The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-26
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY J.. JUNE %.
The New "Isondcd

- ot1ttc .sHbOrsIe."
) From the GG=eYe of this week. VIC c,,bcr
4 more facts concerning the cruise Of the N1u,a
: Ina. a. follows The vessel first touched off
: Caroline Island, in latitude 10 south. longitude
r lJO0 west, and found there n formulation of
about a dozen natives from thence proceeded IN
Mauke or PIrry's Island, in latitude 90 soutb
longitude lj7 west, where they were unable IN
procure natives as they were unwilling To leave
their Island. The Island Of Mangaia in latitude
- south, longitude Ij7 west. WIS next Wis
Itei, and the people were only too willing to
leave; but the authorities, missionaries we are
told, would not consent, and Captain English in
obedience to orders, and in accordance with his
own views, refused to take them without the
consent Of the missionaries. Captain English is
certainly entitled to praise for the Difference shown
to the wishes Of the Mission there established:
and IN passing we would recommend a cultivation
OF the same dcfcrcntial disposition, Oh the part
OF the administration, towards the missionaries
h. our own latitude, ns we believe that it would be
conducive to the best interests Of this group.
The bark then proceeded to Roratonga where
the natives were found willing To- come. but. Der
haps being advised of the extremity to which the
board Of immigration is reduced. demanded
fifteen dollars Il month, in cash. for wages.
Aitutaki was next visited but the authorities
here interIOscd, and the natives were not rccciyc.h-~.
Captain English then sailed for Manahiki. or s
Humphreys Island, in latitude 10 so south. =
longitude l6l : west, and here succeeded in OBJ
tanning ten married couples, ten single men and
eight single women, with fourteen children. a {
total Of ~ffty-twO persons. From Reirson's Island, :
thirty miles to the nOrthward, five married q
couples, three single men and six single women. i
with ten children, were obtained. The whole :
importation by the Mama Loa foots UPS !
men, % women and - children, in all 81 persons. i
Of whom 81 are adults.
These persons have engaged for two years from i
the day Of landing. during which time the Board
OF Immigration agrees to secure and defend .
them in all rights Of citizenship under the IIa-
waiian law, rs fully rs the same are enjoyed by o
the native born subjects Of the Kingdom" n II
which will prove somewhat difficult, if the n,
of their contracts are complied with. ?,
Speaking of the contracts under which these ;
abOrers are held, of which there must be ut least .
three, n two are published and another is refer =
red to IN which 1t Il stipulated that payment .,
hall be made m goods, we would ask why they -
Ihould differ 80 essentially from the form Of con- ~,
ract by which 4 Hawaiian labOrcr Is bound? :,
Again could n Hawaiian citizen be held under 8,
he provisions Of the two or three really formId-
bic contracts which these new corners are said ~
o have signed? From the last contract which =
he Board has published, we extract two PAM .,
,raphs which it were better for the reputation Of ri
lis Alajcty's Government to omit, as they plainly al,
-ench upon the obnoxious principle Of right of in
roperty in n human being-a principle not rec ",
by the Hawaiian Constitution OF Laws, tn,
nd totally at variance with right and justice. dir
nc following are the Paragraphs alluded to: ths
: And the said (empioyerJ AMI the said OahorerO each and -,
th, scversly AMI collectively, agree with the Beard Il Immi- ~
atnu- that the contract fE the services II the said O1i1rer)
All not D. Transferred q any Third Party, during thu term
this contract, without the consent u tc slI B,4rd u I'm un
OF it, agent" g.,
But u the agreement shaH D. Cancelled by a Magistrate. yea
vemcut, On III part II the -ahi OaborrrJ then u1 r,hludinr pro
. take place And q = further Understood AMI agreed. that :.
rase this contract bctwcyu (-mpioyerJ and OablrerJ shouM u '
"a any manner aluullci BY operation e hW. the contract q,
,Seen OslgrrrJ and tn Bard q Immigration, shall D. he'll
b. sut-tstinG. ant ~ fI frce, until the end q the term II {
luAtci o. The original CUutrIct, 4ni iu case such auulmeut ..
W "ceur Without FAULT Be- the employer. tr Beard 81 Imuli- III
ten Vii make such T~cuuttry Concessions 60 th- aid 81,
'Pt'SerJh as ha.' or assigns, = may Be right and just"