humidity, and direction and force of the wind. 

 In 1890 the systematic collection of records at various points through- 

 out the islands was begun, and the last reports indicate that the rain- 



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