The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-11-26
RFBTTt Oh TGlGTS Of Plantations
z Feature.
THE NUMBERS AND CLASSES
japanese Lead win Chinese Sec
oad-Nr- Coodale's Niews-on
Fo-es-ry-A-tenoance.

president AIhert0n was in the chair
when the planters met again yesterday
morning. ID calling the meeting 70
r-5e- De made brief address. express
sar the hopa that ms administration
waalF D. marked by as much success
and progress IN the industry as that Of
hls predecessor
The first report was by Professor
MaxEeu on the manufacture Of sugar.
It v-as a technical paper very interest
Iur 10 The planters
Al tie conclusion OF Mr.. Giffard's pa
re- a- forestry be was. on motion Of
Nr. Dzuss. rendered a vote OF thanks.
M- GlEa-5 dwelt upon the Importance
az -l-a=srsatiou OF trees for their utility
5- conserving water supply. he had
r1--esuau6=l with The United States
Commissioner and made the recon-
usrGz-an -aat This Government en-
rze -ln services e. a forestry expert
Fr- time A special committee con-
rruu 1r Professor Maxwell and
Wass-s GiEard and Hackfeld was ap-
url--es 10 confer wi-h the Minister Of
Interior un forest policy.
Following is an abstract Of the report
aT he 8hoT committee. presented by
E- s-harlor. the chairman;
Taking the average OF the year
-h-1uah -here were q. .764 laborers Of
an CLASSES employed on sugar planta-
rfuus or japanese there were 6,109
rnu--za- and 5.2s5 free OF Chinese
s5a were contract and 81 free. OF
pr--uEuese 2s9 wEre contract and / ,533
free Of Hswaiisus $50 were contract
and s1f free The remaining Al6 were
S1ufL Saa Islanders and a scattering
af many uatianalities
Fu--v-1ve plantations reported that
rher ve-a weI supplied with laborers
and SIX that they were not
TIE numbers OF desertiOns had been
large during the wear. principally of
E-r--c=e accounted for by the majori-
rr oT labo1srs being Of that nationality.
Managers reported that japanese gave
the uls- trouble. probably for the
sane reason
TIE number Of lab0rers whose con-
tracts expired during the year was
.gI- As q rule they did not re-ship.
Twenty eight managers reported no
difficulty ID securing lsborers. while %
rzuorted Otherwise
Average wages paid 10 laborers who
rn-shirpei varied Six plantations
paid the Lowest. sl3. and a few s14.
OrhErs paid from Sl7 10 SO according
70 nationality. Portuguese who re-
contracted received the highest wages,
SIS rC So Hawaiians came next.
F-um the answers received the COM
mfr-ee estimated that s-273 fresh lab
1rerz would De- required from some
s1u-ee during The coming year. In
rludire one large plantation not heard
rf one small one these figures
u1rlf - raised probably 10 an even
zBs8
SrH-teHu plantations preferred jap
anC-a -C amy other labor. while six
wanted al Chinese 4 number Of
Others preferred both together. while
TWO plantations expressed a preference
fu- EzEaiiHns only.
Lr AthEr-un stated that his report
WIS Incomplete iu some particulars for
me reason thar several planters had
azfe1 -1 reply To- circllar letters.
r GuolalE created a bit Of a stir
tT his remarks on The manner in which
the sE-ar men were forced 10 import
End provide labor for he coffee plan
-z-auls
A. Ire solicitation Of al the members
present Professor Maxwell agreed to
rulfinue in The Craftsmanship of the
cuunitrees on Fertilization and Soils.
NJ Dawes Introduced the subject OF
the sulH attendance al the Planters
meetings He pointed our that those
interested remaining away were miss
irC something o. great value He pre-
sHuref q resolution Oh The subject and
E was adopted az once. Messrs. Nor
-isul Baldwin Atherton and others
were -r-lT in accord with the views OF
~ Davies Al agreed that the lead
Enr men cl plantations should be pres
H-t ru hear The papers and discussions.
Adjourned sine die