The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-17

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y. IL rupcI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. G,1G)
The two latter gentleman not
having more than half the number
Of votes cast were subsequently,
unanimously elected.
At the afternoon session il was
announced that Colonel ID. S. Spaul-
ding had been elected President by
the new board of Trustees, Mr.. S.
b. Dole. Nice-president; Mr.. y. c.
Jones ir., Treasury; Mr. J. b.
Atherton, Auditor and Mr.. W. O.
Smith, Secretary.
Mr.. G. G. Williams moved q vote
of thanks to the late trustees and
especially to the late Secretary.
a long and interesting discussion
then took place on the relative
merits of the double and triple
effect.
Mr.. Halstead asked for the sense
of the meeting on the Jervis fur
nance.
Mr.. Whitney's report on cultva-
ton was read, discussed and accep-
ted. Hon. c.. r.. Bishops report
on forestry and Mr.. A. j. Cart
wright's report on reciprocity were
also read, and the meeting adjourned
till 10 O'Clock to-day.
Extracts from the secretary's
annual report:
son January Sth, an application
was received from DR.. II. j. Smith,
Glasgow, Offering his services rs
chemist. This was referred to a
committee with instructions to con-
fer with the Government and with
the authorities of Punahou College,
Nothing, however, was done, as the
Government had no appropriation,
and the aid offered by Punahou was
not sufficient to authorize the trust
ees in assuming the responsibility of
engaging the services of this gentle
man for a term of years"
With reference to Italians, Mr..
Schaefer, said:
"That Italians coming here by
way of New York and San Francisco
would be too expensive, and liable to
many casualties tending to failure,
while it is doubtful If the trustees
be prepared just now to favor immi-
grafton direct from Italy by steamers
and that, Notwithstanding the favor
able characteristics, in many respect;
of the laborers of North Italy, still
under existing conditions as to
labor in this kingdom, if his (Mr.
Schaefer's) opinion were asked as
Consul for Italy, he could not, just
yet, conscientiously recommend that
Italians come out here as contract
| laborers.
''On the 10th April, Messrs.
Irwin and Adams reported that they
had called upon Mr. Gibson on the
subject of Chinese immigration, and
that Mr.. Gibson said that the Gov
ernment was prepared, if necessary,
to put in force the Act of 1878, re-
gulating the permission to land, to
be accorded to foreigners (Asiatics) f;
and Mr.. Gibson also stated that the
Government had received advices
from the Chinese Government that
the latter were prepared to send for
ward say 3000 or other number Of
laborers, as may be required per
annum, third being women, the
Chinese Government bringing them
here and carrying them home again
at the end of three years. This
matter was brought before the trust
ees on April 10th, and at that time
letter from Mr.. Gibson was read iu-
viting conference with the trustees
on the. subject of the number of
laborers required for the current
year, and dealings with the Chinese
generally. A committee, composed
of Messrs. Irwin, Schaefer, Jones,
Glade, and Atherton, was appointed
and waited upon Mr.. Gibson. The
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Gibson proved to be verbose and in
definite, and the interview was en-
tireiy unsatisfactory
''The trustees had several meet
ings in June and July with Hon.
Elwood f. Thorne of New York, a
gentleman of considerable influence,
who while upon a general visiting
tour of the Islands had undertaken to
investigate some of the false charges
brought against us, especially those
in reference to the fraudulent impor-
tations of sugars, and complaints
against our labor system. Being
questioned upon these points, he
stated to the trustees that he had
been thoroughly convinced that the
alleged system of fraud was impos-
sible, that the story of the smuggling
| shaS not n shadow TO hanp itself