The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-17
PLANTERS GATHER
In Annual Session Matters Of In
tGsSt are Discussed.
ALL THE TRUSTEES REELECTED
Reports on Cooperative
Labor Read.
Who Shall Pay for Analysis of Fer
tnizer-High Local Freights
Drawback to Home Factory.

The Hawaiian Planters Association
met in them rooms Nuuanu street at
$50 yesterday morning in annual SEES
sion There were present. F. NJ.
SwanLy. president; Chas. NJ. Cooke,
William G. Irwin, H, NJ. Whitney, Sr.,
George II. Fairchld, Alexander Young.
Judge Hart. C, Bolte. Anton Crop.
Captain Ahlborn. ". C. Parke. Paul
Isenberg, James Renton. ]. Watt, ].
F. Hackteld. John r, Hind, George
Weight. Thos- Kay. DR.. Maxwell, j.
F. crawley, ]. y. Wright. F. A.
Shaeter. John A. Scott. W. ]. Lowrey,
c. R Ewart. Aug. Hanneberg, DR..
Aberdam. H ". Schmidt, ]. B. Ather-
ton. H. P. Baldwin, George Ross, H.
II. Renton and B. F. Dillingham;.
President Swanzy opened the meet
ing by reading an address reviewing
the work of the Association during the
past year and outlining the work for
the future. He commented on the enor-
nous crop just harvested and ceagra-
Sulated the members on the success of
the enterprises. The plan of assisting
By fertilizing. he said had not been
success owing TO the fact that num-
Der of plantations have not been
prompt in sending samples OF soil
The Secretary. Mr. Bolte, read the
minutes of the last meeting and gave
an estimate OF the expenses of the COM
I ing year S1S.2S9.u which includes
debit balance from last year.
| On motion of Mr.. Atherton the re-
port was filed, and the matter of rails
ing the funds was. on motion of Mr..
Baldwin referred TO the trustees.
Secretary Bolte. from the labor COM
mittee then read his report which was
as follows:
REPORT OF LABOR COMMITTEE.
This committee have concluded TO
I be very brief in their years report for
the reason that during the last twelve
months the supply of new laborers for
/ the sugar plantations has been equal
10 the demand The Chinese and ia
I panese who have been brought here
( have proved, On the whole, TO be a sa-
tisfactory class of laborers. there have
been no serious disturbances or strikes
amongst them. and desertions have
been few.
No Portuguese or other European
Iaborers have been brought here during
the last twelve months. but an agree
menI has been made between the plan
Jers and the Government under which
the planters have 10 bring 10 per cent
of European or American agricultural
Iaborers in addition 10 all Asiatics that
are being introduced, and it is expected
that q number OF European laborers
viii arrive here within the next twelve
months
The total arrival and departure of
Asiatics during the last twelve months
has been as follows:
Arrived from October l. 1895 to Sep
TENDER 80. 1886.
Male Female Total
Chinese 3445 III 1856
japanese : LIB s35 4s4s
S5Os
Departed from October l. 1885 to Sep
tembr 80. 1886.
Male. Female. Total.
Chinese =. ...-1133 81 1190
japanese ;. -. 20ss 5ss 1927
as17
This increase is partly accounted for
by the extension of the sugar industry,
which has taken place last year, nearly
all plantations having increased their
acreage and cultivation
The committee abstain from giving
any statistics of the laboring popula-
ton now living on these islands. as the
Government census for this year will
be published in few days.
tSigned) C. BOLTE.
J.F. HACKFELD.
E D. TENNEY.
Alexander Young from the committee
on machinery then read a report of the
advance made by numerous plantations
by the addition Of new machinery.
This report was also placed on file.
Dr. Maxwell stated that as his re-
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