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HAWAII. 



[letter VIII. 



cessantly. I fear you will be tired of sugar, but I find it more 

 interesting than the wool and mutton of Victoria and New 

 Zealand, and it is a most important item of the wealth of this 

 toy kingdom, which last year exported 16,995,402 lbs. of sugar 

 and 192,105 gallons of molasses.* It is really difficult to tear 

 myself from the subject, for I see the cane waving in the sun 

 while I write, and hear the busy hum of the crushing-mill. 



L I, B. 



* In 1875 export of sugar reached a total of 25,080, 182 lbs. 



