Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-11-08
ANALYSIS OF THE ITALIAN
As Seen at Home By the Hawaiian Con-
sui at Rome.
Important and Interesting Monograph Written
to the Minister Of Foreign Affairs for
Information Of Planters.
(Continued.)
EMIGRATION AGENCIES.


agencies are established in all of
the principal cities, besides some
in the larger towns, the most re-
liable being in Northern Italy.
All OF them require supervision
lest, for the sake of easily making
up numbers to form a shipment,
they include aged persons aud
those whose physical abilities are
not up to the standard, or who
might be afflicted with chronic
diseases.
AS will be seen by reference to
Articles Second, Third and Fourth
of the Law, pages 2 to 5 of Euclo
sure No. |, the conditions OF
license rs an Emigration Agent
are, Italian citizenship and a de-
posit OF money rs security.
Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son,
and other English travelling
agencies here, state that they do
not handle emigrants from Italy,
though their representatives were
unable to furnish any intelligent
reasons for not.doing SO. All of
the Italian agencies, so far as
learned, have their shipping ar
rangements and prices established
only to South American countries
and the Uuited States. Hong
kong and Yokohama are entirely
beyond their horizon. Evidently,
shipping arrangements would
have to be made directly with
steamship companies-supposing
that sailing vessels are out of the
question, on account OF the dis
tauce, bardships of families, ill
nesscs and deaths occurring dur
ing a loug voyage-leaviug to an
emigration agency only the pro-
cural of material, proper passports
and papers OF exonus, etc.
So, no particulars can he given
at this time As to the expense of
engaging and of transmitting EN-
igrants to Hawaii, nor as to the
relations necessary to be establish.
ed with emigration agencies for
their selection, handling aud con-
signmeut on shipboard. 70 iuvesti
gate this branch OF the subject
thoroughly would require week
or ten days in Northern Italy,
covering Genoa, for shipping faci
lities and prices, and Turin, Mil
an, Venice and possibly some
minor places, iu regard to quality,
modes OF procural aud availability
of emigrant material. Tue only
information thus far obtained is
the general statement that Italian
steamships convey emigrants at
lower rates than other lines,
though, according to a recent Par
liamentary report, there. is left
much to be desired as to food aud
in comparison
with foreign companies"
Accompanying this is mailed a
package, As registered manuscript
matter, containing nine enclos-
uras, as follows:
Enclosure No. 1 is a translation
of the Emigration Law of Italy,
and of the Regulations for its exc
cution, emitting some portions
which are apparently unnecessary
details.
Enclosure No. 2 consists of
translations of sections from other
Codes, to which reference is made
in the Law and it's Regulations.
Enclosure No. 3 is the original
text in Italian of the two pIece
ding enclosures-the official pub
lication. by the Ministry of For.
eign Affairs - and is sent shonld
veri6cation of the translations
prove to be desirable on any
points that might arise.
1t may be remarked in this con.
nection that, from the best in
formation obtalnable, a number of
the provisions of this Law are, in
practise, entirely imperative, and
are apparently inserted that the
government may have the facility,
when desired, of mpeding emigra.
tion by the annulling of contracts,
or otherwise.
Article Fourteenth of the Law,
tsee pages 10 and IL of Enclosure
No ~ is an example of this kind.
1t is perfectly we'll understood
that private contracts or under
standings must exist, and that
compensation is to be required in
the form of labor for passage
money advanced; and that such