The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-11-03
SECOND DAY-TUEsDAY, OCT. p.

The meeting was called to order at
1920 N. The minutes OF preceding
day read and approved.
Present Messrs. W. q. Irwin.
Marsden, Schaefer, G. y. Wilcox,
W. W. Hall, LOwrie, s. 3. Dole, J. O.,
Carter, Captain Mist, Austin, Horner,
Baldwin, Glade, Patty, Tenney, T. r..
Walker, c. NJ. Cooke, H. NJ whitney,
DIR. Rogers. W. @. Smith reported for
the trustees, recommending an appro-
priation of S4S73.S9 and an assessment
OF ) cents per ton on the stock of the
Company. Adopted.
Hon. j. VI. Horner read the report on
cane transportation. No new methods
Of transportation had come to the know
ledge of the Company, but Mr.. Lydgate,
by building "wet weather" fiume and
combining it with his other system Of
transportation, had saved his company
$4,000 The manager OF Paauhau had
performed a similar feat. The OK was
not valued much now as a means OF
transporting cane. The head should be
made to do the work Of the hands and
feet. This was the most efectual way
OF economizing labor. Report accepted.
Voted that Mr.. Dillingham'S report on
live stock be presented and printed in
Planters Monthly.
". W. Hall presented report on for
estry. He acknowledged for the Com
pany valuable suggestions and aid from
Mr.. Dan Logan, who was well acquainted
with the subject. The subject was one
Of great Importance. The efforts
OF Messrs. Jaeger and Cleghorn
should not pass without appre-
citation Much has been done
by householders, privately. as witness
Kulaokahua. The Government had
created a fine forest on the Makiki
slopes. Organized public effort was nee
essary. Want OF legal regulation was
causing wholesale destruction OF
forests. The committee recommend that
the Planters Labor and Supply Com
pany move the Legislature for creation
OF a sub-bureau of forestry and the ap-
pointment Of a commission to consider
means to the preservation OF the forests.
The committee recommends the consid-
Grafton OF law in Victoria, which pro-
yides, with certain limitations, that any
one cutting down tree shall plant and
care for two in its place. On Kauai,
seven years ago, algeroba planting on
large scale was done by Cav and Robin
son. Fruit trees should be planted on a
large scale. The report ended with 4
warm eulogy OF Mr.. Jaeger for his zeal
in the matter OF forestry and hisinestim
able services to the country in the mat
ter of the 'cottony cushion scale"
Moved that the report be accepted and
printed in the Planters Monthly. Mr..
Schaefer moved also reference to the
trustees as there we're recommendations
which ought not to be neglected Car
RED.
Hon. T L. Walker thought that the
Company should make some practical
acknowledgment CT the value of AIr.
Jaeger's services. The recognition which
a good-natured man like Mr.. Jaeger gen.
orally got was illustrated by remark
he had heard at the British Club, when
he heard a member allude to the cottony
cushion scales as that confouuded blight
Jaeger brought here" Voted that the
Company present Mr.. Jaeger with a
microscope as q grateful recognition OF
his valuable and disinterested services.
T. 4. Schaefer presented the report OF
the Committee on Coffee and Tea. Let
tiers from ]. ". Monsarrat, Rycroit and
Sumter on the state OF their experiments
were read, also a report by Mr.. Miller
on coffee planting. a report by Mr..
Waite on tea cultivation was also read,
describing former costly failure with g
tea plantation on Ceylon. Ceylon tea
now topped the market. The first care
in starting a tea plantation was tosecure
proper seed. Good plants should be OBJ
tanned and cross fertilization practiced.
Nurseries must be provided. At the
end of the second year plants must be
topped. The first crop should be only
about $50 pounds of green leaves. Yield
subsequently, brought up to 1000 pounds
of green leaves which would give $50
pounds OF the dry tea. II tea paid in
Ceylon 1t ought to do much better here,
with labor Of the proper kind. The
British system Of protecting labor was
looked upon as 2 drawback, but il sec
ured the best labor TO the planter in the
end.
The report was accepted ami ordered
printed in the Planters Monthly.
Recess until 80.