The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-18
PLANTERS LABOR AND SUPPLY co.

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cussion eusued about and few slight |
alterations were made in the minutes
of the previous day.
A discussion on the report on
forestry took place, Mr.. w. II.
Bailey stating that teak would be a
valuable addition to our forests. He
spoke of teak tree at Wailuku that
had grown soft in years, but he had
got no seed from it.
Mr.. Williams said that he had to
supply fuel to cook for l, 400 Chinese
at cost of $4,000 a month. He
used nearly 200 cords of wood each
month, and that had great effect
on the rainfall of the district. He
had planted eucalyptus trees but
found the algeroba no good.
On motion of Mr.. Baldwin, was re-
solved that the trustees be instructed
to endeavor to procure proper legis-
lation in the matter of protecting
forests and encouraging tree plan
ting.
Mr.. Halstead spoke of the danger
arising from growing too much
eucalyptus on account of the resin
it contained, and which would burn
so rapidly in case of fire.
Mr.. Rickard spoke of the forest
extending from Waimea to Honokaa
and how rapidly it had died within
the last few years, and that in five
years there would hardly he any live
trees there. He had noticed that
the rain fall was materially affected
every year. He had been trying
waffle, ironwood and eucalyptus and
found they succeeded well.
The report on Transportation was
postponed till the afternoon.
Mr.. Macfie read long and very
interesting paper on the manufacture
of sugar. He said there were three
distinct methods of operation and
proceeded to explain them. Planters
were burning trash which contained
sugar worth $3.50 a ton when they
could use coal at a cost of $40
ton. The diffusion process was the
only one which extracted all the
sugar, and, though it was known
forty years ago, it had not been
tried much. Beet sugar was manu-
factured by it and paid at the rate
of so per cent. He had received
letters from Mauritins and Sydney
OH the magnesia process and sub
mitted samples of the sugar manu-
factured, which were however too
light for Hawaii under the existing
treaty. He had received reports
from all the islands and referred to
the mode of lining at Spreckelsville.
At one plantation from 20 to 80
gallons more juice were obtained per
clarifer, by the use of Otto's mud
presses, and at another plantation
was an increase of one clarifier in
twenty two. The cost of manufac.
turing the sugar, while in the mill
varied at different plantations from
$25 to 50 ton. He strongly adj
vocated that scientific chemist be
obtained.
This report, which was more COM
plete and more carefully prepared
than any other submitted at the
session, was fully discussed.
In the afternoon Mr.. Tucker made
an interesting report on the manage
ment of plantations in Jamaica, ant
answered questions relative to thc
modes of irrigation, cultivation
fuming and labor. He also reat
from work by ID. Morris concer
ming the mungoose. His remarks
were very similar to those in TIN
account of his trip that was published
in the BULLETIN of 9th October.
An informal discussion then tool
place relative to canes and grasses.
Mr.. Baldwin offered to give plan
ters samples of three different kinds
of Queensland cane that he possessed
Mr.. Davies said that he had 81
samples of Maurtius cane growing
under the care of Mr.. Jaeger, anc
invited planters to see them.
A vote of thanks was passed tt