The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-10-21
The Planters Labor & Supply Co.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

Met at 2r.M. Mr.. Hitchcock in
answer to the President stated that
they were prepared to let 10 men be
transferred the first month, and 20
more in the next months, and the
remainder as soon rs laborers could
be got in their place provided that
they returned to work Immediately,
and the Planters paid the cost up to
that time. Mr.. Hitchcock was asked
TO present this offer to Mr.. Grip in
writing. Mr.. III. NJ. Whitney made
an able and argumcntative speech in
favor of the employment of a chemist
during which Mr.. Canavarro came in
and at the end of it he was intro
,luced to the Association.
Col. Austin said he would be
heartily welcomed and every facility
for acquiring information given him
Ivy the Planters on his proposed tour
Of inspection. Mr.. .CanavaTo in
reply said that his arrival had
created little commotion amongst
his countrymcn. Much was not
known in Portugal about the islands
and misrepresentation of the treat
ment of laborcrs had been made to
his Government for which reason he
had been sent to investigate, he had
however seen enough OF the islands
to recommend them to his country
men and he would not forward any
complaint till he had made a tour of
investigation, which he had no
doubt would remove all misunder-
standings between the Planter and
the laborer. Col. Spalding said it
would be n good thing to see if the
Portuguese contracts were of the
same import us the English version,
as the laborers were not wanted to
come here under false impressions.
Mr.. CanayalTo stated that the word
ing was not good Portuguese, but he
thought the meaning was substan-
italy the same. There was SEEM
ing contradiction about the passage
being free but in the new contracts
that was removed. Mr.. Schacfcr
showed that under the new form of
contract there was no inducement
for married men to come, and many
single men could not come owing to
the military laws of Portugal. Mr..
Hartwcll showed that the need of
educational stipulations in the con-
tract was unnecessary as the Haw-
aiians laws arranged for that. Mr..
Spalding asked whether the Portu-
guesc Government would allow
laborers to come direct to planta-
tions without the intervention of the
Board of immigration. Mr.. Cana
varro said that he had already in his
adviccs to his Government, stated
that the Board of immigration would
be the best to deal with, but that it
would be perfectly legal to do so
and more in accordance with the
laws of Portugal, as those did not
allow transfers, and it seemed that
the present system was kind of
transfer. Col. Spalding then asked
if the Portuguese Government would
give as great facilities to the Com
pany as to the Agent of the Board
of immigration. After some little
discussion and explanation the reply
was pronounced perfectly satisfac-
tory and Mr.. Canavarro retired.
Mr.. Richardson proposed that an
uniform standard of ratons be
adopted as far as possible, and Col.
Spalding read the list of what he
was in the habit of giving from
which it appears the board of an
adult costs ST.. After II short dis
cussion the meeting adjourned till
10 AN.
FRIDAY MORNING.
At TO-: 40 the minutes were read
and approved.
1t was moved that article 6 of the
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