The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-11-18
Private Advices From FunChal
Say Emigrants Are Applying
to Agent Campbell.
FIRST STEAMER NEXT MONTH
Planters Agents Also Busy in the
PhiIippines-0ffer Smokes
and Free Shirts.

According to private advices receiv.
cd in Honolulu, large shipment OF
Portuguese, recruited by Agent Camp
bell of the board of immigration, will
leave Funchal for Hawaii before Christ.
mas.
The advantages of coming to Hawaii
are being earnestly set forth by Mr..
Campbell and it is understood that no
is being besieged with inquiries and
that he has nearly 1900 prospective
emigrants to the Paradise of the Pa
cifc in sight.
1t is the desire of the board of immi.
grafton to ship smaller parties of emf
grants as soon as satisfactory transpor.
tation can be arranged and it is posi-
BILE that were fear of the yellow fever
peril removed, existing lines of steamers
might be utilized between Funchal and
Hawaii, coming via the Isthmus of
It is thought that smaller parties
could be more satisfactorily handled
and distributed and that there would
be less trouble caused by the profess
sional agitators who appear to plague
every labor vessel that crosses the
ocean.
The following is translation Of a
poster being displayed in Funchal and
the neighboring districts:
Advantages for field laborers who
desire to emigrate to the Hawaiian Is
lands, now Territory of the United
States of America:
"The government of the Hawaiian
Islands, represented by the special
agent of the board of immigration, Mr..
A. ]. Campbell, offers free passage in
a steamer, which is expected to sail
from Funchal in about two months, to
all labOrers and their families who de-
sire TO emigrate to those Islands and
who are selected and accepted by the
agent of the board.
"There is plenty of agricultural work
and the general wage scale to be paid
to laborers is as follows:
omen, 1924 month.
"Women from fifteen to eighteen
years old, $40 a month.
Women, from eighteen to forty
years old, $12 month.
"Boys, from fifteen to eighteen years
| ola, $40 month.
ga month consists of twenty-si
DAYS of ten hours in the field or twelve
hours in the mills.
'Tn addition to the above mentioned
wages, each family will have dwelling
house, water for domestic purposes
fuel. medical attendance and schools
for the children, all free.
"This emigration is free and the ex
penses for passage and for passports
are paid by the Hawaiian government
All persons are notified to pay nothing
to anyone.
j "Those who desire to avail them
selves of these advantages should ap
ply at the office of Leca Comes & Co.
Funchal.n
Meanwhile, Agent Steven of tn
Hawaiian Planters Association is cal
rying on the recruiting campaign viz
orously in the Philippines, and ha
caused to be circulated the follOwin
notice:
Inducements offered to immigrant
to the Hawaiian Islands by the Hawai-
an Sugar Planters Association:
CAN agreement providing for FIRE
Transportation and maintenance to IL,
waiian plantations.
"Wages for men, P360O per mont
"Wages for women, P24.O0 pc
month.
Free dwelling.
Free fuel and water
"Free medicine and medical attend
ance at home and hospital.
Z" Free return passage to the Philil
, pines if desired, when unable to carr
, out agreement from accident or chront
! disease.
| Z" At Manila on board steamer:
1 "'Bonus for single man, P5.00,
b. "Bonus for single woman, P5.00.
t "Bouus for man and wife, Pl5.00.
t "Free cigarettes.
"Free pillows and petates.
n cat Hongkong, in transit, free
n cost;
II "Bonus to men and women, $500.
10 "For men, one suit of clothes al
It undershirt.
1t "For women, one dress and o
n shawl.
2. "For children, one suit or dress,
s. "For men, women and children, ca
one towel, soap, cups, dishes, spoC
blanket.
"Cost of food on plantations;
ID "On nearly all plantations goo
wellcooked and plenty Of food can
had at Pl0.00 to P14,00 per month,
"lncreased wages:
d omdustrious efficient workers c
~ by contract increase their earnir
u from Pi40O TO P55O0 per month
. "Ofices Of Hawaiian Sugar Pla
y, ers' Association;
o6 go. A. Steven, representative, Ce
Wv "s w. Taylor, representative,
M Eeague, Quiapo, Manila r. ~