The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-09
As YET No
VACANCIES
Atkinson and Cookies
designations in
Allegiance.

Governor Carter has received d
| cablegram from Secretary Atkinson
stating that he had declined the New
York position offered to him and would
| return TO Honolulu in the Korea.
| Secretary Atkinson had previously
by mail rendered his resignation as q
member of the Board OF Immigration.
of which he is also the president, To
This was to prevent any embarrass-
ment in the event OF Mr. Atkinson :
| failure to return in time 10 assist in
arranging for the reception, and care
until settled, of the 1900 Portuguese
coming in the steamer Suveric.
Joseph P. Cooke, number and secre-
! tary of the Board of Immigration. be-
| fore leaving for New Zealand for his
| health a few days ago also left his
resignation with the Governor from
the same motive that actuated Mr.. At
kinson
Governor Carter has taken no action
as yet with regard to either of the
designations. He is not certain wheth-
er their acceptance with new appoint.
ments will be necessary though deem>
ing it likely from the great amount OF
work probably to be required in look
Ing after the Portuguese.
There is no statutory connection be-
tween the office of the Secretary of Ha-
wall and the Board of immigration.
The Governor by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, appoints
the five members for term of fout
years, designating one of them as pres
ident under the title of Superintendent
of Immigration. There is a salary OF
S25 q month appropriated by the leg.
islature for this office.
The Legislature appropriated $1,000
for the expenses of the Board, but the
Act creating the Board has this pro-
vision relating to it's expenses:
THE Board of immigration shall
open books and solicit subScr1p-
lions of money and other material aid
from persons and corporations, to be
used by the Board in promoting I'M
migration 10 this Territory. Provided,
that such subscriptions shall be ex-
pended and used before drawing on
the amount appropriated by the Legfs-
lature for the use of said Board"
So, to all practical intents, this
Board of immigration is an official
medium through which the planters
may obtain labor supply. 1t is under
both Federal and Territorial control,
however, as all immigration is gov
erned eby United States law and the
recruiting of labor immigration in for
eign countries can only be done under
State on. Territ Oria1 sanction
Through the agency of the Board the
of Hawaii, therefore, Is
seeking to carry out the policy of OBJ
immigrants who may become
and, on taking the required
steps to that end, he settled as owners
Of homesteads upon the public lands.
This is what is being pursued in the
present mission to the Azores and the
European mainland. 1t is the policy
by President Roosevelt
to promote the building up of an
American community in the Hawaiian
Islands.
Governor Garter has no information.
other than the special cablegram to
the Advertiser of two days ago, re-
5arding the contemplated visit of I'm
migration Commissioner Sargent to |
Honolulu. He is hopeful, though, that |
Mr.. Sargent will give substantial as
,istance in the reception and disposal |
IF the Suveric's large contingent of |
including perhaps the ten
ferine of the conveniences of the I'M
Migrant Station and of the services OF
is staff to the Board of Immigration
or the purposes of that considerable
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