The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-16
(Communicated.)

After the coffee planter has cleareu
and planted his land, the subsequent
work of wedding and picking is so lght
and simple in character that 1t can De
performed by women and children. Inc
writer has already two families en-
pIoyed, consisting OF two men, t"o
women and four children. A saving III
the cost of wedding of about 80 per
cent has been effected thereby.
These families were contracted for III
Japan through Messrs. h. Hackfeld q
Co. AS the time for engaging them was
limited. small families only could be
secured, but a much larger number Oh
children per family can be engaged
without trouble. As these children Will
attend school, the contract should spe-
CITY the number of hours of labor per
week that the children are to PERFORM
and the wages should be prOportlonate
to the age of the children; boys shoula
be paid more than girls. At first slght
the absence of children at school seems
a disadvantage, but it is quite the con-
trary, for vacations can be arranged
so that the children can work longer
hours during the picking season, Work
being provided thus at other times Tor
twice the number of children than
would be required if they did not at
tend school. The contract should spe-
city that days when there is no school
the children should remain longer
hours in the field.
Another advantage to the planter
will be that families once established
will be less inclined to leave the plan
tation, after their contracts have ex-
IA under
the same circumstances.
A plan, however, which embOdleS the
cooperative system of work, and that
seems superior to the above, is about
being instituted by the writer on the
following lines: 1t is proposed to oil
vide the plantation into two equal por-
tions, one portion to be cultivated by
the planter, one portion to be subdl-
Vided into tracts of eleven acres each,
and on each of these tracts Portu-
guese family to be established. After
consulting with some of the more
prominent Portuguese of Honolulu, as
well as with families who were anxious
to establish themselves in the country,
the following memorandum OF agree
| ment was drawn up as basis for
| contract:
| MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.
For the sake of brevity we Will
| speak of the owner of the land as A
and the tenant as B.
| A will make a contract with B for
| 20 years, B to have the privilege OF re-
newing the contract for 10 years more
at the same rates.
A will furnish with 10 acres of
| good coffee land, will build a good
packing trail to same, and will con-
struct a house on same, 16x16, iron
roof, grass sides, board floor, two Win
| dOWS, one door.
In addition A will give to B without
| charge the use of such land as he may
require for the cultivation of vegeta-
| bles and feed for COW and pig, not to
exceed one acre; B to agree to keep
such land free from weeds at all times.
A will advance to money at the
rate of $40 for &c days work, advances
| to be made monthly, B to repay the
same to A with interest at per cent
as soon as the coffee pays more than
$40 per acre per annum.
! B and family to labor diligently un-
| til all 10 acres are planted with coffee,
and this coffee must be kept clear from
| weeds at all times. Coffee to be plant
ed 5x6 feet, topped at 4 feet. Said cof-
fee must also be pruned and cultivated
in such manner as A may direct, it
| being understood that such methods
of cultivation are such as the best prac-
tice demands.
A to furnish B with nursery plants
for acres and to furnish seed coffee
for nursery to plant balance of acres.
All without charge.
B may keep l COW, 1 pig and chick
ems and ducks, but no other live stock.
The same shall at all times be kept in
an enclosure not to exceed 40x40. Such
other live stock as B may own to be
pastured on land that does not belong
to A
B not to enter upon or disturb land
other than that before mentioned that
he cultivates.
B to provide his own tools excepting
1 6-foot saw which A will loan with
out charge, B to pay for the same if ii
be lost or broken.
i. B to gather crop and deliver one
fourth of the same in the cherry to A
the day that it is picked, at some point
that A may designate, not more than
one mile from house of B. Should the
share of A be worth more than S25 af-
ter it is cleaned, for each acre, ($25C
for 10 acres), then such excess in value
shall be returned to B.
BIS interest not to be assignable, ex-
cept by AS permission; in case of BIS
death, BIS interest to revert to BIS
wife.
If B neglects to cultivate his holding
properly, then A shall have the cult
walton done at BIS expense Any de-
liberate neglect on the mart of r IN