The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-06

efforts were then directed towards the
removal of the "tabun on free emf
grafton from Hongkong, with which
object negotiations are at this time
being carried forward.
EAST INDIANS.
A good deal of consideration was
next given to the possibility of intro
ducing labor from the northwest por-
tion of India by way of Beloochistan,
and an agent was authorized, under
certain conditions, to import trial
lot of these people. 1t was however
found that it would be impracticable
to obtain them in the manner pro-
posed by the agent and the project
was abandoned; but not before con-
siderable amount of information addi-
tional to that which we already pos
sessed on the subject of East Indian
labor, had been acquired.
PORTUGUESE.
AS a number of our planters had
expressed a strong desire for further
supply of Portuguese laborers, and as
it was stated that quite number of
this nationality who had emigrated to
California from this country were anX-
ious to return, an effort was made to
induce few hundred families to come
back here. This effort was however
only partially successful as the ma
jority of the Portuguese in California
had gone into land cultivation on a
small scale, while others had found
occupation of a sufficiently profitable
nature to indispose them towards
migrating again.
The services of Mr.. T.. Hutchinson
were then enlisted to ascertain what
the prospects were of getting from the
Azores or Madeira number of immi-
grants. This gentleman left here in
May last for Europe on private bust
ness, promising to carry out our COM
mission as soon as he possibly could;
but as he has not been heard from the
presumption is that he has found
difficulty in getting the information
wished for, or has not yet been sufii-
ciently free from his personal engage
ments to enable him TO make the re-
quired investigation.
The departure of Mr.. l.. A. Thurs
ton for Europe gave the Trustees an
opportunity to avail themselves of
his services (by the permission OF the
Government). and il was arranged
that he should visit the Azores and
Madeira, and if necessary Lisbon, to
arrange for the re-opening of POrtu-
guese emigration from those coun-
tries If it was possible to do so. In
consideration of these services the
company paid to Mr.. Thurston the
sum of $500 towards defraying his
necessary expenses. In the event of
Mr.. Thurston's mission being at
tended with success arrangements
will be made for the immediate ship
ment of about 900 men with proper
ton of families. The business mat
ters connected with this emigration
have been placed in the hands of Mr..
III. +. Glade of Bremen, and il il
hoped they will be carried to sue
cessful issue. We have been inform
ed, however, that the recent exten-
sive emigration from Azores and Ma
deira has so far reduced the labor
population of those islands that wages
have increased there, and an indis-
position at present exists to emigra-
ton, so that too much dependence
should not be placed upon the posi-
bility of obtaining further Portuguese.
In little while, however, Mr.. Thurs
ton will be heard from, and we will
then know exactly what the prospects
are.
JAPANESE.
Since last yesr several emigration
companies organized under the laws
of japan have entered the field, and
have issued prospectuses setting forth
the terms under which they are pre-
pared to supply labor, and number
of laboreTs are now coming forward
under the auspices of one of these
companies. A number of Japanese
have also come into the country re-
Gently without engagements, anil are
laboring on plantations under con
tracts made on the spot.
The supply Of japanese labor seems
to be one on which drafts can be
made for a considerable time, and
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