The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-14

The same date, r. w. Irwin, OF
Toxic, as special agent OF the Bu-
reau of immigration, was author
lied to forward 1900 laborers, with
25 per cent. of women, to make the
twenty-sixth lot. Up to the close
of the period, no communication
has been received from him as to
whether the laborers would be for
warded or not.
Ninety-fve Chinese were admit
ted under the auspices of the Board
during this period. These men, In
the first instance, were arrested tor
attempting to come into the coun-
try on fraudulent passports, but
were eventually allowed by the
Board to ship under the law OF
1892. There are on file, appllca-
tons for 772 Chinese laborers, all
for rice plantations.
The following letter is self-ex-
planatory, as showing the cond1-
ton of the labor market at the
close of the period:
HONOLULU, January 9th, 1894.
HIS ExCELLENCY J. A. KING, Minis,
ter of Interior and President Board
of immigration.
SIR:--Referring to the letter, which
the undersigned, as a committee ap-
pointed by the Planters Labor ana
Supply Company, addressed Your EX-
cellency, under date of Deem Der Z9tn,
in regard to the matter of allowing
Chinese laborers to be admitted TO
these islands. as provided for under
the laws of 1892, we would now re-
spectfuIly submit the following addl
tional particulars for your consldera-
ton on this subject, and which we
trust will be sufficient to convince the
Hawaiian Government of the neces-
sity of immediate action on Its part
towards assisting in keeping up Tue
supply of proper labor necessary Tor
the successful carrying on OF the chleI
Industries of the country.
At the present time, about the only
contract labor which the plantations
have to depend on, is the Japanese,
and from figures furnished by the
Board of immigration, we IND that OF
this nationality, contracts Will expire
as follows: 10
1894, men, 1897; women, 1885, during
the wear 1895, men, 2754, women, 81 /.
Tn other words, during 1894 and 1898,
over 1000 men and 1900 women Will be
freed from their labor obligations to
the plantations, the majority OF Whom
will either return home, or find other
OCCUPATIONS than that OF plantation
lahorers.
From what the Painters Labor and
Supply Company can CLEAN from those
parties most interested in furnishing
the supplies from Japan, we are gwen
to understand that further shipments
from that quarter will propably be
D0stpOned until certain questions have
been settled between the two Govern
ments, bearing on the existing iaooi
convention, and on other political
points. Should this be the case, nc
further orders will be forwarded iol
the present, for Japanese contract Ia,
Dor, and IN the meantime, the date oi
expirv of the contracts mentioned
above. is fast approaching.
IT. il rs be hoped that in due tlme
the lana hese immigration Will oe
again resI amed, as they proved salts
factor, Kiss of labor, especially whef
D,iva efb other natiOnalities on {
n1anta4i" but we must call the at
fan+ion of Your Fxcellency to the fac
that VII, 8the planter is entirely re
strictad ~ Japanese for his labor, EN-
nIo1,iTo W many of them do, on on
estate 1o6 30 1000 men, that they be
conc conc! . 0Uo nee, showing disposition
to oct aI LII yag and quarrelsome, an'
If lioDo o1>aGt u make strike could pro
dnoa o o 10 VERY disastrous to tn