Of the above vessels, 869, representing a tonnage of 788,000, cleared with cargoes. The steamers other than English were Russian, French, Austrian, and Italian boats, which are heavily subsidized by their respective governments, for carrying the mails.

The coasting trade is carried on by Russiau vessels exclusively, and numbers 2,841, of 433,900 tons. Only 180 of the above were sailing vessels, representing a tonnage of 48,000.

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FULTON PAUL, Consul.

POLYNESIA.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

Annual report by Consul McKinley, of Honolulu, on the trade, &c., of the Hawaiian Islands for the year 1882.

UNITED STATES CONSULATE,

Honolulu, May 10, 1882.

The year 1881 has been by far the most prosperous that this island kingdom has ever seen. Aside from the small-pox epidemic that raged in Honolulu from February until June no drought or pestilence has interfered with the planters, and abundant crops of sugar and rice, the principal products, have been safely gathered and forwarded to their natural market on the Pacific slope of the United States. Business of all kinds has been unusually brisk, undisturbed by failures in commercial circles, and the statistics of exports and imports show a handsome balance of trade in favor of this group.

IMPORTS.

The total value of all goods imported into the kingdom for the year ending December 31 last is $4,547,978.64; value of imports for 1880, $3,673,268.41, showing an increase of $874,710.23 in 1881. Of this increase $620,019.22 is shown to be on goods "free by treaty" from the United States, and the balance, $254,691.01, on dutiable and free imports from the United States and other countries.

The following comparative statement of imports from the United States and other countries shows the value of goods imported, the countries from whence they came, and the increase in value for 1881 over the previous year:

The principal articles imported into the kingdom during the periods named in the above statement, together with the value of those that are from the United States free by treaty, and the increase in the value of each for 1881 are given in the following table: