The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-14
SIXTY MEN At WORK
INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU
VERY BUSY.
Collector Chamberlain Sending Men
Into Every Corner of the Islands to
Find Chinese.

About FIVE hundred Chinese resi-
dence" certificates are being turned out
every day now by the internal revenue
department. Conector X. II. Cham
berlain has nearly sixty men under him
and for the time being mis- bureau is the
busiest one here only thirty days re-
main in which Chinese may get the GER
tificates giving them the right to stay
in the country.
The country districts of all the Islands
are being searched for Cinnamon who
have not registered. 1t has been found
necessary to go after the Chinese
everywhere and scare them into regis
tering. AS a. result of the vigorous
policy pursued applications are now
coming in very fast, and it is thought
that there will be practically no unreg-
sitered Chinese on the island on June IA,
when issuing certificates will cease.
There are ten men on the island of
Hawaii receiving applications for certi-
ficates. They search every corner of
the island and bring up every Mongo-
liam to be found. When the Mongo-
liam is found the next thing is to CON
vince him that he had better register
To register costs the Chinaman the
price of two photographs of himself,
so that only the threat of summary
deportation to China convinces some
that they must make application. The
wall are divided into four gangs, with
interpreters and when they get through
there will be no spot of the island un
searched for Chinese. The work is be-
ing done by Augutus =. Jeghers, John
H. Noyes, Charles G.. Spencer, H.
Behrone, Asa H. Olney, Richard c.
Lane, En- OF Farm, Ng Chan, Seraph
En- Chang. Zap Van Hing.
Maui and Mookai have five men who
are covering the island the same as
those on Hawaii They are w. A. Nee
ly, Meinert l.. Reuter-, John Ferreira,
Loo Joe and Wong Yuk. On Kauai
likewise there are six men, travelling to
every part to find Cinnamon and get
their applications. The Kauai men are
James NJ. Sims, David L. Kalawaia,
Ellison Powell, Jr., F. c. Bertelmann,
Chung Dali Yau, Chong Sing.
Oahu has thirty-five men altogether,
for it is here that all the certificates
are made out. The applications. with
photos, are received here and certifi-
Gates made out accordingly. Writing
certificates keeps fifteen men at work
all day now. Mounting photographs
alone keeps three men busy and dozen
others take care of the Chinese who
come TO the office here to apply direct
The men at work here are: A. j.
Smithies, Archer Cowan, James b. Cor
man, James Odds, Jr., H. NJ. Freck,
James d. Dougherty, Guy Livingston,
John b. Hopkins, J. Morton Riggs,
Charles ID. Ballard, John Good, Dai
10y Akwai, Lau Yeu, r. Guam Yee,
William r. Jones, George w. Raymond
r. H. Wernall. Alfred II. Day, Harry
r. Tuck, James O. Spencer, Joe b.
Doty, Floyd S. Correll, John C. Piver,
Robert Henderson, Joseph j. Kennedy
David l.. Baldwin, Edward o. Ensng
Chung Nun Tai Raymond c. Brown,
Francis NJ. McGrew Charles S. Step
hens, Frederick II. j. Petermann,
Stearns Buck
Up to date about 1900 certificates
have been applied for, out of a probable
| total of $4,000. Oahu has the nearest to
a complete registration of Chinese as
| those here have had the best opportun-
| tiles TO learn of the need to register.
| Hawaii has the largest proportion of
| those who have not been heard from.
but the applications are coming in very
fast now. The last steamer brought
1868 from Hawaii.
| An elaborate system of indeXing is
required to keep the certificates after
they have been issued. Each certificate
is made out in duplicate. The man
whose 'phiz" adorns it takes one copy
and Chamberlain keeps the other. After
June 10, he will therefore have about
$4,000 certificates to file away and keep
so that one may be found when it may
be needed.