Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-27
SUBMITS REPORT
ON IMMIGRATION
Finances and Policies of Board
Dealt Via BY Wode-
house.

The third report of the Board of
immigration to Governor Frear was
submitted by, E. II. Wodehouse, the
superintendent of the board, on Sat
urday. Mr. Wodehouse goes into all
of the problems that were dealt with
by the Board of immigration at con-
siderable length, and explains the pol
icies that have been adopted Rus
sian immigration occupies a large part
of the explanatory portion of the re-
port. In this connection the report
says:
The cost of this Russian immigra-
ton was $143, 5S1SS, to which there
must be added the sum of $1S,326.6S,
, the amount of expense incurred at Hoo
nolulu by reason of the unfortupate
| outbreak of diphtheria which occurred
among these immigrants, necessitat-
ing the establishing and maintenance
of strict quarantine of a lengthy
period
THE large amount expended in the
| work of the board in Manchuria was
| owing to the necessity of having to
maintain, at Hardin pending the set
Element of the differences which arose
with Russian immigrants who had al
ready arrived at Honolulu, some two
thousand people, who ultimately were
returned to their homes from that
roint at the expense of the board.
THE board is still of the opinion
| that Russian immigration can be sue
| Ccssfully handled, and with its past
experience it should be in better po-
! sition to devise the best method by
| which this can be done.
| Present Operations.
In August of last year the necessity
for continued activity looking toward
the introduction and settlement of lGu
| ropean agricultural labor in this coun-
| try being still imminent, and reports
| appearing to warrant it, the board
again decided to send A. ]. Campbell to
the Azores With a view to arranging
| for further shipment of desirable i'm
migrants TO the Territory. Mr., Camp
bell proceeded direct to Madeira, ac-
| GQmpaned by NJ. A. Silva, and there
| commenced an active campaign with
view to ascerlaining whether there
| were available persons accustomed tc
agricultural pursuits DESTROYS of emf
grating to Hawaii, and to arrange fol
their transportation, If such was the
case He met with Il great measure
of success, and the board had every
expectation of an early departure fol
! this country of large number of i'm
| migrants.
| But in the month of October thu
unsettled political situation in Portu
gal came to crisis in the shape of {
revolution, which completely undid al
! the plans and arrangements that ha'
| been made by Mr. Campbell up to tina
date After some time, however. tn
! conditions seemed to be more favor
able, and he had great hope of beini
| able at no distant date to despatch
| vessel with a full complement of thes
people to the Territory; but, again
| serious difficulty was encountered il
| the form of sickness and quarantine II
Madeira. In the month of November
case of cholera was reported and thi
| was followed by a very severe cpl
| dcmic of this sickness, which com
| pletely frustrated all Mr.. Campbell
| plans in so far as bringing immigrant
| from Madeira was concerned. He i'm
medately turned his attention to 9th
err available sources of Portuguese ant
| Spanish labor"