The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-06-04
N.tice to Planters and Others
Interested in the Importation
of Laborers.

As a result of the various meetings of the
Planters Society and of the investigations and
reports made by u Joint Committee, three MEN,
bers of which, namely, Mr.. w. L.. Green, MIR
". a Aldrich and Mr.. j. G. Pfuger, were ap-
pointed by the Planters Society, and three,
namely, the undersigned, Mons. G. de VarIgny
and Mr.. c. C.. Harris, by the Kings Government,
the Government has decided upon the following
course:
To invite, and it hereby does invite, all per-
sons desirous of securing the services of imported
laborers, without reference to the replies with
which they favored the undersigned to a previous
notice dated the Sth April last, to state how
many East Indian Coolies, male and female, they
will undertake to receive upon their being landed
here-the said Coolies to be of the race called
East Indian Coolies and more particularly Hill
Coolies, but not of China
Upon receiving undertakings of this nature for
saw, four or five hundred Coolies, the Govern
ment will engage and despatch to Singapore, via
Hongkong, an Agent, perfectly acquainted with
the requirements of this country, and capable of
making such a selection of Coolies, in view of
the characteristics of the race to which they be-
long and their sanitary condition, as may fairly
! promise to secure the best class of laborers pro-
durable.
To do this the Agent will have to be provided
by the Government with powers to contract for
these Coolies upon certain terms, such as the pc
Rod for which the engagement is made, the pay
Of the men and that of the women, the condi-
tons upon which they are to be returned at the
expiration of their contract, and also the condi-
tons upon which they will be allowed to reen-
gage themselves for a second term, &c, &C., &c.
1t is evident that the conditions and terms will
have to be The same in the case of all the Coolies
who may be brought here and for whatever plan
tation they may be engaged
To meet the current expenses of the Agent a
certain amount per head on the Coolies ordered
by each planter or company will have, of neees-
sity, to be paid in advance, the Government at
present having no means at it's disposal to avoid
such u call.
The Agent will use all diligence in the matter
Of economy ut every point of outlay, and the
character of the gentleman chosen to carry out
this national object-for the future prosperity of
the country is inseparable from that of the PLAN
ters, and without imported labor the planters
cannot reckon upon permanent SUGGESTS such
as to recommend itself TO all.
1t is therefore proposed that in answering this
invitation the applications should be made sub
Jet to the following conditions
l. That the party applying will pay for the
passage, clothing. food, &C., of each COOlie upon
delivery 800, at tine outside, or rs much less as
the s~trictest economy compatible with the health
and efficiency of the laborer will permit and So
per calendar month for the men, and 50 for the
women, as a maximum.
.. That upon each Iaborer applied for an adj
vance of so will be made by the applicant for
the purpose above stated, So only to be paid in
the first Instance, at the departure of the Agent,
and the remaining So when the necessity OF the
case shall require.
The Undersigned while, in accordance with the
duty imposed upon him, thus asks for direct APP
~plieation. will nevertheless be happy to meet
with planters or their agents to offer further in
formation, should it be desired before any offer
Is made. CHARLES GORDON HoPKINs.
HOME OFFICE, Sd J1ne, 1864.