The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-05-10
Laborer's Quarters.

Messrs. wodehouse and Cieghorn have visited a
portion Of the Island Of Maui, doing some very
quick work. The following plantations have been
examined Turtons Oluolu, Wailapu. Waihee,
Haiku Noe. ! and . Alexander and Baldwin's,
Grove Ranch. and finally Spreckelsyille. The
great complaint AZ in all places that have been
visited, Is the lack Of medical attendance. At
Iahaiun a doctors visit costs FROM 50 TO so.
man thinks twice before be sends for one If the
ailmeui does not happen 30 be very severe. Mr..
Iurton stated that his plantation would be willing
20 contribute towards the support OF aGuverument
Physician. The same remarks with regard 10 n
physician apply 10 Oluolu. In this part of the
island Suuth Sea Islanders are not much thought
II ne laborers The managers complain Of the
great difficulty Of getting their men to work on
Mondays; tins Is the result Of honest Johns trade
IN gin.
ihe hills al the back Of Lahaiua are infested
with Wild goats which are destroying the forests
raFidly. something should be done 10 eNteruinate
them. The Commissioners make mention uf the
telephone AZ being ont Of working order, and sug
g,rs shat II might be well II the line does not pay
80 subsidiEc II; man might easily be dead before
doctor could lie obtained from Waikiki by send
INC over the mountain. At Maikapu some Malays
uert seen: these men do remarkably well; they re-
.ernbls thu natives more closely than the south
50 Islanders do The Chinese planter M Waihoe
had his quarters very crowded; he had 40 Chinese
m a building measuring 400 cubic feet instead Of
1000. Haiku No. J. is notable for employing the
largest number Of natives the Commissioners had
seen; there were upwards OF 40 IN all, and num-
her II children. few japanese who are here are
uull thought Of.
II tins part Of the island is the same complaint
about DOCTORS Al one plantation SIS visit Is
charged al another $40. In one case the Govern
rneut Physician does not live IN the district he Is
assigned TO- bot spends his time In kahulBi. and
Charge g fee for coming 90 his district.
The quarters AZ Haiku No. =. are good. At
Sf-ncers there Is considerable care fur the men,
bui the number of contract laborers is small. the
rlEutAtiun being carried on by daily workers.
Sureckeisvillc makes by far the best shelving. II
II the only place vet visited which has a building
sei apar for SICK Cinnamon. There were only
eight q these people sick, and none of them dan
g-uruusly 80. The quarters are by far the best IN
NHuis the nen are well cared for and fed. and the
owners seem 30 GIVE considerable attention 10 their
rsrmfori and Hppiness The following l. a list of
tho number Of bands employed: Chinese under
CONTRACT. .46. Chinese not under contract 500.
HurtuCucse not under contract, =; HawaTans not
under contract. 40; Malays not under contract 90:
NurWeglAns under contract 3; AMERICANS and
English not under contract 20; total Ina. This
u doing large business certainly. Summing up,
the Commissioners saw that none of the places on
Maui arr a. bad as the worst on Kauai OF Oahu
while with the exception Of Spreckelsyllle, which
n plantation unique Of its kind. none are So
god As thu best on the two islands mentioned. Il
the older plantations thar the bull iings need
Improvement: some should be raised, and have
better ventilation. and some should be removed
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