The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-14

wrong and neglect.
MR. j. NJ. HoRNER moved, Sec
anded by Mr.. II. p. Baldwin, that
a resolution be drawn up for pre-
sentation to the Government, asking
for the appointment of Royal
Commission for the purpose mem
toned in the report. Passed.
Mr.. w. E. RowELL was not
ready with the report of the Com
mittee on Transportation, and on
motion was ordered to complete the
report for publication in the Plant
er's Monthly.
MIR. III. p. BALDWIN read the re-
port of the Committee on Sugar
Manufacture. 1t referred to the
thorough tests being made in these
Islands, at present, of the macera-
ton process, with every prospect
of it's establishment. As for the
diffusion process, results were more
predetermined. The report pointed
out the difficulties and the advan-
tages of diffusion, and cited expert
ments being conducted on various
plantations. 1t seemed so far that
the gain in sugar was not equal to
the loss in fuel by the process.
With the double and triple effects,
diffusion had better chance to
succeed than when boiling was done
in the open pan. At different mills
results varied, according to the
quality of the cane and the degree
of crushing. The report discussed
other departments of manufacture
at length. A complete abstract is
deferred for want of space.
Mr.. LIDGATE read supplement
tary report on the same subject,
suggested by letter in the Month";
y. He held that the first step
toward reform was the obtaining of
n good understanding of the present
condition of things. Great care
was exercised to procure economy
in certain items, while carelessness
ruled with regard to as many and
important particulars. He told of
an automatic meter he had adopted,
which kept an accurate tally of the
juice passing from mill to boiler.
Both reports were accepted and
ordered to be printed, and vote of
thanks was rendered to the authors.
MIR. j. M. HoRNER thought the
question wanted further looking
into. They were trying to effect
improvements in every department
of cultivation and manufacture.
Much reliance had to be placed upon
subordinates, and the latter, parti-
cularly sugar boilers, were n some
what close corporation, selfish, and
disinclined to give information to
managers. One manager the past
year had, by vigilant attention,
saved forty tons that otherwise
would have been wasted in the
uolasses, and there was no knowing
how much had gone that way in
spite of his watchfulness. He urged
the closest attention to these matters.
MIR. w. III. BAILEY said that, not
being chemists, the planters had to
depend altogether upon instruments.
He advocated the starting of an
agency for modern instruments in
Honolulu. AS rule their sugar
boilers were not competent men who
thought for themselves.
Mr.. III. p. BALDWIN spoke of
ignorance obtaining even among
chemists as to the component parts
of sugar. Their fault here had
been the leaving of the matter too
much to sugar boilers, and the
remedy was for managers to study
the scientific questions involved.
Mr.. LIDGATE disclaimed a know
ledge of chemistry, and said that
science had been too much of
bugbear with planters. He dis
cussed different polariscopes, favor
ing the Scheibler.
Mr.. MAGGIE thought the Laurent
was the best polariscope.
Mr.. G. II. Dole read the report
of the Committee on Fertilizers.
There were no conditions of soil or
climate here, he held, that prevented
a yield of seven tons an acre being
the rule instead of the exception.
Weeds, vermin and gales were men
toned as the enemies of growth.
In a few localities the virgin soil was
capable of the yield above stated.
If they continued to take elements
from the soil and gave nothing in
return, the soil would soon show
that it's resources were being eX-
hausted. 1t was well known that
the cost of two-ton crop was
greater than that of five-ton one.
Therefore, by doubling the amount
of the yield, the profits of the
change was much greater than two
to one. Increasing the product from
seven to fourteen thousand pounds
reduced the cost from two to one
and half cents a pound, thus
effecting saving of $40 ton. The
report cited experiments by differ