Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-11
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Artificial light was furnished by kero-
sene lamps. The ground allotted for
gardening purposes In some cases
was rich and could easily be worked.
and In most such instances the occn-
pants did plant Vegetables. In others
II would be almost impossible to do
anything with the soil. ON the whole
! believe that the trouble regarding
the Russians was due principally. IT
not wholly. to the fact that they were
deceived by not being made fully ac-
quainted with the cost of provisions
lend the purchasing power of the Anne
rican dollar.
All the Portuguese remain on the
Islands FOR some time. and some per-
manently. Large numbers. however,
are constantly coming to the Coast.
They, like the Russians. probably
would not have been admitted to the
mainland II they had originally APP
piled there. The majority of the
Spaniards do not remain for any
great length of time, but like other
Caucasians. eventually come to the
States.
sAccOrding TO statistical report fur
bhshed by the Territorial immigration
Board, on October 3lst last. there
were i20i4 persons employed In con-
nection with the sugar industry in the
HawaSa Islands. OF this number
aS73J' were men, 2.0G5 women, ,031
boys, and 30 girls. As far as I have
been able tn learn, the number has
not increase since that date.
! visited 10 sugar plantations which
employed 2G9ii persons. | also visited
the Wahiawa pineapple plantation and
cannery, Mr. Darling, manager, which
employees 2ji persons. The Honolulu
Won Works, lionDlulu which was al
20 visited employees 3S7 persons. I
also paid a visit TO the Pnhoa Lumber
Company on the Island of Hawaii.
which has 400 employees.
The japanese are bringing In their
prospective wives at the rate of from
sixty to ninety per ship Upon arrival.
and before being landed, they are
married according TO our custom. 4
few days later many of them gre found
ON the plantations working with their
husbands
On all sugar plantations 10 hours
.coQstitute u days work, and &c days
a months work. Overtime for COM
mon field labor Is usually paif for ut
the rate of 10 cents per hour for men,
women, and minors. The sugar mills
usually work two shifts of II hours
each Common laborcrs who receive
less than 81 per day are paid at the
rate of 10 cents per hour for over
time; those receiving In excess OF 81
per day are paid the regular rate per
hour for overtime. Men with lami-
HES employed in connection with the
sugar industry are furnished houses.
! fNl. wRter. and medical attendance
've fol charge. The houses contain
from two to four rooms according to
Il the number of persons to be accom-
modated. Where there are exception
ally large families with several of the
members employed on the plantation.
houses containing more rooms are
provided Single men occupy bar
racks or separate rooms. Owing to
the exceedingly mild climate, fuel is
not necessary except for cooking pur-
poses, and in nearly every instance
wood IL delivered, but must be cut
iltO stove size by the recipient. Med
zeal dlltHllOH III SunplltN ll'' WI "ll
plantations, with the exception of
Wailuku, where the employees prefer
to contribute n certain amount per
month for this purpose, as by this
method they claim to get better re-
suits.
japanese Strike on the Island Of Oahu
The sugar growers have not entire
ly recovered from the scare given
them by the strike of less than two
years ago. and would like to bring in
Ia the Islands large numbers of Fiji
plnos, or other cheap labor, to create
a surplus, so that in the event of any
future Misunderstanding, they 1.-THE
planters) would be able to procure
the necessary help without being
obligcSto pay any increase In wages,
Mr. Raymond G. Brown, Immigrant
Inspector In Charge at Honolulu in
formed mo that during the strike on
the Island of Oahu (Which did not ex-
tend to the other Islands. the planters
were able to procure, without any
great effort, a sufficient number OF
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