The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-06-24
NJ II -

Brazil has always been a sugar producing coun-
try. but its exports have chiefly been Of the lowest
order Of unreined sugar. Recent adyices state
that a company has been formed in London fer the
purpose Of establishing six central mills and fac
tories in the province OF PernambucO, with a CAPT
tai of f472. 500 and the Brazilian Government, in
order TO encourage the sugar industry, have
guaranteed the shareholders 6& per cent for
twenty years.
Some large sized Jumps of rock were shown in
town on Tuesday as meteorites fallen in the yard of
H. W. Schmidt, Esq They came originally from
the excavation made by the contractor for the
marine railway. That stuff should be blasted to
such "A distance proves that improper charges are
being used. There have been so many narrow
escapes from hurt that blasting in the town should
either be prohibited or ONE stringent precautions
enforced,
In the appeal case A. Dreier VS. Kuaa and others,
a suit somewhat important to employers and la
borers, the Supreme Court in Banco has given
Judgment against the plaintiff, sustaining the de-
cisiOn Of the District Judge of Koloa. Mr.. Dreier
had transferred his interest in the plantation to
Mr.. Haneberg who re-transferred to the koloa
Sugar Co. But in order to get over the difficulty
arising from the fact that labor contracts are not
transferable he retained one hundreth of the prop
erty. The point for the consideration of the Court
was whether the conditions Of the contracts could
be eyaded by such a device. Mr.. Dreier entered
into a contract to convey the interest thus retained
to the new owner for one dollar. In such a pO-
sition could he claim that work done on the planta-
ton was in part work done for him and by his di-
rection or that of his agent? The Court held the
opinion that he retained - no substantial interest
in the work done or the profits arising on the
plantation - and, applying to the case the ancient
maxim s'de minirnis non cu-dt Ter decided thai
there was no privity of contract between these Ia
borers and the Koloa Sugar Company and that
therefore they could not be compelled to work on
the plantation.
We have received the (yicksburg) Planters S
Journal for MAY. This is a monthly periodical de-
voted to the rural affairs of the Southern States of
the UniOn-to sugar growing amongst the rest. 1t
also contains a department devoted TO Literature,
Home affairs, the Fashions, and Sporting matters,
and evidently circulates as a family journal, Its
editor is DR.. j. E. Maggie The remarks 1t contains
on the local sugar crops show how serious has
been the effect of the great floods of the past spring
in all directions in which they spread. The sugar
plantations seem to have been the greatest suf-
ferers. Among other matters in this number we
! note an account of what is looked upon as a pay
ing crop of amber cane in Minnesota. The pro-
duce of an acre is estimated at $40 pounds of sugar
worth eight cents per pound and eighty-ive gal
Ions of syrup worth 60 cents per gallon total
| S118. 20. The cost Of production is put down at
$50 per acre, provided the hauling of cane to the
mill does not exceed two miles.
Our London correspondent in a letter on the
subject of the immigrants per steamship Monarc,r
(which unfortunately did not reach US until after
that vessels arrivaD makes the following remarks:
This is by far the largest party of emigrants
which has ever left Portugal in one vessel, and the
| event has caused quite 4 sensation in the Azores,
not unmingled with sOme degree of alarm on the
part of the land owners at the departure of so
many able-bodied laborers. Notwithstanding that
the Islands are much oyer-populated. 1t is to be
hoped that the class referred to, will not bring its
influence to bear on the Portuguese Government to
check the tide of emigration to Hawai-, which APP
pears now to have set in under the influence of
more liberal terms as to labor contracts, and the
attraction of a quick steam passage. This DISPOSE
ton Will certainly continue so long as no more I'M
favorable reports come to hand concerning the
treatment Of the Portuguese at the Islands, and
the Home Government remains friendly, For the
| former we must trust to the ultimate triumph of
| truth over falsehood. The shipment of emigrants
per Monarch is the best of all yet forwarded.
The numbers who offered themselves enabled a
careful selection, and as laborers and elements of
population. Mr.. Hoffnung does not think it posi-
bic on the whole, to select a better set of people
from any country. The Azoreans are hardy, in
dustrious and docile people, very economical and
law-abiding and will remain in the Islands, when
their contracts expire"