The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-07
The Queensland Sugar
Growers And The Bounty


Concerning the white Australia" the bonus sugar grown
wholly by white labor which the factors seemingly Of
Queensland sugar growers the following from
the Sydney Morning Herald Of interest
L. w. Crawford sugar planter OF the Nos'nan district iald 5na
the labor question difficult and required careful handling
avoid killing the industry At the planters not
experiencing any dncuy IN cuVaung ana harvesting the cane u
did expect trouble for little time, thought
be available for time White labor had been given trial but II
to be used continuance the bonus would be absolutely necs
sa Referring the proposed deportation OF kanaa at the end OF
1000 Mr. Crawford pointed out that on that date about 1000 kanak
would be taken Voop the industry and the Government
the good the boys themselves the good OF the white nhab
separate awaiting deportation Mr. Crawford thinks that this posi-
ton could be escaped from provided the Government were to decide
cr YEAR before tranootin them and fIrhe YEAR in the same
WAY for kanakas employed north OF Townsville
L. Anderson sugar planter on Herbert river North Queens
land interviewed at Brisbane said he had fried white labor in the cane
black labor impossible north Of Mackay White labor the north
was not only scarce but utterly unreliable and as result that and
the uncertainty the future OF the industry farmers in
rcasng their acreages r. NJ Boyd mill owner at Ripple Creek
North Queensland interviewed He stated that there
good ground for fearing that unless the bonus connude
and the tariff far affects sugar fixed permanent basis
the industry would not only not progress but north OF Aacy
must die The position he declared was leading farmers
to hand their land to Cinnamon
conference OF white sugar growers was opened the Town Han
lat Townsville Queensland and no delegates were present including
Messrs Mann Fudge Kenna MsA The Mayor Alderman Cam
welcomed the degaes and W. Lennon took the chair pre-
dent Of the conference and delivered speech The following esou-
tons were carried:
This conference approves white Australia policy relation to
the sugar industry.
that the Federal Government should make definite
nouncement o its intentions in this respect early date
aliens their wives families business partners In order to
enable farmers desiring financial assistance carry with white
labor the operation Of the agricultural bank ne enlarged to include
state efnerv be established as the contamination Of the central
mill system; should thorough systematic organization
white growers each district for mutual benefit with
special regard for the regulation OF ( establishment of central labor
bureau where necessary C cooperative gang and system @
accommodation sugar workers. CD garden workers homes
0 protection OF and contract money " employment Of workers
during the off
That section Of the Sugar Bounty Act by
words bounty shall be paid in respect OF the production
Of land which had been cultivated by other than white labor
after the bounty had been paid in the production OF
Messrs Lennon Foley Shannan Roach Swiss and Davies with
power to add Their number were appointed dPmaon to wait up
resolutions and generally the conference that occasion
That the various delegates be urged provide proper reception in
their respective districts for Federal legislators
The first second resolutions moved by Mr. Shannan Mac
@ who pointed that the industry greatly benefited by
ederaon as without edrauon ana the confo o. the Australian mar
ket the sugar industry had hopeless time before it, They realize
There virtual compact between the and people
Australia that the industry be carried by white labor but
carry the white labor policy In the Macay district those who
given white labor trial had had any difficulty lie had
poyed the and only employed p to I'LL their places
sar 70 onti fine bonns aer 1000 II The black labor indus
try surely white labor industry times
There great the proposal organize white and
workers in each district for mutual benefit and the establishment
central depot for finding work.
Mr. Mann MIA said that industry be
red on by white labor as had been shown.
Mr. Carr QIebert RIVER said that since August 1902 he had
poyed but white labor He found could do the work.
he had far less trouble with white labor For cultivation and harvesting
he found the system satisfactory there
friction between the and the farmers the best
abng the check together The farmers should provide
good accommodation the Farmers also the all
the they slack The renting of sugar lands
aliens increasing and something would have be done China
men got the benefit of the tariff just as the white did
Mr. Mroy Cairns said white had had fair trial in tina
district possible white labor had been a
Mr. Sherngton ohnstone river said he had worked with white
gang the tombstone river district with great he die
in the northern districts of New South Wales.
Mr. Munz osman referring the deportation Of kanaka il
1906 said he did believe the farmers of Mosman could
conformity with regulations within years If kanakas
inead OF Droducng s. OF