The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-04-19

HE DISCUSSION, pro and con, on the question
of making the attempt to get a supply of imni.
grants as labOrers and settlers from British East
India has been going on for over a month past,
in the newspapers, in public meetings and in
private circles. Statements and counter state
ments have been made and authorities quoted as
to the desirability or the contrary Of tho coolies
as immigrants, and neither eide is convinced
But we think the weight of public opinion is to
the effect that the apparent difficulties in the
way of getting the desired immigrants-men and
women-frOm British India are such as will not
warrant the undertaking. But there is a very
respectable minority who are of opinion that the
difficulties have been exaggerated, and hat an
effort ought to be made by applying directly to
the government Of British India. There is GER
tainly SOM degree of FEASIBILITY in this view
Notwithstanding the discouraging nature of the
reports obtained from official sources in London 4;
and as was suggested by US in a recent issue, the
expense need not be very great for those who
believe the experiment desirable, to select and
send as Special Commissioner to the Indian Gov
ernment-to whom he should be duly accredited
by the Hawaiian Government-some suitable
person to ascertain and report fully, as to wheth-
er, in the first place, the Indian Government will
allow the coolies to e~migrate to these Islands {;
and if so, (the coolies themselves being agreeable)
as to what proportion of females would be OBJ
tainable and also as to what stipulations the
East Indian Government would require from this.
I { the meeting held on the I'd inst, at the
Chamber Of Commerce Rooms, O committee was
appointed, consisting of Messrs. Glade, Anterior,
Patty, Davies and Widemann, to consider the
information that had been received and any
other attainable information on the subject
Of labor and population, and to confer with
the Board OF immigration, and to report at a
subsequent meeting to be called at the request of
the Committee. The Board of immigration
is composed of the following gentlemen The
Minister Of the Interior, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, the Hon. Messrs. A. f. Judd, j. Mott
Smith, w. Jas. Smith, and w. L. Green. We
anticipate that the Committees report will be On
interesting and valuable document.
Since the foregoing paragraphs were put in
type, We have received, by the courtesy of His
Excellency the Minister Of the Interior. copies of
the following memorial to the King in Cabins
Council, and the Minister'S reply thereto;
MEMORIAL TO HIS MAJESTY AND
MAY II PLEASE YOUR MAEsrY cha, ths
thinness Of the laboring class III Your MAjesty's douniu.
ions prevents the undertaking OF any enterprise of mag.
labor here as compared with that Of other Countries Is so
high as 10 render many industries unremunerative; be-
Heyfng that laborers may be brought from India Al a rate
Of wages not more than one third OF that now paid: and
that judicious application 20 the British Government hAv-
ing that object IN view would be met by that power with
cordial Assent,-the undersigned respectfully appeal 10
Your Majesty and Government, and earnestly beg that
such steps be taken 70 promote the accession Of labor so
Necessary for the successful prosecution Of Hawaiian en-
terP esq., ss n KgS Sgs wi r M { E5eId my = c dem F. T gust 70
Maefa5lane : CO, Nm G Twin 4 Go. Robert
TrousseAu. II " Mist, James Makee.
Honolulu, April 18th, 1872