Comparative statement of fire insurance business transacted in the Territory of Hawaii for the calendar years 1903–1919, inclusive.

Recapitulation of insurance business transacted in the Territory of Hawaii for

COMMERCE.

Imports and exports, by fiscal years, since organization of Territorial govern

1 Fiscal years ending Mar. 31.

These figures include specie prior to 1903, but since that year most of the specie has been handled through the post office by registered mail, and the amount thereof is not included in this table. During the last fiscal year the shipments of gold and silver coin other than those made through the mails were: From the United States, $415,585; from foreign countries, nothing; to the United States, nothing; to foreign countries, $529,493.

Not kept.

Domestic exports by articles, fiscal years 1919 and 1920.1

Customs receipts, fiscal years, since organization of Territorial government.

Arrivals and departures of vessels at ports in Territory of Hawaii during last

The Matson Navigation Co. are now operating five steamers in the direct passenger service between San Francisco and Honolulu, and one steamer, the Enterprise, in the San Francisco-Hilo direct service. This service will be augmented in the early part of 1921 by the addition of two 535-foot steamers, the Buckeye State and the Hawkeye State, which have been allocated the Matson Navigation Co. for service between New York and Honolulu via Panama Canal and San Francisco. These vessels are of approximately 11,000 tons cargo capacity each, and will have passenger accommodations for 260 first-class passengers.

During the period under review the Wilhelmina, Matsonia, and Maui were returned to the Matson Navigation Co. after having been in war service on the Atlantic. The Maui resumed service in the Hawaiian trade in the latter part of 1919, and the Matsonia early in 1920.

In addition the Matson Navigation Co. operated several steamers in the freight service both between San Francisco and island ports and between Seattle and island ports. The majority of these vessels are owned by the United States Shipping Board and were principally engaged in carrying sugar and canned pineapples to the mainlands, bringing miscellaneous cargoes to the islands.

The vessels being operated at present in the passenger service of this company are the Lurline and Manoa of 5,928 tons and 6,805 tons, respectively, also the Matsonia of 9,728 tons, the Maui of 10,621 tons, and the Wilhelmina of 6,974 tons. The total passenger accommodations of these five vessels are 1,794.

THROUGH SERVICE.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Co. has continued to operate the Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, vessels of 14,000 tons each, between San Francisco and oriental ports with stopovers at Honolulu both ways. Ten large freighters have also been put in this service, and there is a Manila-East India service with two 16,000-ton passenger and freight steamers, the Santa Cruz and Colusa, stopping regularly at Honolulu both ways. This company has recently announced that the United States Shipping Board has allocated to it five of the new 66 State" class liners, the first steamer to be in service about December and the others to follow at short intervals. They

will be operated in the trans-Pacific service, calling at Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Manila, and Hongkong. These five will be followed in a short time by three more to operate in the Manila-East India service, calling at Honolulu, Manila, Saigon, Singapore, Calcutta, and Colombo. These steamers are 535 feet in length, 72 feet beam, 30 feet 6 inches draft, and of 12,600 deadweight tons. Passenger accommodations are provided for 250 first class and 300 second class. In placing these vessels on the Pacific, the company expects to bring Manila within 16 days of San Francisco, a service of great importance to the trade of this Territory. The run to Singapore will be made in 25 days, and to Calcutta in 35 days.

The Toyo Kisen Kaisha operates a fleet consisting of the Shinyo Maru and Tenyo Maru of 22,000 tons each, the Siberia Maru and Korea Maru of 20,000 tons each, and the Persia Maru of 9,000 tons. These vessels are on the run between China, Japan, Honolulu, and San Francisco, while the Anyo Maru, of 18,500 tons, the Kiyo Maru of 17,000 tons, and the Seiyo Maru of 14,000 tons are on the run which includes China, Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco, Mexico, Panama, and South America. The three latter vessels call at Hilo after leaving Honolulu on the way out from Japan.

The Oceanic Steamship Co. operates the steamers Sonoma and Ventura in the San Francisco, Honolulu, Pago Pago, Sydney service. These vessels touch at all points every four and five weeks. They have a tonnage of about 6,200 gross each, length 400 feet, passenger capacity about 250 in all classes.

The Canadian-Australasian Royal Mail Line has two steamers on the Sydney, Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver run, maintained every 28 days in each direction. These are the Niagara, a triple screw vessel, oil burning, length 543 feet, gross tonnage 13,500, accommodations for 667 passengers; and the Makura, twin screw, now being transformed from coal to oil burner; gross tonnage 8,075, length 450 feet, passenger accommodations, 400.

The Standard Oil Co. operates a fleet of vessels which bring oil to the Hawaiian Islands. During the year these brought 1,254,000 barrels of oil, including fuel oil, gasoline, distillate, and kerosene.

The Associated Oil Co. operated four vessels in its Hawaiian service, these bringing 409,718.13 barrels of oil during the year. No refined oil was handled by the company during the period. The Honolulu. plant has recently been enlarged with a view to reentering the refined oil service. Tankage has been constructed to allow for the storage of approximately 20,000 barrels of gasoline.

The China Mail Steamship Co. operated the steamers China, Nile, and Nanking between San Francisco and oriental ports, carrying first, second, and third class passengers to and from Honolulu. The United States Government returned the Nanking, which was requisitioned for war purposes and this vessel is now operating on a regular schedule.

INTERISLAND TRAFFIC.

Most of the interisland traffic is conducted by the Inter Island Steam Navigation Co. (Ltd.), which operates a fleet of 11 steamers, varying in length from 136.1 feet to 252 feet and from 11.5 to 18 feet