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Show i Hawaii imioriB almost cvu.x thing i " ill i b1o uses, aside from sugar, coll o ana W4' fruit, attention having been alinoM ex-, , . clusively given to the taieing of mgar . . all of which. aside from that conMinud - on the island, is is expoited tb tho Un- ' ited States. About 1)5 per cent of th imports of the island are the ptowth, .. .. . products or manufacture ol the United States. If tiic American tariff to in force in tho islands about $500,000 worth of imports which now enter free of duty and arc boughtin countrioh Qther & than the United States would be bought from this country. Tho lime lor passage between San Francisco and j Honolulu by steamer is from si:: to geveii dayd. The latcs aie $75 i-abin fdh. passage ail 1 $25 Ptecraye. although a i ' 'number of willing viands which make Ivf ' regular tup" with limited passenger v, v accommodation, cli irgd flO for a in , "r passage On tho islands weie tltieo railroads, aggregating about neet.ty miles in length. The currency of tho islands is of tho pame unit of vahie as that of the United Sftes. The gold is all of American mintage and tins United States silver and paper money is in circulation and passes at par. |