The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-17
Reports Made By fED Of The
InliGfaiisl OlcSTS
IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS
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Hoao.uiu. Dec -. 1876
J. y. King. Eco. prossaeus Board os
Immigration
Sir:-I have the hoaor hcresa to pre-
sent tho following report Ot coadssSOa,
developed duriaE The pas; ave noaihs.
ss fouad in the course o. my duties ss
Inspector OF Immigrants
The period covered beszs Apsuss iss.
ISss. and cads Deccmber ~. isss. IN
due order have visited and sasPecsed
the plantations on the Islands OF
Kauai, Oahu, Maui snd Hawaii. and
made separate reports to you ot those
trips entering .inio saeh osssil ss
seemed to me thra advisable.
Three visits of invcstiEstson have
been made to Oahu Plantasson and one
to Pioneer MilI Co. az I.ahsina to ar
rive ~ th. facts ia regard to reported
abuses. These visits have also becn
duly and cxha1stivcly reported to you-
have understood. the cad aimed az
ia the tnspccsioa duties of my ofscs. 60
bc the amcisorssSoa OF possible. ~ronk-
fui and harmful coadistons OF coatract
labor. due regard being paid TO iss;Sce
and the interests and rights OF en-
pIoycfs. This object has Determined
my actions. and where a plain poins-
Ing out of defects and abuses sod DO
lite request for abztcncas has met viii
prompt aequsssccnec. hsvc not
thought IL acce&sary to BE more severe
The lasoscrS' quarters az to vcasiia-
ton. cubic air space. drainage aad gca-
ersl sanitary SURROUNDINGS have bcca
- frsnn
steps tskcn so rcEcdy cxsssiar defects.
have made 81 = point to carefully
question disinscFcsted parties. uho hy
the nature of their positions woujd hs
infcrmcd. as so the trcssncas os lahor-
-Es By their OVERSEES and IN regard TO
any possible cause for complain: and
where complaints have bc-n made
have fouad it = iuticions course to pur-
sue. to obtain both sides Of the sfosy.
Beyond this have quietly sad ua-
observed watched the work of arsd
EsnEs and 80 obsaSned data Zoo an opsn-
ION as to the sfscScncF of the iaboscr
and probable over siinuizsson un sh~
par of the iuas.
let. ss to sanitary conditions. I sm
pleased to report In general = constant
improvement all slpaE tb. lInc ia szn-
ttsry matters. Barracks buSls IN rencas
years have foe the most part bcra Goa
ssTucicd on selected xrouad p-ovsdiaw
drainage Uhcrc possible. Nth AMPLE
spsc. benssSh betvcca eoor aad
Earth. provision bcsnE made sor
Hight and v-ntflstioa. o!d quart
ers have fcu os the clrmrnss
tp b. desired am convinced
that from this tim. on inprove1~as
stll BE marked snd equally cersasa that
inspection has not bccn wsshgus sss ia-
nnsncc for good. Cadcr coaditsoas
such as necessarily sstcad the co1lr,c-
ton of a body os low class labor sza-
iisry rules applicable to an snsrllsEcas
community are a1most impossible OF
Observance fully a. frss. oniy she
stEictcst regulations and zbso,us. posf.
crs of execution can oycrcozs~ she nat
ural icndsaci.s and habits OF = cheap
labor class
The matter becomes s5mps. asd
means etieaeioss oaiy Ehsa = s--ssls,i
system % procedure sustHd 20 Zach To-
eality j. decided uPoa.
Constant authoritative sassocsfuas
and a detail uhoss sol. bussaess shsfI
b. % remove and car. snr refuse ana
stsead % other matters os cloznisr.ss
is asccssary and ! am glad 60 ssy on
many p.a1tStipns. shis me- hptsczl sys-
TEN - IN active oPerssson uith che
haPP!sst results.
In most cases have t0aad ample Isr-
ING room. bat vhat @iEhi be called a.
sreEaFious disposition os shss class
1ause them to cFoEd Together ia uhss
se So1ld consider inadequate space.
though ample recommendation zero
supplied and available. \ deeply rooted
assl's" tos q currcut of asE sa thesr
sleeping quarters results IN an active