Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
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Proeeoding NJ ne Thr,e Days session.
Planters Labor and Supply Company has
held its third annual meeting during the week.
The company was called together at the
amory and mustered a small attendance but
large number Of share representations "a, sos
out Of i6,955. In the absence Of President Z.
$. Sparkling, Vice President ?. c. Jones. Jr.,
presided, the following twenty eight gentlemen
answering to the roll cali: +. p. Adams, p. c.
Jones IT,, Charles Motley, r. Kay, {. Koelling
w. o. Smith, A. Unna, w. H. Rickard, IA.
Schaefer, T. II. Davies, X. II. Atkins,
J. b. Atherton, s. b. Dole, r. Hal.
stead, G.. II. Dole, II. P. Baldwin. w. II.
Bailey, X. A. Macfe J. IIackfeld, H. NJ.
Whitney, J. Thompson, g. c. Williams. G.
N. Wilcox, J. n. Wright, J. II. Patty, c.
Kinnersly. and w. Macrtens.
In calling the meeting to order the chairman
said
Colonel Spalding. president Of this society,
being absent, II dcvolyes upon me, as vice pre-
sidcnt, to open our annual meeting this year.
During the past year the Trustees have had
many meetings, thirty six in all, and much Of
their time has been taken up in the interests Of
the society. While we have not been successful
in some Of our efforts as we had hoped, il has
been through no fault OF the trustees who
feel have done all in their power for the good
Of this association. Some of our friends have
felt that the trustees have not done their duty
in securing labor from among the large number
Of Chinese arrived here last spring. The whole
matter was placed in the hands OF the secretary;
but there was a combination among the Chinese
which was successful on their part. and every
attempt made by us TO compromise with them
was fairly defeated A full account will be
given by the secretary in his report to you.
The expenditures during the past year rs
will be seen by the Treasurers report have been
unusually large. A large outlay has been made
in fitting out the brig IIasard for a supply Of
labor, all Of which will be returned
on her arrival, whether successful or not.
You will no doubt have committee APP
pointed to look into the details of expendi,
ures, as il will not be advisable to take time
in reading of long array of figures when
matters Of more importance will occupy your
valuable time. The-committce will no doubt
be able to satisfy you that ali expenditures,
have been made wholly in the interests OF the
society. | will not tresspass longer as much
work has to be done and many long and valu
aDlc reports 10 DC presented.
Reading the secretarys report was the next
business of importance. Through the courtesy
Of the Gazette, it appears in full in the sup.
pement. The report was approved and or.
dered printed Immediately for the information
Of members. The treasurer and the chairmen
Of the various committees asked until the fol-
lowing day TO prepare reports.
Pending the preparation and reading of the
regular reports, Mr.. Koelling, from the COM
mittee on manufacture of sugar, read brief
but exceedingly interesting paper on The
Diffusion Process.
Some remarks by Mr.. w. O. Smith, touch.
ing the tenure of labor contracts with minors,
provoked considerable discussion. 1t was held
that the recent decision Of Judge Judd in the
case Of one of the German minor laborers from
Kauai, might affect the validity of every con-
tract made with minors or with their guar
dams. The general sentiment of the meeting
seemed to be that as the planters had paid for
the passage of these minors, the planters ought
to be reimbursed for the passage money mis-
takenly paid, or else be allowed to contnu.
the minors at work for the terms of service
represented by their contracts. Mr.. Jones
thought that the delay in giving the agents
contracts was at the root of the difficulty, and
that il every planter agent knew just on
what terms he was taking each man, and
all that the contracts showed about each
man, much Of the danger would be obviated.
Mr.. Anterior thought it was impossible to have
all the contracts delivered at once because OF
the time taken in examining although
he agreed tina, there was cause of complaint
A proposition TO confer with the board of
immigration was not carried.