The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-26

ers' Labor and Supply Company was
called to order by the president at
:45.
The committee appointed at the
morning session regarding prices of
analysis for fertilizers reported as fol-
lows: "The committee appointed to
consider the question as to whether
| the charge for analysis of fertilizers
shall belong TO the manufacturer and
seller or to the consumer, recommend
that each planter having an ANALYSIS
made shall pay to this association the
cost of such analysis according to
scale of charges to be determined by
the director of the experimental sta
tiOn and laboratory"
In recommending adoption of the
committees report Mr.. Marsden said
the matter had to do with others than
sugar raisers. Coffee producers might
want analyses made and in accord
ance Herewith on which the basis OF
charge was made.
Secretary Bolte thought the manu-
facturers should be made to pay 25
cents ton; it would not prove a
hardship to them; but on the other
hand be advantageous to increased
sales. Professor Maxwell would see
that the analysis the fertilizer is
sold under is correct.
Mr.. Young and others spoke on the
committees report, after which the
same was adopted.
Mr.. SwanZy proposed that the di-
rector and the trustees be a commit
tee to establish a scale of prices.
Adopted.
Professor Maxwell, director of the
experiment station, then read his re-
port on the soils of the islands. The
report treated the matter on broad
lines and brought out many scientific
features of practical interest.
On motion of Mr.. Marsden, the re-
port was accepted and ordered printed
for distribution.
REPORT ON LABOR.
The report of the labor committee, a
lengthy, but very interesting dOcu-
ment, was read by F. NJ. SwanZy,
chairman of the committee. The area
of sugar lands now under cultivation
in the islands is larger than at any
previous time, which, with the inn
proved conditions of sugar culture,
will give the largest utput of sugar of
any year thus far. The crop is esti-
mated at 100, 1000 tons. In spite of the
efforts of the trustees there is pros
pect of the labor supply falling short
of the requirements.
1t was hoped that the mission of
Mr.. Thurston to Portugal would result
in the resumption of emigration from
that country. The proposed impOrta-
tion of 800 Portuguese had resulted in
342 landing in April, and the prospect
of more coming is uncertain. The
work of Mr.. ThurstOn and other Ha-
waiian representatives had been ham,
pered by an organization existing in
| the Azores to obtain immigrants for
Brazil. The Portuguese brought in
April cost the planters 500, 900, which,
| when divided among the plantations,
is larger sum than can be afforded.
| A scheme is now on foot to bring POr--
tuguese in small lots via the United
States, and the planters have agreed
to take number equal to 20 per cent.
of the Japanese and Chinese Iaborers
received on condition that the ex-
! penses shall not exceed 500 per man.
The efforts to obtain Chinese from
HoDgkong were reviewed. The num-
Der applied for was 1875, of whom 942
| have been received. The Chinese who
have thus far arrived seemed satisfied
with their condition, and the en-
| plOyers, so far as heard from, have
| expressed satisfaction with the men.
The japanese have done good SER
vice, and have given little trouble.
Suggestions have been made for OBJ
tanning Germans for agricultural Ia
bOrers. This matter is under con-
sideration. The following census of
labOrers is given:
Portuguese (males), Oct. 10, '94... t. 700
Arrivals Oct. '94 to Nov. 19, '95... 342
Estimated Portuguese population 5,O42
japanese (males) Oct. 10, '94 ...... 81 ,S76
Arrivals Oct. IS, '94, to Nov. 10,
80 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,3O7
Dpnarfuros 2IQ
Total Japanese......... .......... %, S64
Chinese Oct. 19, '94 4..............14,114
Arrivals to Nov. 19, '95.............. 3,2I6
Departures ............."......... 1928
Total Chinese ........-......... ...... ID, 7O2
These figures embrace all classes and
take no account of mortality, hence
the figures cannot be taken as exact.
II is apparent however that there are a
number not actively employed. Many
of the Chinese and Japanese are en-
ployed in domestic service and on rice
plantations. From particulars sup
piled by managers of all sugar planta-
tiOns and of the principal coffee plant
ations the following figures showing
the nationality of the field laborers
thereon employed have been COM
piled:
Men. Won. Chin. Total.
Hawaiians 1881 Is 0 1905
Portuguese 2,046 206 326 2,578
Chinese. 4,077 8 0 1850
Japanese. 10,872 969 0 11.S41
Others...... 379 o o 379
Total. IS, 965 1,193 326 2O,484
OF these labOrers these are under
contract:
Men. Women. Total.
Hawaiians...-. 594 o 594
Portuguese..... 439 40 4SS
Cbinese......... 993 993
Japanese ........ 6,675 664 1889
Others............ 10Y 10Y
TOtal......... s, sos 7I3 9,52I