The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-04-05

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,. Are Indians good iaborcrs.
Answer-The Indians are excellent labsrcrs as field hands.
! cattle, horse or mule drivers, and domestic servants They
arc especially useful after they have become acquainted with
Their work aud their employer, in whom they generally have
= Arc they peaoeabis,
AnsEsr-They arc quist, peaeeahle and aw-abldins. and
ameuaele TO the orders Of their master, whose word Is law e
5 What Is the rate Of wages a, which they are paid
Answer-The rate Of wages which the Indian receives on
half dollars per month, which rate includes foOd and medical
SO sore s. sss; .I LaeS OTS1,s ~ the day 70. shSs, Jobs S. from - to
their staple article Of food, aud in Maurialas ihe best qualities
Bn: have seen Il as high as seven doliaIs = beg during
drought In the localities where the best kinds o. rice are grown.
OF course, wholesale or for q large quantity, prices are less
Of newly ~introdueed Immigrants are one or maybe two dollars
less Ief meath than the aeore' Which e sor men who have
receives from 81 to . dollars in money, and the balance 10
cslves two dollars per SOnih hr the nrsi ysaT. ssas per
n a,i as The e. second year, 81 20 ,ss 'sss' So Per meath
The scale OF food is IL lbs. OF rice per week, = small quantity
SsS: sail. PEPPER. chm shHl., s soap, iaaii . small qualify Of sarIi.
a garden or gathered in the fields.
6. Are they valuable as coionistss
and industrious amer their own fashion. Thsy have a great
liking for agricul.ural pursuits. and some Of them have the
scale, either on their own or emPleyers' account, mare esPe-
= Are they generally strong and hearty
Answer-rhere are strong, powerful men among The Indians.
pOr,iOnany wen made, have more the appearance Of agility
at sight they would appear to he. They are generally timId
and cautions with strangers, frank aud hearty with their
s. Are they subject TO much diseasei
Answer-when wen fed they are not more subject 10 dis
9. How is medical attendance proyidedl
on his Isborers, supply medicines, medical comforts, etc The
doctor for the plantation must. by law, visit the plantation
diseases and treatment Of each. The planter furnishes hos
pital~ accommodations according to the number Of men en-
10. Do they give trouble by frivolous or srOundtes. com
plants sgainsi their employers
Answer-occasiOnAly they do. but such complaints are
punished by law. and they are by no means frequent
IL: How are difficulties between them and employers set
Answer-MinOr difficulties which may arise between master
and servanis-engaged Indian laborers on a plantAtion-are
settled on the plantation by the Inspector Of Immigrants.
Others OF Importance by the stipendiary magistrate OF the dis
tTct.
IL. Do the employers complain OF unnecessary, inquisidve or
inconvsnient interference by officers booking after the interests
Answer-ComplaInts Of this Kind are not unknown In Maa-
ritius. But TO judge from results, Il would be difficult to say
that the interierences Of the authorities were unnecessary or
not. or course the Government would not allow any of its
servants, without a grave reason or cause, TO interfere between
Government cause, on complaint lodged BY .he laboreI. % be-
inquiry into the whole matter would be made by a magistrate
or other duly qualified persoa, and the cause OF trouble ex-
the appointment OF inspectors Of Immigrants TO investigate ON
the spo. the complaints Of planters against their Indian labor
wool have been put down. And besides these cases, often too
instead al being allowed to tester and eanker aud become
sores, giving endless trouble TO cut out and heal
East Indansi
Answer-From the foregoing it will be seen tina. the Indian
immigrant 1 a valuable man In n tropical country as n labor
ing coloni,i. o1ai the races with which ] have been brought
into contact the Indian Is the best for a tropical colouist. AZ
a laborer and a man he is lmmeasurably superior 70 the savage
kindred races, and easily adapts himself 10 The wsys ana man.
