Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-07-07
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The planters and mill owners met the supar
commissioners very pleasanty al Kohala, on
the goth ultimo. \ luncheon was served at
the kohala Club rooms, at which about twenty
iour gentlemen, either planters or mill owners
Of the kohala and contiguous districts, were
present, together with Hon. O. l.. Snauldinr.
Hon. A. I. Tnglc and Mr.. !. +. Searles of
the commission; and MeSSrs. r. 7. Adams
and J. o. Carter OF Honolulu. The tables
proiusely decorated with flowers, were placed
in the form Of T. Doctor Wight, in virtue
OF being the oldest planter present, presided;
at his right sal General Spauldng, at his LEFT
Mr.. Searlcs. AT General Spaudine's right
sal Mr. Adams, at Mr.. Searles' left. Mr.
Jingle. The entertainment was all that Ha-
waiian hospitality and kohala catering might
suggest The repast began a, 1880.
On of ring the first toast, the chairman
welcomed the. commissioners, expressed his
qualification that the inquiry was begun and
hoped that the commissioners had mel and
would continue to meet full cooperation in
their search, from every planter, manufacturer
and shipper on the islands.
Ancr bout of banter between General
Spaulding and Mr.. Searles as to who should
make the reply, the former rose and said
- The commission has been sent to present
facts and not TO draw conclusions" The
rank and cordial assistance Of all concerned
in the Hawaiian sugar business, permitting in
spcctior Of private books, ETC.. had assisted
the commission greatly. lie had but one fault
to ind ON one point the islanders had been
lamcntably reticent. "The place AT which
those Manila and Chinese sugars are landed
has never been pointed out y (laughter).
Mr.. ]. o. Carter, being called upon to tell
the commissioners where the landing place
really was, said; "Nly task is good deal like
that OF the man who was given bung hole
and asked to build cask around it," As he
did not believe single pound of foreign
sugar had ever been landed ON these islands
ior reshipmenl to san Francisco, the landing
place OF the Mythical sugar might very wen
be represented by the bung hole Of the hypo-
thetcal hogshead.
Mr.. Searles spoke at some length, saying,
in the course OF much else that was Interesting:
50 Gentlemen, for more than a year past no one
connected with the refinery interests in the
United States has believed the reports Of the
fraudulent introduction through Hawaiian
ports OF in Hawaiian vessels OF either Manila
OF Chinese sugars. But, as the charge had
been made, OF course the commission had to
take 1t into considerations" In regard to the
grades of sugar entered duty free, the gentle
man said: II find you are not sending any
better grades to Portland and san Francisco
than you sent before the treaty. lie then
went on to say, "The misunderstanding upon
that point arose from the introduction into the
treaty Of the words 'Muscavado browns and
other sugars in the markets of Portland and
San Francisco. Now Muscavado browns
are known 10 the trade as sugars made in
open train and purged in hogsheads, what is
left over being known as refining sugar.
know, from personal interviews with congress
men that the words 'Muscavado browns or
refining sugar was what they meant by Ha-
waiian sugars when they passed the treaty
bill"
Mr.. Tnge said that his speech might be
condensed into the German aphorism 81 also. I"
After Doctor Thompson aud others had
spoken briefly, the entertainment broae up in
order to give the gentleman OF the commission
an opportunity to visit Har's and the llaawa
mills.