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Meanwhile. the sugar industrys labor needs continued to feed the famous. Hawaiian melting pot. Portuguese immigrant families had arrived in 1878.. mostly from the island and Madeira. German immigrants followed them in 1881. After formal arrangements were. made between the governments in 1885.. the major Japanese immigration began in earnest. By 1907. more than 180.000! Japanese had come to Hawaii to work. of whom about 126.000. had left to return. home. By 1913. the number of Portuguese immigrants had swelled to 20.000 men. women. and children. with the majority of them again coming from Portugals island provinces. CHART IA.-Cane sugar production in Hawaii. 190863 Cane used for sugar Sugar produced Raw value Recovery of Tons cane -960 sugar equivalent Production year (beginning Oct. 1. Tons sugar per ton Total cane made per refined ending Sept. 30) per acre sugar land area Acreage Average Converted Equivalent short tons sugar from harvested yield per Production to 960 raw refined of cane cane acre value ground Acres Acres Short tons Short tons Short tons Short tons Pounds Percent 190809 ----------------------------- 5.14 7.42 201. 641 106.127 38.2 4.050.000 545.738 510. 048 270 12.59 190910 ------------------------------- 4. 81 7. 78 209. 469 110. 247 37.4 4.122. 000 529. 940 495. 282 257 12. 02 191011 ------------------------------- 5.16 7.94 214. 312 112. 796 41.0 4.623.000 582.196 544.120 252 11.77 t91112 -------------------------------- .34 7.75 216.345 113.866 41.4 4.711.000 607.863 568.109 258 12.06 191213 ------------------------------- 4.90 7. 99 215. 741 113.548 39.1 4.445.000 556.654 520. 249 250 11.70 191314 -------------------------------- 1 5.4 8.01 217. 470 112. 700 44.4 5. 000.000 624.165 583.345 250 11.67 191415 ------------------------------- 5 75 7. 96 239. 800 113.164 45.8 5.184.393 650. 970 608. 397 251 11.74 191516 ------------------------------- 5.17 8.14 246. 332 115.419 42.1 4.859.424 596. 703 557. 679 246 11.48 191617 -------------------------------- 5.57 7.98 247. 476 117.468 44.4 5.220.000 654.388 611.591 251 11.72 191718 -------------------------- - 4.86 8.34 246.813 119.785 40.5 4.855.804 582.192 544.117 240 11. 21 191819 -------------------------- - 5.07 7.81 239. 844 119.679 39.6 4.744.070 607.174 567. 465 256 11.90 191920 ------------------------------ 4.91 7.98 247. 838 114.105 39.2 4.473.498 660. 379 523. 379 251 11.71 192021 .------------------------------ 4.83 8. 53 236. 510 113.056 41.2 4.657.222 546. 273 510.547 235 10. 96 192122 ------------------------------ 4.98 8.23 228.519 124.124 41.0 5.088.062 618. 457 578. 010 243 11.36 192223 ------------------------------ 4.85 8. 23 235.134 114.182 39. 9 4. 559. 819 554. 199 517.954 243 11.36 192324 ------------------------------ 6.42 7.91 231.862 111.581 50.7 5.661.008 715. 918 669. 097 253 11.82 192425 ----------------------------- 6.47 8.06 240.597 120. 632 52.2 6.297.000 781. 000 730. 000 248 11.59 192526 ------------------------------ 6. 58 8. 07 237. 774 122. 309 53.1 6. 495.686 804. 644 752. 020 248 11. 58 192627 ------------------------------ 6.68 8.41 234.809 124. 542 56. 1 6.992.082 831.648 777. 258 238 11.12 192728 ----------------------------- 7.00 8.37 240. 769 131.534 58.6 7.707.330 920.887 860. 661 239 11.17 192829 ----------------------- ------ 7. 16 8. 05 239.858 129. 131 57. 7 7.447.494 925.140 864. 636 248 11. 61 192930 ------------------------------ 7. 02 8. 30 242.761 133.840 58. 7 7. 853.439 939. 287 877.858 239 11.18 193031 ------------------------------ 7.43 8.33 251.633 137.037 61.9 8.485.183 1. 018. 147 951.467 240 11.21 193142 ------------------------------ 7.57 8.38 251.876 139.744 63.4 8.865.323 1.057.303 988.155 239 11.15 193233 ------------------------------ 7.34 8.05 254.563 144.959 59.1 8.66.781 1.063.605 994.045 248 11.60 1933 (Oct.