The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-02-11
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Ii.
HOxoLULU, Feb. 8, 1865.

Tn. eros. product o. one hand. on a well regulated sugsr
eat; Is P4s o. y sarar. AMI Is gallons q molasses; the former
y.l-i on the spot al 81 cents pr pound, AMI The laser, II:
- per gallon. together, $3.50 The annual c'pense -
srrb haaI. insulting WAGES paid horses, mules and oxen,
-C-rt a. go The items are az follows salt. meat, and
.5-r., $500 eothinx o. All sorts $i2O9' medical atteat,aee
ras-rs salary, $1,000 tav=-. s50o9 annual igzs on a eaPiai 81
s;eeoo 70 ra 1870 e, b az Z. ~ $50 .'t d. Of pioarhs, carts, &c,
800. Total. $50 Fifteen arrr- are reqiIrei Tor e-Sh hand
sod-Iaai. The annual consumption Of wood On an state Of
= 'T,.essi5a on tn same Land. Que q plant cane, the other OF
-. one hand vii tent Ave acres, hesries cItinz his proper
ton q wood, AMI poushirg . acres Of ALLOW ground
slaves, Eor--s, mule aai TorSiGE oS-n, a. estimated a. Ia 200
dollars. Oae thiri. or 800 acres, being cultivated n cane, yields
zoo 900 pounds At 81 c-nt-; aui 10000 gallons of molasses, -
~ ce9tst-togetirsr $500 dollars. Deduct annual expenses a.
ar Or 10 81 per cent. intsrest on the investment
la a 1p rsr niEEII |" bv IN. a5uSisni, ami eS;raoriinary
crop % 1871, aud they give it a. their opinion, that the rate II
income Is not more than SIX per cent
The average amount Of sugar produced per acre
is here estimated a, 1000 pounds aud 125 gallons of
molas.es. and the total Of capital for On estate 100
aeres producing 400, coo pounds per annum, is set
d.za arsI4T, 300. The amount Of wood consumed
ssea,s large, being four cords Of wood for each ton
OF sugar. Z VIII not enter into any s0H.PuTisen Of
the details Of this statement. with our sugar culture
at the islands. further than 20 say tbs; IN every res
meet the Islands have very superior advantages for
spo.r cultivation. Tie amount Of capital required
for 4 good plantation Of the specified size here, ex-
elusive OF negroes. certainly not exceeding S1o,OOO
to 500, 900, whilst the labor is less at present and
the arsrggs yield not less than 1900 pounds per
acre at 4 moderate estimate. Add 10 this that the
cane OF Louisiana sometimes suffers from late frosts
in the spring and early frosts in the autumn. and we
End the balance Of chances Of success in the sugar
enterprise largely in favor OF The Hawaiian Islands.
It IS said that some of our sugar estates require a
81 FI.I Fr afaaup mn and pyanO-
ration, but | know OF none which approaches to the
amount stated in this report. 1 do not know what
our first class works would require were they con-
ened soYs{v to wood, but the fuel used on nearly all
Of the estates is chiefly trash, as | am informed, the
strippings Of the cane, Of which there are from three
TO FIVE On the plantations. being relied upon 10 keep
up the strength of the land. The proportion of
land o. the whole area of the plantation which IL
usually under cultivation here. will be found much
less | think than what is stated in the report, that Is
where the proprietor depends upon his own land for
the cane from which he manufactures his sugar,
whilst many Of the cane fields are absolutely larger.
The question of labor promises to become an i'm
portant one to the planter. especially in reference TO
q further extension Of the sugar producing interests
Of the islands. To meet this want the last Legisla-
ture passed IN act creating an Emigration Board,
proposing to loan the credit Of the Government for
the AnpJEllNlOu tA SuCu - VI b1iNAS DCNA
male and female. as might be found upon personal
inquiry and examination by Il judicious government
agent. best adapted to promote the development of
the true agricultural and moral interests of the
islands. The government very justly reasoned, that
selections Of hborers made by its duly appointed
and qualified agents with no pecuniary interest to
advance. but simply to supply a pressing want with
what was best suited to it, would be more likely to
be Of suitable persons than selections By any person
or persons merely aiming TO make a profitable spec
ulation. II the government contracts in China or
elsewhere with laborers. it will be much more likely
90 select such as will prove useful and industrious
citizens aud subjects, adding strength to the state.
n the event Of their choosing to continue in the
country after the expiration of their contracts, than
can be hoped for from any private enterprise. The
former would aim 10 import healthy young men
with their wives. the latter would be most likely
20 conGne their impOrtations chiefly to unmarried
zen as the most proGtable. The relations OF the
government to the lahOrers which it imports, will
not only be likely TO bring here a better class, but
will bring it into direct relation to the planter as a
contrncring party. aud hence with more ability to
guard against any abuses by either the laborer or
his employer in their relations to each other. than
can consist with the freedom of a private enterprise.
The government proposes no profit or speculation.
49, 1872 ~ --&1~ @@~N "e 49, $500 -
it its outlay. thus serving its own interest by pro-
curing As far as possible healthy labsrers in families,
and giving 10 the planter Z more valuable laborer
than he would otherwise be able to Procure-6ut it
is essential that the Emigration Board enter at
once and energeticalIy upon its work. If it delays
long, private enterprise will not wait. AMI rs q con-
sequence We shall be likely 10 have 4 class introduced
which neither government or planter will find pro-
motive of their best interests indeed | have heard
that such an enterprise has been already inaugurated
by private parties upon their own responsibility, on
account OF the delay already experienced Of this
no one can complain, but however we'll conducted.
private enterprise cannot be expected, As before re-
marked, to secure so valuable a class rs may be rea-
sonably expected through government importation.
But the government should more at once and eFec-
tireIy.
1 close this unintentionaIly long communication by
an extract from 3 letter just received from H. b.
AuchincIoss. Esq, of New York. author of an arti-
Gle upon the sugar culture OF the Sandwich Islands.
Published in the November number Of Hunts Mer-
chants Magazine. He says
81 observe by late papers that you (meaning the
planters and government) have been taking active
steps to obtain i supply of Chinese Coolies. the lest
thing which you have done for a long time. 1 am
GrmIy convinced of the great advantage of importing
This race OF men tor sugar growing. aud believe them
10 De superiority all odis-tO African slaves. l
have seen the ts0 races working side by side IN the
largest sugar UIlls Of Cuba. and have heard Span
aris acknowledge that they did more work than the
slaves. II carefully selected and chosen rather from
the Northern than the Southern provinces, | DO not
believe that your people will have the trouble they
Seem to anticipate from their lying and thieYiug
habits. At any rate they will work.