The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-21
The Planters Labor and Supply Company

The second half-yearly meeting of this Com
pany was commenced Mt 10 am on Monday, the
President, Mr.. 5. L. Alexander, in the chair.
The roll of stockholders having been called. it
was found that about sixty were present, repre-
senting about %, 600 shares.
The morning sitting was devoted to the read
inc of the reports of the Secretary, the Trea-
surer and the Board of Trustees, and of an essay
by Captain Mist.
The report of the Secretary is a lengthy docu-
ment, extending to 30 pages of manuscript, and
occupying 10 pages of an octave book III its
printed form.
Captain Mist's essay, which was read by the
consent of the meeting, is n critical resume of
he political history of the reign of His present
Majesty. On motion it was referred to the
Secretary, with instructions that it be printed.
After the above business had been transacted,
the meeting adjourned to 2 pm.
During the afternoon sitting the reports of the
officers of the Association were discussed and
finally approved. On motion it WAS resolved
to increase the number of Trustees from seven
to thirteen. The former trus ees were reelected
and six others added to the list so that the
Board now includes seven planters and six
agents.
During the early part of the meeting yester-
day morning, a committee, consisting of two
stock holders from each island was appointed to
draw up and present n memorial to His Majesty
on subjects bearing on the position and pros
poets of the sugar industry. The subject of
Portuguese labor was discussed at some length,
chiefly in regard to practical details of their
management, housing, food, etc.
; tTo-morrow, we understand, Mr.. III. NJ. Whit
ney will present the paper which the Trustees
asked him to prepare on the subject of the Re-
ciprocity Treaty. This, we are informed, has
been written more especially for circulation III
America, and deals chiefly with the political as.
poets of the question. Coming from Mr.. Whit
ney there can be no doubt that this paper will
be an able and exhaustive one.
Several planters returned to their homes by
the Likelike and the c. r. Bishop, but the
majority will remain in town till the conclusion
of the meetings.
The following is a brief abstract of the report
of the Secretary of the Company, Mr.. Z. p.
Adams:
With regard to the expedition to New Hebri-
des the report informs us that applications were
received from planters for 372 Islanders if
they could be procured. The delay in fitting
out the expedition WAS caused by having to wait
for the return t port of the only available YES
sci. The Instructions given 10 Capt. Tierney
are set forth at length and appear 10 be every
thing that could be desired.
DIR. Hyde for the Trustees vi Oahu College,
proposed that tAe Company should join with
the college in procuring Il chemist for the Is
binds. aud the Trustees VIII recommend the
proposition for acceptance al the present meet
iUL of the Company.
As to East Indian coolies a variety Of cor
respondence etc, Is set forth IN 1911 III tae re-
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Arms5ron.. This part of the report rpIoiudes
thus: 1T being evident that the intro ,l,,ion of
Hindus could not be accomplished during the
term of Office of the present Trustees, the farther
consideration OF the subject was deferred until
tn regular meeting Of the stockholders.
As to Japanese immigration, the report in
forms us that the Trustees felt justified IN guar
anteeing the Government that employmen,
should be found for any number up to 5000
Japanese at S15 per month for males, and $40
per month for women, without board. Of that
number, individual planters offered to take in all
$500, and the Trustees believed the balance
would be taken at once II 1t were positively
known they would come.
As to- Chinese Immigration, the report is
rather enigmatical, and we quote the paragraph
in full.
1.-THE subject of Chinese immigration was
brought before the Trustees at several meetings
and received earnest consideration. The first
occasion being April 4th, again on the 18th and
oath of April. Various interviews were held
with the Government. and Mr.. {. Along (who
had been appointed Consul for China by his
Government, but not acknowledge by the Ha-
waiian Government, and attempts were made to
reconcile the difficulties which existed between
the two Governments. They proved, however.
10 be of too serious a nature to be overcome At
that tine. And after repeated efforts the subject
was for the time abandoned"
The report gives an account of the negotiations
with the Government on the subject of POrtU-
guese immigration. The last item of the cores
pOndence given is a letter from Mr.. Bush dated
9Th nit, conveying the decision of the Govern
ment to pay passages of women and children
and saying that the cost of passages would prob
ably be reduced to $50 or SO.
The Trustees find that suitable German labor
ers can be procured on the following terms:
1000 adults (40 per cent women), passages $50
Zach, contracts for SIG per month, they boarding
themselves, employers furnishing houses 8 and
providing each family with a plot of ground, not
o exceed half an acre, for cultivation On
these tens he Company has received applica-
tons 'rs for $50.