The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-23

afterwards E. R. Stackable and e. A.
eraser to Europe, resulting in the ar
rival here of the s. S. Suveric with
1924 immigrants from Madeira and the
Azores, is given at length. The i'm
nortance of the movement was recog
nized at Washington, Commissioner of
immigration Sargent being sent here
RI superintend the landing of the Suv
eric passengers.
The difficulty encountered by Mr..
Stackable in Italy, owing to the oppo-
sitfon of the Italian government, and
his mission to South Spain, where more
emigrants are ready to leave for Ha-
wall at the present time, is also dealt
with.
In conclusion, the report gives the
opinion of the board that the move
ment is beginning along the right
lines. the population coming in Is
permanent and steady and, if the plan
tations can see their way clear to en-
large upon the domiciling plan and
extend, wherever feasible, a share
planting and cultivating system, the
labor problem of Hawaii is in a fair
way to be solved.
Reverting to the necessity of
proper financing of the board, the re-
port says:
1.-THE expense of this immigration has
SO far been entirely paid by donations
solicited from the Hawaiian Sugar
planters. 1t must be borne in mind
that the actual expense OF recruiting
the people and transporting them is
not the only item of outlay to be con-
sidered in relation to securing a resi-
dent laboring population. The houses
erected under the agreement with the
immigrants before referred to, cost in
the neighborhood of s400 apiece. The
acre of land promised is in many in
stances the very best that the plan
tation has and the value of this must
be considered. While, of course, the
plantations are obtaining the most di-
rect benefit from this immigration, and
have very literally contributed to its
support, other commercial interests and
the Territory at large profit very ma
terially from an increased citizen pop
ulation, and it seems to this board that
appropriations should be made by the
government to assist the work Wheth-
er it is possible for the Territory to
appropriate money to assist in carry
ing on the work of this board we do
not know, but that the entire burden
thereof should not be upon the sugar
industry, we think ought to be recog-
nized by the Legislature"
Appended tables show that the in
come of the board during its exist
ence has been $83,0SS.26, all contribute
ed from the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association Of this there remains
s795 so on hand. The main items of
expenditure were: Salaries, $3016.66;
cables. 1914; provisions. $334177:
transportation. s50,196.02; medical ex-
pense, s1265.77; passports, $500; COM
mission, $2s07.50; special agents. 1888;
E. R. Stackable, s9622.66.
The statistics of arrivals and depar-
lures of immigrants at Honolulu for
the years 1905 and 1906 show some very
interesting figures. In the first year
there was a decided decrease in the
number of laborers, in Hawaii, due to
large departures for the Coast and the
Orient OF Japanese the arrivals num-
bered 6069, the departures were 1855,
of whom $3.50 went to the Coast, max
ing a loss of 6799 to the Territory.
Koreans show a gain of 1854, the total
arrivals during 1905 being 2572. There
were only 1877 arriving Chinese, against
which was a departure for the Orient
of 1854 OF Porto Ricans and others
there were no arrivals, but departure
of 725, making a net loss of laborers
for 1905 of 6489.
Last year there was a decided i'm
provement, the figures showing net
increase in the number of laborers
available of 1404. This gain was prac-
tically altogether in Japanese, the ar
rivals outnumbering the departures by
2605. The statistics in this respect are
peculiar. The number of men arriving
in the Territory showed gain of 42S4,
but the departure of women and chill
dren outnumbered the arrivals by
1879, more returning to the Orient than
went on to the Coast.
There was a total loss of 776 in the
number of Koreans and of 874 in the
number of Chinese. OF Porto Ricans
and others there was slight gain of
449.
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