The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-17
To Hrs EzerrrrseT II. 4. p. CARTER.


strueted BY you D. investigate. ra connections With
liis Majesty > travel around the W1r.i. the sub
Ject OF Immigration. and you directed my atteu-
uon % the following points for careful pb-erva-
tIon 49,
First-That Of securing elias - .mmisau'-
who might become a desirable PopulttJu Tor tIi-
Kingdom, aud az the anne time furnish the labor
which u required
the proportion Of the sexes among the Hawaiian
people
Third-Thst Of securing n sufficient and re-
liable supply u lab0rers.
Fourth.-Ibat OG obtaining statistics aud in-
formation on this subject % immigration.
ID report Ne follows -
I have visited japan. China. the Malay PENN
sula. the Straits Settlements. the East Indies.
SONS u the European eountries-especially PJr-
tugal-and IN each country have investigated tie
subject Of emigration % this kingdom. both ~
IS bearings on the question % labor and on
the question Of population. The Official poet
ton, which I held a. n member Of HIS
Mljesty's suite. gave me excellent facilities ~
rapIdly pursuing my nyestigations- IL enabled
me 10 obtain Interviews with per-Ons in high
authority. and 81 obtain access o records without
delay. This was the case especially 10 India.
The Government IN Calcutta having been informed
Of His MaJestys proposed visit. and his desire 70
obtain information on the subject Of emigration
without delay, made sucI arrangements that on
bis arrival the official papers were placed before
me Tor fall examination, and the persons who
were best able % give me reliable Information
we're IN attendance. So cordially aud fully was
this inflammation gwen that my short stay in India
was sufficiently long % enable me 20 obtain the
iaets which mainly determine the question Of
immigration.
will consider The subject Of East indian or
cDolio labor first. because IT, has been more pro-
mInsntly before the Hawaiian planters.
desire here 10 state that 1 concur fully in the
views and sentiments presented by you IN your
reply. dated March ., 1881, TO a . Memorial on
East Indian Emigration - excepting only the
statements made by yon that the Indian Govern
ment ~ opposed 10 emigration. Recent inter
views with that Government convince me that
they wall not oppose 10. ~ conducted under strict
treaties and conventions. I believe that there
has been, htteriy, q change Of opinion IN this
respect. IN all other -tatements made in your
reply ] agree with you and will avoid q repetition
Of the matters considered by you.
Before reaching India I ioand that the subject
Of cOulIe labor was familiar to English statesmen
10 the East. In Singapore the subject presented
n very interesting phase, owing 10 q difference OF
opinion between the Colonial Governor and tire
Secretary Ut State for India Singapore Is the
leading uns Of the - Straits Settlements" Sir
frederick Weld is the Governor. Adjoining this
-'ulOny are several 4" Protected States, E States
which allow. by convention. an English official u
reside near ia Government. and act rs an o adj
wiser" 10 may be readily inferred that the
- advice " Of the Resident - regarded as a COM
mand. These =. Protected States " are sorely in
need Of laborers. With n view TO obtaining
Indian coolies the Governor Of Singapore induced
the Governor OF Madras 10 send Mr.. M.GreggOr,
the Protector OF Emig=ants IN the Madras Presi-
dency, 10 these States Nth directions % fully in
~gestigate the subject Of emigration. lie DID 50,
and made an elaborate report. urging the pro-
priety, safety, and necessity u immigration.
Upon this The Governor OF Singapore, Sir +.
Weld, wrote % Lord Kimberley, Secretary vt
State hr the Colonies, eEdJrsIng the views OF
Mr.. M'Greggpr, and urging the great benefit
which would arise % these States IL immigration
WIS allowed. lie said . Ny opinion u that
there ~ no reason why the interests and welfare
ol the Indian emigrant should not be n we'll
secured IN the native Protected States under their
present administration a. within our own settle
ments." Lord Kimberly, under date Of NOysm-
Der 20, 1850, says There IL no doubt that the
material prosperity Of the native States would be
advanced by such an Increase in the supply OF
labor ~ could be afforded by a systematic immI-
grafton Of Indian coolies but booking 20 the
serious difficulties IN the way Of securing proper
treatment 81 the coolies ia the States which are
noS British territory, | do not feel justified IN
recommending 20 the Secretary Of State for India
that the experiment. should be tried"
You will. therefore, perceive that the views
taken by the Colonial Department, and those
taken by the Indian Department d. not coincide.
While passing by the Straits Settlements | met
officials and planters who were familiar with
Indian coolie labor in the Settlements, the c
Coolies being generally q free emigrants, though
there are many working under contract and
protected by British laws. The coolies DO not
Understand the duties of the o protector" They
beIieve be u put 10 Office 10 back them up in any
complaint The planters are dragged Of To dis
tnnt Courts on frivolous pretences. and q ey urge
that they are ut the mercy Of despOt. But they
ACCEPT the situation, as they can obtain labor
from no other place. These planters generally
hold the opinion that Chinese labor Is much
-uperi0r % Indian some say that . one China
-, a. enuul Ia three Coolies ~ Hur they are
rather afraid Of the Chinese. because they refuse
a. make long Contracts. and. moreover, are IN
timetable.
On NV arrival 10 Calcutta, Mr.. Macauley, one
oT che Secretaries Of the Bengal Government, at
ones put bis services nc the disposal Of Ills
Majesty. and brought me in communication with
mr. Grant, the authorized b . Protector uT Emi-
grants ~ under the Indian laws. IL - the busi-
ness Of the Protector 10 see that the laws regard
i,y emigrati0n are enforced. DR.. Grants expe-
risnce covered every point ON the subject OF coOlie
emigration. HIS reports on this subject are OF
'front.' value. clear, and exhaustive. Both Mr..
NlaenuIey and DR.. Grant encouraged, instead Of
discouraged, emigration % these islands. But l
ssas informed that no steps could be taken by W
awards securing emigrlnt- until We bad entered
into n % cOnventiOn with the Imperial Govern
msnt in England, ns the Indian Government did
Dos enter into direct relations with foreign Co
Vsrnments. On reaching England. was promptly
,.c,ried an interyieW with SIR Louis Mnllct,
Tnder Secretary of State for India Hs informed
ms that there was no objection 10 the emigration
~ eooIies 10 the Hawaiian lslInds. but that IL
n gould be necessary 10 enter into n d" clnScu-
ton on the subject, - a other countries bad dune
tbat in order % DO 50, laws should be passed by
tbe Hawaiian Government similar q those passed
- otber Countries that these laws would be
.Sbmtted To the Indian Government and. 1t
re1nrdsd as satisfactory, . convention would be
.nfsred into. One Of the permanent secretaries
M tbe India Ohcc call q my attention % the fact
that the subject had already been discussed with
a., zhcn you represented our GJvernmeut 1t
5be court DIST. james, and that a similar state
zoe had been made 70 you but that no intima-
sioa bad yet been made that such laws had been
uasaeA. on my suggesting that IN view 0t the
p.Nor,rs such an elaborate eJnyentIJu might be
dispeuaed With 70 our case. ! vas promptly ~
G,-,nsd that the necessity for such n convention