ners Of the country to which he has emlgratcd, as can be seen
money, the necessity Of industrious labor, sobriety and frusaL
belief differs from others, he does not NEEDLE n" with ,hose Who
do not trouble him; Many Of them in Mauridus and elsewhere
teachers. Many Ofthem who are not Christians win listen for
when these visit them on the plantations. Numbers Of them
settle in the country Of their adoption, and as in Maurit.us and
performance Of all works which cannot be carried out profit
1 labor. "i TSsT generally en aSIpd ha1e 1 In9ee 'I sa@iI... s %pgay s Of cheap
fond of and attentive 70 their children. They Ike their GILL;
adopted country. AS Iaborers, two or three hundred thousand
Of them would be Invaluable in the Hawaiian Kingdom, nots
merely as laborers on sugar. coffee or tea plantations, but also.
as in MaIrlius, for supplying the I,ils necessities which every
And also the following Information, furnished
by Capt. d. Smith, of this city:
He went nom Madras to MaurItius twice pay Gio per
head to give up nearly all the ship 70 the coole Commissioner.
From Calcutta to Demerara, nrst voyage. s9S a head for all
landed alivei the whole ship given up. Mortality IL per cent,
second voyage TO De%erars, taken as passengers only. Six
feet by four feet space allowed found Ia provisions and medI-
cal assistance flo a head. Mortality 10 per cent
The Hon. Mr.. Carter stated that be was In pos.
session of a considerable amount OF Information In
a printed form on the subject OF coolie emigration
from the British East Indies. which he was ready
to supply to any one DESTROYS of examining into
the subject. The information supplied by Mr..
Horne was interesting, and was doubtless correct
in regard to the state OF things In Martins, bat
the accounts given OF the coolies in British Guiana
were quite different. In regard to obtaining
coolies from India, he stated that the conventions
between Great Britain and France and other
countries contained provisions STIMULATING that the
labor laws of the Colonies taking East Indians
should be similar to those OF Martinique and that
he was Informed by one Of ii. Ii. Ms Commissioners
of Emigration that the East Indian government
would doubtless prefer those Of Trinidad. and
would require that on laws should conform to
those OF that Colony. He obtaiaed a cow of
those laws. and observed that thew rqouirpd that
all immigrants be paid at the same rate OF wages
as other indentured labor on the same or neigh
boring plantations. The conventions further slip
ulated for the return OF the East Indians TO India,
and arranged for the Intervention OF the British
Consul, and constant access to the Consul. Mr.. q.
said that he had made particular ir uiries at
the India Office in London regarding the
probability Of getting notifications Of these
regulations, and was told that the British
Colonies had for many years been trying 10 get
such notifications and had failed 10 get them, and
that If the Indian government conceded them In
one case they must in others and therefore no
could see for himself bow small the chance was
that they would make such notifications In our
behalf. MIR. &. also stated that he had occasion to
know how strenuously the British government adj
hered to the principle Of treating all countries
alike, and could see that however friendly In its
disposition it was unlikely IL would urge the
Indian government TO grant us more than was
granted to British Colonies. He also remarked
that a Convention with such stipulations would
have been contrary to our laws and beyond bis
powers to make, in fact beyond the powers OF any
one but the Legislative Assembly and His Nal.
esty and the prospect OF getting the necessary
concessions was in the nature OF things so slight
that he did not think itjusti6ed the expense OF GO
ing to India to negotiate.
Judge Harris said be could bear testimony 10
the industry of br. Carter wkile in London (he
being there himself at the time and in frequent
communication with Mr.. c. In making enquiries
as to coolie immigration.
Mr.. Widemann favored a thorough Investigation
of the subject before taking any action. He was
lnni1n1lu n fhn thai n fIn ~ afn.ta-
laborers here at much smaller wages than Is paid
to those already here, would not work.
Mr.. Green favored the suggestion OF appointing
a committed 10 thoroughly investigate and report
at a subsequent meeting.
Hon. Mr.. Rhodes thought no more information,
snch as we could obtain here, was needed, But
whatever might be done in the way OF appointing
a committee, he should send in to the government
the memorial (which was published last week.