Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-10
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HIS EX. w. N. ARMSTRONG,
HIS HAWAIIAN MAJESTYS
commissioner Of Immigration.
To Hrs TX. II. A. r. CARTER,

attention to the following points for careful observations:
FirsT That of securing class Of amEra who might
become desirable population for this Kingdom and the
time furnish the labor which is required.
,urd-Tha of correcting the disparity in the proportion
of the among the Hawaiian people
Tiird-That securing sufficient and reliable supply of
laborers.
Fo-That Of obtaining statistics and information on the
subjec of immigration.
do report follows
have visited Japan China, the Malay Peninsula the
Settlements the East Indies of the European
counesespecialy Poruga-and in each country have in
vestgaed the subject OF emigration to this Kingdom both in
its bearings the question of labor and the question of
population The official position which held a member
of His Maiesys suite gave excellent facilities in rapidly
pursuing Investigations. 1t enabled obtain inter
with persons high authority and obtain
records without delay. This the especially in India
The Government in Calcutta having been informed of His
Maesys proposed visit and his desire to obtain information
the subject of without delay made such arrange
his arrival the official papers placed
for full examination and the persons who hest able
give reliable information in attendance. SO cordially
and fully this information given that my short in In
da Sufficiently long enable obtain the facts which
mainly determine the question OF mmicrat
will consider the subject of East Indian cooc labor
first because it has been prominently before the Ha
waian planters
here that concur fully in the views and
sentiments presented b. you your reply dated March g.
1881 Memorial East Indian Emigration" excepting
only the made by you that the Indian
opposed Recent with
convince that they viii oppose conducted
under strict treaties and conventions believe that there
has been attery change of opinion in this respect In all
other statements made in reply with you and will
avoid a repetition of the considered by YOU.
Before reaching India found that the subject of cooli
labor familiar English the East In Sing
the subject presented very interesting phase
the Secretary OF State for India singapore is the leading
one of the straits Settlements Sir Frederick Weld the
Governor. Adjoining this colony several Proec ted
IL by Enrl
official to reside Its and adviser
may readily inferred that the advice of the Resident
regarded command These Protected States are
sorey In need of laboers. With view to obtaining Indian
coolies the of Singapore induced the Governor Of
Madras Mr. Mcregsor the Protector of Emgrants in
the Madras Presidency to these States with directions TO
fully investigate the subject of emigration He did So and
made elaborate report urging the propety safety and
necessity of immigration Upon this the Governor of Snga
for the Colonies endorsing the of Mr. McGeggor and
urging the great benefit which would arise these
immigration allowed. He said, ." Ny opinion is that
reason why the interests and welfare Of the In
dian emigran should not be well secured the native
our settlements Lord Kimberly under date Of
November 90 1850 There doubt that the
prosperity the would be advanced by such
an increase the supply of labor could be afforded by
systematic immigration OF Indian coolies but looking
of the coolies in the States which British territory
not ies JUSTIFIED IN recommending to the Secretary of
You win therefore perceive that the taken by the
Colonial Department and those taken by the Indian Depar
officials and planters who familiar with
Indian cooe labor in the settlements these coolies beinr
generally free grants though there many working
under contract and protected by British laws The coolies
do not understand the duties of the protector They believe
he is put office to back them up in any complaint The
planters dragged off to distant Courts frivolous
fences and they that they the despot
But they accept the situation they obtain labor
other place These planters generally hold the opinion
Chnese labor Is much superior to Indian that
Chnaman equal to three coolies But they rather afraid
of the Chinese because they make long contracts
and, moreover, intracable
On arrival in Calcutta Mr. NJ Macauley one of the
Secretaries OF the Bengal Government his services
at the disposal of His Majesty and brought commun
under the Indian laws is the business of the
see that the laws regarding emf grafton enforced Dr.
Grants covered the cooe
emigration. His reports this subject great value
clear and exhaustive Both Mr. Macauey Dr. Grant en-
couraged instead OF discouraged these Islands
securing emigrans until had entered convention
with the Imperial Government England Indian Gov
ernens did not direct with foreign
ments On reaching England promptly accorded an
interview with Sir Louis Male Under state for
India He informed that was no objection 10 the
emigration of coolies the Hawaiian Islands but that IL
would be to enter into on the sub
Jec other countries had done that order 10 do so law.
should be passed by the Hawaiian similar TO those
passed by other countries that these laws submitted
10 the Indian Government and regarded satisfactory
convention would be entered One of the
secretaries of the India office called TO the fact
that the subject had already been with YOU when
yoa represented government at the Court ST. Jaes
and that similar had been you but tina,
ntmaton had yet been made that such laws had been
passed On my suggesting that in OF the kind reatmeu,
accorded by emgrant borers sac an elaborate con
venton might be dispensed with in case promptly
informed that the necessity for such convention was
tive that the Imperial Government did not consider tins