The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-05-07

lesson the expenses attendant upon the Importation
And that the Agent visit Madras. Hindoostln. and
other places in the East Indies and Mauritius TO pro
cure such information as would be interesting ana
useful to the Society.
His Elk. Mr.. Wyllie remarked upon the apathy
shown by the planters themselves in this question OF
such vital Importance to their interests, and regretted
it much. After which he was pleased TO quote from
a letter written to him By his most intimate friend
the Hon. Sir John Bowring, who had had a deal OF
experience in China and Siam. that well selected
Chinese laborers were the best TO be had in the Orl-
entail world, and that moreover he, Mr.. w, had re-
ceived a letter from the same party at the time Of our
former importation of coolies in which he stated that
q great mistake had been made, as We had then a lot
of pirates and thieves.
His Excellency also stated that he had sent samples
Of the sugars from his estate to the principal marts
of Europe, and was satisfied that should the Ameri-
can ports on the Pacific be blockaded he could charter
a vessel and send a cargo either to Hamburg or
Liverpool, drawing bills against the same, and not
only save himself from losses but make a profit. Mr..
W. l.. Green gave as a reason why planters had not
responded to the circular of His Excellency the Min
lister of the Interior, that they were not satisfied from
whence the laborers were to be brought. A planter
of great experience had stated TO him another reason,
that the law OF master ana servant was such that he
considered it impossible to work Chinese coolies under
it, and wanted to know what guarantee planters
would have that suitable laws would be enacted.
Mr.. ". A. Aldrich stated that his experience with
Chinese coolies was far from satisfactory, and thought
that the Government should take the matter of i'm
portation Of laborers into their own hands and not
allow private parties to engage in it. His reasons
being that whatever class were imported they would
probably be the basis upon which a new population
would be built up, as Hawaiiaus were fast decreasing.
That the Island of Mauritius, one-seventh larger than
Oahu, employed one hundred and fifty thousand
coolies, and that as we had but just commenced, as
it were, the culture of sugar, that as the demand
for laborers increased our necessities would make the
importation of laborers a matter of speculation, and
all sorts of people would be palmed off on US.
His Ex. c. de Varigny moved that the report of
the committee on labor be adopted by this Society,
seconded by the Hon. G. NJ. Robertson, and carried
unanimously.
Hon. c. Harris, His Majesty's Att General, re-
marked that His Majesty's Government would do all
in their power to place before the popular branch of
the Legislature, at its coming session, such changes
in the law of master and servant as were deemed
desirable.
Mr.. w. L. Green moved the following resolution:
"ReSolred, That the report presented by the COM
mittee on labor, and approved by this Society, be
respectfully referred to His Majesty's Government for
consideration, and for their taking in concert with
this Society, if possible. the proper steps to secure the
importar ion of laborers." Seconded by MIR. John
Montgomery, and carried.
His Ex. R. C. Wyllie read from a letter received
by him from His Majesty's Charge, at Lima, infor.
nation to the following effect, viz: " that the most
guano, and they yielded three fold" he. MIR. W.,
considered this information as very valuable.
His Elk. c. de Varigny moved to adjourn, which
was carried.