The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-02-19
Meeting Of the Chamber of Conn
nerce.
Fron the P. G. AdvertI.er. I'D. Is.

A regular meeting of the Chamber took place
at their rooms, on Wednesday Feb. u. Present
Messrs. 5. y. Castle, II. NJ. Whitney. &. Rhodes
W. W Hail. A. 5. Cleghorn, B. F. Bodies, B. F.
Dillingham;, T. II. Davies. j. ). Walker, H. A. z.
Carter. J. c. Glade, j. T. Waterhouse, Jr., a.
W PIERCE, g. c. Mclean, NJ. LouissOn, S. e.
Wilder, Along, F. A. Schaefer, A. J. Cartwright.
The President and Vice PresideAt both being
absent, Mr. 5. n. Castle was called to the Chair.
The minutes of the last meeting being lengthy,
the reading was dispensed with.
Mr. S. n. Castle then introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolred That Committee of this Chamber
be appointed to confer with the Government and
ascertain if any measure can be devised to induce
the Government of the United States to enter
into Treaty of Reciprocity with the Hawaiian
Islands
Mr.. Il. A. P. Carter addressed the meeting as
follows
MR. President AND GENTLEMEN Some ten
days since, with the assistance of some other
members of the Chamber, prepared the follow
ing petition
TO HIS MAJESTY LUSAGmo,-SIRE Conf
dent in the earnest desire Of your Majesty to
promote the interest and welfare of the people
over whom You have been called TO reign we the
undersigned, Sugar Planters, Gruziers, and Others.
interested in the Agricultural pursuits on these
Islands. respectfully address Your Majesty with
the desire of calling Your gracious attention to
the need Of some prompt action on the part of
Your Majesty's Governmental meet the growing
wants Of all engaged in cultivating the soil upon
whose prosperity so largely depends the welfare
Of this nation.
Most particularly would We urge the impor-
lance of Immediately providing for large Access
sions to our laboring classes aad of making an
other effort to secure Treaty of Reciprocity
with the United States of America.
FIRsT-As regards Laborers The want of
available labor has been increasing from year to
year till we have presented the absolute alterna-
tive that leading industries must largely cease
and be abandoned or that laborers shall be sup
piled as necessity calls for them. Believing that
tue ItuAiuuoA htHtGcctou VI NGscatluu VI OuE
cultural industries will lead to serious national
ills, We respectfully submit that this is a matter
OF national importance and that upon Your Maj
esty's Government rests the responsibility of in
itiating whatever measures may be deemed wisest
to meet the emergency.
sEcoSD-Regarding Treaty of Reciprocity.
We are of opinion that circumstances make this
a most favorable time to secure such Treaty
with the United States.
Renewed negotiations with such an object in
view may lead to such amendments to the Treaty
last submitted to the United States, as would
render it acceptable to that government and PEG
pie. We beg also to submit TO Your Majesty.
that as it is not unusual for rulers Of neighbOrng
nations having intimate commercial relations to
meet in person to consult for the welfare of their
respective nationallties. we would suggest that
such negotiation would be more likely to be
successful iii could be aided by Your Majestys