The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-07


- HE barkentines Eviston and En-
core, both coming to these islands
with cargoes of coal from New
lcastle, have given rise to a new scheme
which is at present exciting consid-
cradle comment along the waterfront.
These vessels, 1t is understood, have
shipped their crews in Newcastle IN
such a manner that the sailors are not
to be paid off in this port but in the
port of destination, which In the case
OF the Eviston IS Eureka
| In shipping crews in an American
vessel from foreign port two forms
of certificates can be employed. One Of
these, known as Form No. SCI and
cIassed as Form No. 16,'' reads as fol-
lows:
81 Hereby certify that the seamen
hereinafter named have been duly ship
ped at this port before me. upon the
terms and conditions set opposite their
names respectively, viz
The other form is as follows:
consulate OF the United States of
America at-on this-day Of
A. d. 1870. appeared before me-,
Consul of the United States At.
A B., etc, all personally known to me
and in my presence signed the within
agreement with my sanction, and in all
respects complied with the require
ments OF the act approved June Z, 1872,
entitled AN Act to Authorize the APP
polntment of Shipping Commissioners
by the several Circuit Courts of the
United States to superintend the ship
ping and discharge of seamen engaged
in merchant ships belonging to the
United States and for the further pro-
lection of seamen.
And 1 do certify that the said A. B.,
etc, each for himself acknowledged
that he had read or had heard read the
said agreement and understood same
and that while sober and not in a state
of intoxication, he signed 1t freely and
voluntarily for the uses and purposes
therein mentioned.
"Given under my hand and the seal of
this Consulate the day and year first
aboTe written.
(SeaD ~. S. CONSUL"
1t 3 understood that the shippers on
the Eviston and the Encore have en-
ployed Form 16' when shipping their
men, thus prohibiting the men from
IeaN ing the ship as they are not to be
paid off before the port OF destina ton
is reached The sailors coming from
Newcastle to Honolulu very naturally
want to leave their vessels here and
ship from this port, as the wages in
Newcastle are only ga or equal to lit
tie over $50, while the wages for sea-
men shipping from this port range from
$50 to $40.
The shipping masters of this port
fully realize the great Importance which
this method of shipping sailors has
with regard to their business. and are
aware of the fact that in the case Of
all the captains of vessels coming to
this port employing these means of
keeping their men on board their yes
sells the business Of the shipping men
will be strictly nil.
There is also another result of this
action on the part of the shippers. The
ship-owners on the Pacific coast are at
present writing and are intending to
establish ship owners agencies at all
the Pacific coast ports. and 1t is ex-
| ceedingly likely that such an agency
will be established in this city. There
is consequently a great race among the
men engaged in the shipping business
| here. as they all want to secure the
agency. It seems as if Lewis and Turk
are several lengths ahead Of their COM
petItors at present. They have letters
from prominent shipping men in San
Francisco which seems to insure them
a great pull and it is also known that
large number OF captains who are
at present in this port. are giving them
letters recommending them as the prop
er men to take charge Of such an
, agency.