Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-11-01
Honolulu. October as. ,ss


To His Excellency w. NJ. Gibson, Premier.
Sir We have the honor to acknowledge re.
eipi Of your esellencys letter dated October
27th, and The company have very fully con.
sidcred the important statements conveyed
therein.
We beg permission 10 make q correction in
one impression which your excellency appears
TO have gathered from the conversation Of the
committee on Friday last, in that we xaw only
one remedy for the difficulty in which the
planters appear TO he placed the inyta-
tion by the government Of 1000 voluntary
immigrants from China.
In our interview on Thursday last, your e1-
celency informed US that there was eyey as
surance that the wants Of the planters could be
| fully supplied from Japan--if the govern
men, were able to provide the money voted BY
the legislature for that purpose. Your excel
lency Informed us, however, that the govern
men, were not in position 10 provide this
money, and the reason alleged was the i'm
possibility Of selling the government bonds at
present. We understood your epcellency 10
state in reply to the committee, that. beyond
the first lot Of 600 japanese, there was M
prospect Of any further immigration, unless
money could be procufed outside the revenues
Of the nation-and that no efforts were being
more to tina, end, beyond the formal advertise
/ mcnt oil the bonds mere.
| II was therefore clear TO the committee ,ha,
notwithstanding the good intentions Of the
government, and the expressed desire Of the
I legislature, both must be defeated by the hnan-
I cial conditions pointed out by your exeeliency.
This closed all idea OF assisted immigration
and rendered two courses alone possible
either the removal Of restrictions on private
| immigration, or the reduction in the number
Of laborers. and the contraction OF agriculture.
We respectfully point ou; 10 your escellency
that, in the opinion Of the Planters Labor
and Supply Company, the one remedy for Tie
difficulty in which planters are placed is the
carrying out Of the Japanese immigration
scheme, advocated alike by the government.
the legislature and the planters. The inabilil,
of the government to carry out this scheme
creates new phase .oi difficulty, with which
neither the government nor the PAINTERS hac
to deal during the year 1883, when the variou'
letters TO which your escellency draws our a;
,entinn were written.
! We are glad that your excellency's expec
tations are So far modified As TO lead To th'
assumption that two II not more ship
ments Of Japanese may he looked fos II
1855, in addition TO those expected this year
Il We however learn with much disapps int
ment and regret, that your excellency canno
hold out any hope OF such steps being adop
ted by his majesiys government. either o
! prosecution in one direction, OF relaxation u
another, as would give US confidence tina, th'
disastrous position the committee have fore
shadowed to your eSeelleney would be aver
ted
The company will adjourn lis ssssion to-day
} but consider !, necessary to agree 10 come TO
gethei again shortly 90 concert steps ~
the preservation and protection Of the IN
ieresls they represent.
We have the honor to he, sir, your excel
leney's obeiieni servants
JONATHAN AusIiS.
l. NJ. iioKSzs.
A. usSA.
I. II. DAWES.
Honolulu, October IS, 1854