The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-03-06

o. -he ere ~ John u WOOL rs. SIN Zteh-
before o.. Plis sia-i--=tr. To 5efatat Ua-
. ~J1Fa1ae ollie t-.1zI ierre BE Court .r
z~f=e1:irs himself E1u NJ. Wlsls r en-
-y % tie Iil5sl scion ~ go ,s- Cole
Ter Er1a-e-e.- tLe Nil-e- oE F---= -nt
~ &C. i~a-e.i1r. m--te-- " &c Ea-l g Il-i-
=-l1- raT--r- ~ tis ea.ie. rTr1re-. -
rler with &c A;,y-ue G-rezi, % -e.rI Gle
e-a- 4 vy rz9a-y -r- d wu- frs
F-1-eI t-lt de collie LII at-a-@l himself fr@
work f-tEJ ~ ttle. L. and a~z--. ~
-be niglt ar tle eighteenth af Sase4le-- @.,e-
working hl1z-. without re--.- a- tle en-
Iger- Tie Minister o. Fi-lae= e-imei tiat
tle collie lad G. r--l- o. tie zine between vo-k-
ing bo1r- il lie arteu15l AMI u..-iu= tiat lie
va o. liz v4y - complain :. --c Barl 90 Ill-
treatment. ard consequently E1 a --a- o. =
v.ti1u; leave. finally. tirt J-v.n- after working
h11-- VI. TT an oseree a--il-t tie law Tie
1924 ,e-ti.n " tie Cole -ay-. i any !e--,n
lawfully J1ual o -eryice. -laIi wIiiuly absent
him-elf from such --yIoe with31t tie leave Of
h- master" Sc. The meaning or the Lw J.
Clearly ai-enoe during working hour.
Tie grounds taken b. TIE Minister aTIearei
-,8Dt. and TIE Magistrate Cerl-eI that leaving
tie plantation after w0rkin. hJur- Wa -; au
OEence under the section Of tie Civil code glOirl;
but tie Magistrate al-5 declared tiar tire ia
pane-e had ~ right % leave. even after working
holr-. Because il WIS in tirrct violation Of the
second and ninth rule u the plantation. which,
having been iud0r=ed BIZ the Minister Of the
Interior. a. President % the Board Of I~mnigra-
tiJa, applied with the force Of law - al Ie-s-us
imported under tie ausp.oz Of tie Bard.
This decision viii surprise many, and il viii
~ a-kei. How can tie rules Of plantation have
more force than tie Civil CJle2 The answer =
Beau=e e ire Trovi-i.Hs u a Collie Code.
ra--ei az the Inst -e--i5n of tire legislative A.
seIably, tie existence Df which J. ignored By the
Government, IL their PAPER, in Tire following Ian
.Ia.-. Tie el5I-e &c finds himself introduced
into o LLDr -y-tcm r. which he bears 10 badge
0f de.-alau9n. ~ mark q in:eri5rity. in CON-
Tari-ln wiki h- fellow hbJref-. NJ COOlie
Cole singles hn out TOR Particular Surveillance
AMI rcgllat..u."
In aoe,rlalsc wi;h the second and ninth rules
Dr tLe plantation. tie Magistrate felt that no
further ruling wl- ue-a--ary On tie fret and Sec
oaI r1iut-. On the third point raised the Nagi--
trare could lot asrec with tie Minister Of Fl
nance. that @ eJ1lie or servant bad a night 70 bis
sme between working hour-. Il the collie l. q
slave. he can DC a~--igueI ~ the Bard . \, and
by : o Z. and - ou, AMI biz right o. amy time
j. very questionable. Il lie i ~; e -laye-if be
" h-ar- 30 balse of degradation, ~ mark Of in
f-ri,-;y q native born subjects Of Ills Majesty
cannot be a--isnel by the Bard to A.or by
= o 4, AMI he Las n certain right . tie time
between working hours in the afternoon and
IaJ-ninS.
TIE BJarl Of Immigration, apparently iudig-
nlnt at tie ruling Of tie Magistrate, appealed TO
Supreme Court. Fear Of consequences. or
ont Of regari for the B.nch, they with
dew tie appeal.
The Lever Plantation becoming involved, tho
proprietor made an assignment Of his property,
cDDlie contracts. fr thc benefit Of his
creditors. and in due course tie Plantation and
lppuEtenanoes are ti-pDsel Of. and the Minister
VI Finance becomes n purchaser. lie Exccllcncy
j. n very prominent member Of tie Board Of I'M
migration, likewise tie peckznif Of the Ministry,
md i indignant because any one should presume
- think that nc or hi- colleagues would deceive
poor labOTer. lie j. not too honorable. how
sser. 90 ieny an ignorant eoDlie the constitutional
Of n " ciDicc Of masters which frccmcn
are supposed o. enjoy.
Ia view 81 tine facts stated, how much depend
snee can b. placed upon the promise Of the B.ard
lF immigration. that tiey will .. secure and do
rights Of citizenship under the Hawaiian law.
is fully ~ tire same are enjoyed by the native
born subjects Of the Kingdom - ,
Have MT the Bard -ct the machinery in mo-
which Will deceive the 81 bonded labOTcr,"
free O. Immigrant or e coolie 49,?