The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-11-23
Hawaiian immigration Society.

uemely valuable.
DEAG SR :-We the undersigned address you 10
solicit your cooperation with our Society, by Civ
ing us whatever information may be in yOnr power
relative 60 your requirements Of labor, present aud
prospective; also in respect 10 the condition OF
your own and Of neighboring lands furthermore
all Information about present cultivation ; and The.
opportunities for manufacturing. and other indus
tries and in dne. any information that may sug-
gest itself TO your mind as having q bearing upon,
the important questions OF supply Of labor, and Of.
increase of permanent population.
You will please to bear in mind. that the Informa-
lion we now solicit. will not lead 10 any obligation
on your part. and Is only sought with a view 10
obtain such data as will enable us to lay before tho
Society, and consequently before the Government
and the country, such a statement Of the needs and
condition of the various industries of the islands,
as may lead the way TO the perfectlng OF some seas-
lille plan for supply of labor. increase Of perma-
nent population, and general development o. the
material interests of the Archipelago.
We beg that you will kindly answer 30 the best
OF your information, such Of the accompanying list
c" questions as may come within the provinces OF
your especial knowledge and interests, and let us.
have your replies at an early date.
We also solicit your cooperation as a member
and beg that we may be permitted 10 add your
name to our list of subscribers. N
Very respectfully,
S. N. CASTLE. W. l.. GREEN, CuAs. r. BIsHoP. &c.
GLADE.-Erecuaiue Committee.
WALTER NJ. GrRsoN, Secretary H. l. s
The ErscutiUe Committee respectfully request replies
TO The tolo'eing questions. for DE sake Of general
Information:
LABOR.
l How many laborers do You employ
2 How many natives, malesr
3 How many natives, femalesG
4 How many Chinesef
3 How many OF other racesl
6 How many more laborers, native or foreign.
could you now employ
7 What race Of laborers would you preferf
s How many Chinese, Japanese or other Ash
attic laborers would you like to engage soon. for q
term of 8 or 5 years, at not more than SC per month,
with food. and that may cost each from 500 to 500
for passage money and incidental expensesf
9 How many imported Asiatic laborers at
above rates, do you think you might be prepared
to engage "A year henceI
10 What proportion Of women would You be-
Willing to engage, and at what ratei
I'll - you could not hire women, how many. the
wives OF your laborers, could you afford to feed
and lodge?
II Do you want to engage a cook, house servant
or other laborer for domestic or shop work, under
contract for q term OF yearsf
WAGES.
IS How much per month do you pay 10 laborers
IA How much per month do you pay to laborers
with food, etcf
Is What are your views about contracts and
advances?
l6 Please state if you have lands 10 oser TO be
worked on shares, and how much, aud upon what
terms.
IL What crops could be raised TO most adyant-
age on such la~nds-whether cane, rice or other pro-
duct.
ls Will you make necessary advances to.sesli-
tute laborers willing to work on sharesf
10 Does your neighborhood or district, which
please to designate, offer opportunity for the settle
ment OF small farmers or peasants who might be
imported by the Government For such settlers
what facilities Of wood and water, and what could
be cultivated TO most advaRtageg
LAND.
20 How many acres do you hold In fee simpler
FL How many acres do you hold by leasef
% How many acres have you planted In canef
20 How many acres planted in your vicinity, in
cane, which is ground at your MILF
"a How many more acres have you suited 10
plant caneY
IS How much land in your district or neighbor-
hood available for canef Please TO mention tho
names and area of lands referred TO.
26 How much OF your cane land Is capable OF
irrigationf
~ How much of your land is suited for cane,
but not practicable for irrigationf
% How much of your land Is suited to other
products besides Gamer
20 How much land in your district (Which
sides canef
80 How much land in your district in taro
patches, and suited for ricef
81 How much land have you employed as q
range for stock, and what stockf
80 How much of your land Is adapted 10 graz
ing? Please state whether for cattle, sheep or other
stock.
33 To what extent is grazing carried on in your
district, and what stock best adapted?
81 What extent OF Government lands In your
5c.-ict. and please TO name themi
IS VIVA: IL the character OF these Government
lands? How much suited for cane or other pro-
duct, and how much suitable for pasture, and in
wood?
IS What use is at present mace CT such landsH
Leased or not?
81 How much of land held by natives ia your
district. and in cultivation by the ownersf
38 Any lands in your neighbOrhood for sale or
lease. and on what termsf
80 What is the character and extent Of the forest
in your district, and to what extent Is Il affected by
the rage of stock?
pRODrrrr
40 Conld any of the following products be cul-
tivated to advantage on your lands, and in your
district?-and please mention your vlewsi in respect
to these and other products, occurring to your mind,
that may be suited TO this country. You will kindly
append your remarks 10 such articles in the list as
may have come under your observation.
Coffee, Tea, Rice, Silk, Ramie. Textile Banana,
Cotton, Flax, American Aloes, Pandanas or Hala,
Hemp. other fbrous plants, Tobacco, Cochineal. In
digO, Bamboo, Castor Oil, Camphor, Nutmegs, Other
Spices, Cinchona, Buchu, Cocoanuts, Indian Corn,
Grains, Potatoes, Beans. Peanuts, Opium, Wax.
Grapes, Kon, Opiko, and other cabinet woods, Dye
Stufs-woOds and plants suited for Tanning Banks,
Charcoal Woods, Trees best to Acclimatize, Grasses.
WATER SUPPLY.
al To what extent might canals or sluices, reser-
yoirs or other means Of economizing and distributing
water be adyantageously constructed in your neigh
borhoodf Please TO mention location, streams and
other particulars.
AZ Please to mention any particulars you may
think Of public interest respecting your streams,
springs and other particulars.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
43 Please to give what information you can re-
specting condition and requirements Of roads,
bridges, landings and other facilities Of communion
ton in your district.
POPULATION.
~ What amount of population do you think your
district could suppOrtl-aDd IN what way could they
be supported, in view of the market we have for such
products as they could raiser
GENERAL INQUIRIES.
45 Does your neighbOrhood or district offer any es-
pecial opportunity wherein capital or a Government
subsidy might be employed to adva- tage TO develop
the resources Of the country, and attract ~immigra-
tiOn2
46 What is the cost, in your neighborhood, of q
native thatch house, made out of material on the
land7 Please to state cost Of a house Of given d-
melon