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lbs.,ofpaddy556,ooolbs.,of hides 22,000 packages, of goat-skins 

 60,000, of horns 13,000, and of tallow 85i,ooolbs. The im- 

 ports, in 1875, amounted to $1,184,054. 



The expense of " keeping things going " on the islands for 

 the two years ending March 1st, 1874, amounted to $1,193,276, 

 but this included the funeral expenses of two kings, as well as 

 of two extra sessions of the Legislature, which amounted to 

 $42,000. The decrease in the revenue for the same period 

 amounted to $45,000, The items of Hawaiian expenditure 

 were as follows : — 



For Civil List $47,689.73 



,, Permanent Settlements, Queen Emma . . . 12,000.00 



,, Legislature and Privy Council .... 15,288.50 



,, Extra Legislative Expenses 19,011.87 



,, Department of the Judiciary .... 72,245.64 



,, ,, of Foreign Affairs and War . . 78,145.85 



„ ,, of the Interior .... 389,009.08 



,, ,, of Finance . . ... 202,117.05 



,, ,, of the Attorney-General. . 97,097.00 



Bureau of Public Instruction . . . . 89,432.40 



,, Miscellaneous Expenditure .... 170,474.67 



The balance on hand in the Treasury, March 31st 



1874 764-S7 



$1,193,276.36 



That, under the head Finance, includes the interest on bor- 

 rowed money. The funded national debt is $340,000. Of 

 this sum a portion bears no stated interest, only such as may 

 arise from the very dubious profits of the Hawaiian hotel. The 

 interest charges are 12 per cent, on $25,000, and 9 per cent, 

 on $272,000. The estimates for the present biennial period in- 

 volve a large increase of debt. The present financial position 

 of the kingdom is, an increasing expenditure and a decreasing 

 revenue. 



The statistics of the Judiciary Department for the last two 

 years present a few features of interest. There were 4000 con- 

 victions out of 5764 cases brought before the courts, equal to a 

 fourteenth part of the population. The total number of offences 

 in the category is 125. Of these some are decidedly local. 

 Thus, for "furnishing intoxicating liquors to Hawaiians " 92 

 persons were punished; for "exhibition of Hula" 10; for 

 ^ selling awa without licence," 12 • for " selling opium without 

 licence," 24. It is not surprising to those who know the habits 

 of the people, that the convictions for violations of the mar- 



