The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-10-28
THE PLANTERS IN COUNCIL.
MONDAY. OCT. 27TII.

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Company met at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. j. NJ. lIorner suggested that
if japanese immigration did not sue
ceed, and the Chinese were not adj
mitted, the planters might agree TO
reduce the acreage of cane to he
planted.
Mr.. Lydgate thought the plan was
hardly practicable, as many planta-
tions had contracts with mills to
plant certain number of acres of
cane.
Mr.. Walsh objected to the senti-
ments of letter signed White
man - in the advertiser, saying he
did not believe it was written by
working man, rs it purported to be.
If the writer of it understood cane
planting, he could get $40 a month
and keep on Paia plantation. Many
white men wanted something to do,
but did not want to work.
Mr.. Horner endorsed Mr.. Walsh's
remarks, and said he had found
white men in some cases not worth
more than Cinnamon.
Mr.. Davies spoke of a shipload of
white labor brought by Mr.. Hart,
some of whom turned out well and
received good wages. 1t was not
true that white men could not get
work at good wages; if they kept
sober they would do well. lie read
an extract from the London Times,
showing that the beet-root industry
in Germany cannot live at present
prices any more than the sugar cane.
Mr.. +. Lycan spoke by invitation
on his experience with fruit culture.
lie was growing varieties of grapes,
pine-apples, chirimoyas, ETC., with a
view to supplementing our export of
bananas to the California market.
Mr.. Lydgate reported that a few
of the members had visited the Gov
crnment nurseries on Saturday, and
been much interested in Mr.. Jae-
gers operations. They recon-
mended, and on motion it was de-
cided, that the trustees place such Il
sum of money in Mr.. Jaeger's hands
rs would enable him to collect valua-
BILE seeds in Honolulu and distribute
them among the planters.
A discussion on seed-cane arose
upon question by Mr.. Horner as
to the cause of failure in the first
seed planted TO germinate in fire.
quent cases.
The President announced that a
reply had been received from the
Premier in answer to the Company's
request for more Chinese labor.
Mr.. Gibson had to say that His
Majesty's Government had, after
careful deliberation, decided that
it could not take the serious
step which the planters urged.
They were in error in assuming that
the promised first shipment of Japan
ese was all they could rely upon
during next year. Even if they
gave the Government no pecuniary
assistance, it might fairly be as
sumed that two or more shipments
of japanese would be brought during
1885. Then there were the ship
load of Portuguese left behind by
the S. s. Bordeaux, and the return
ing Chinese. With the cooperation
of the planters, and the use of the
cable for greater despatch, laborers
should be got here more promptly
from Japan than from any Other
source. When Chinese were admitted
over year ago on similar cX'
igency, there was much delay in
getting them on account of the diff
Guilty Of recruiting them except il
the early months Of the year. The
most that could be expected from
the relaxation Of existing rules would
be the arrival Of immigrants in
March and April next, with proba'
bility of even further delay. The
Premier pointed out that the eXper'
ience Of last year had shown that tho
admission of between 1000 and
5000 Chinese was of no immediate
benefit to the planters. 1t was only
alton tho or,;y,l of n nun,l,or o4