The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-18
Progressive Planter Presents a
New Scheme.
HIS FORM OF AGREEMENT.
Portuguese Families to be Employed-Lots
Apportione5 Out to Them Children Can
Work and go 10 School Share in Profits.
Land for Raising Vegetables for Family.
Communicated

After the coffee planter has cleared
and planted his land, the subsequent
work OF wedding and picking IS so light
and simple in character that it can be
performed by women and children. The
writer has already two families en-
ployed, consisting of TWO men, two
women and four children. A saving IN
the cost OF wedding of about 30 per
cent has been effected thereby.
These families were contracted for in
Japan through Messrs. H. Hackfeld &
Co. AS the time for engaging them was
limited, small families only could be
secured, but a much larger number OF
children per family can be engaged
without trouble. As these children VIII
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 proportionate
TO the age of the children; boys should
be paid more than girls. At first sight
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 for
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-
pired. than single men would be under
the same circumstances.
A plan, however, which embodies 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 di-
vide the plantation into two equal por-
lions, one portion to be cultivated by
the planter one portion to be subdi-
vided into tracts of eleven acres each,
and on each of these tracts a 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
10 establish themselves in the country,
the following memorandum of agree
ment was drawn up as basis for a
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 B 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 B money at the
rate Of SO for 2e 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
$50 per acre per annum.
B and family to labor~diligently I'M
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 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 2 acres and to furnish seed coffee
for nursery to plant balance of 8 acres.
All without charge.
3 may keep ] COW, l 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 10 enter upon or disturb land
other than that before mentioned that
he cultivates.
B TO provide his own tools excepting
/ 6-foot saw, which A will loan with.
out charge, B to pay for the same If il
be lost or broken.
B to gather crop and deliver one,
fourth Of the same in the cherry to A
the day that it is picked, at some poinr
that A may designate, not more thar
one mile from house of B. Should tn,
share of A be worth more than SIS af
ter it is cleaned, for each acre. (s25t
for 10 acres), then such excess in valu,
shall be returned to B.
BIS interest not to be assignable. ex
cept by AS permission; in case, of b.
death, BIS interest to revert to b
wife.
If B negleets to cultivate his holdin,
properly, then A shall have the cult
walton done at BIS expense. Any de
liberate neglect on the part of B /,