Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-15
NEW EVIDENCE
IN DOLLAR CASE
Correspondence Regard
ing Emigration Scheme
Disclosed
COPY OF TIE CHARTER
PRESENTED TO COURT
MATTER row BENG HEARD ON
APPEAL FROM NUDGE DOLE
IN SAN FRANCISCO
COURT.

Attorney General Peters has received
a transcript of the record in the case
Of X Imada and other japanese claim
ants. who libelled the steamship Stan
ley Dollar for damages. and which Is
now before the Circuit Court of Appeals
in San Francisco, on an appeal from
Judge Dole's decision. by which the
japanese were awarded about $4,000
damages against the steamship. Pet
ers prepared as private counsel for
the Dollar.
The record discloses an interesting
bunch of letters and cablegrams which
passed between the Dollar Company
and the Construction and Maintenance
Co. and the Commercial Dock Co.. re-
garding the chartering of the vessel for
the purpose of taking japanese labOrers
from the Islands to the Coast. The
whole scheme and plans of those con-
cerned ure laid bare by these letters.
which show the preliminary negotla-
tons for the charter. the anxiety
caused by the trouble made by the in
tending emigrants when the Dollar did
not show up in time. etc. The main
sum and substance OF the entire deal
is shown in the following charter
party" regarding the charter:
Charter Party.
This agreement entered into this -
day Of June, 1905. by and between the
Construction and Maintenance Com.
lany corporation, party of the first
part, and the Commercial Dock Com.
pany. o corporation, party of the sec.
rnd part. both existing under the laws
Of the State of Washington, witness
eth
Whereas the party OF the first part
lie DESTROYS OF obtaining passage of
tour hundred 400 to six hundred
! 5000 japanese from Honolulu, II. l.,
10 Victoria, b. c., and the party OF the
second part is able and willing to fur.
pish such passage,
Now. therefore, II Is agreed as fol.
lows: The party of the second part
shall furnish to the party of the first
part. steerage passage on the British
Steamship Stanley Dollar" leaving
Honolulu on or about June Is, 1906
and arriving at Victoria on or abou
Iune 30. 1905. for six hundred (6O0)
JaIFnese.,
The party OF the second part agrees
10 allow one lay day of twenty.foul
hours for loading at Honolulu, said la,
day to begin after the ships captain
has notified the agent of the party o.
the first part that he is ready to load
and allow one lay day of twenty.fou
hours for discharging at Victoria.
The party Of the first part agrees 4
pay 20 the party of the second par
for such passage furnished. at the rat,
OF Twenty-siX dollars and fifty cent
ts26.S0) per passenger for at least fou
hundred (iO0) passengers. and also 70
each and every passenger exceeding
the four hundred as above set forth.
|. The party OF the first part shall ant
will pay to the party OF the secon
part Two Hundred and Fifty Dollar
(s?50) per day of twenty.four hour
as demurrage for each and every day
delay on account OF these Japanese eS
ceeding the two days allowed in thi
agreement.
The party of the first part shall an,
will pay to the party OF the seconl
: part the sum OF Three Thousand Do
lars (s3000.00), the receipt of whicl
is hereby acknowledged, to be apple
on account OF fares, the balance to b
, pa!d before the departure Of the shi
, from Honolulu. In the event OF tn
) failure OF the party OF the first par
! 10 carry out the terms of this agree
} Inent. the Three Thousand Dollar
| tSS000.00) so paid shall be retalne
: by the party of the second part TO +,