Nuhou, Volume II, Number 25, 21 ʻOkakopa 1873 — The Hawaiian Immigration Society. [ARTICLE]

The Hawaiian Immigration Society.

When vve leffc our isīaQd in Augusfc } of lixfet sear, and eame to town to m'akē eome stay, we commeneed at onee the agitation of the questiops of populatioii and iabor supply ; and after eome digcußsion with pen and voice, we succeeded in eflecting the organization of an īmmigration Society, composed of our chief buslness men, For a time the attentiun of the Sorietys operāting throus:h an Executive Committee T was engaa;ed in the work of colleeting infbrmation in respect to the condition of _plāntāLtions, and thelr needß of labor. A carefully prepared circular of interrogatories, waa printed and dißtributed throughout the islands among th? pefson3 eupposed to he best situated and qualified to give to the Society, the infbrmation that was desired. About five hundred circularß were addressed to phnter3j tanchmeo, atid other persons intere6tēd m euUivatiOQ and labor, and to whieh only foriy replies, and on!y eixteen of these plaotatioot> i ive heen received by the Secretary of the Soclety. There has beeo a singular backwardnees in giving information;, even on the part of the most of those who have returned replies to the eircular= A few returns were earefully prepared by thoughtful men; but ihe most of them have been filled so as to give very little precise information. And yet had every question propounded in the circular of the Soeiety been carefully studied and fully responded to, the Society woukl now be in posses6ion of information of great value to the country. \ Now inasmuch as we labored to bring this Soeiety into being ? and believe that its organiz:ation may yet be bf service to tlie country, we clesire to awaken public attention to its esistence. About 6ixty compose the Society, who paid eaeh five dollars. Perhaps half the amount subscribed has been for printing, &c., and the remxiinder is 'm the hands of the Treasurer\ We will say 7 that the money spent on circularß would have been better employed in paying the traveling expenses of a member of the Esecutive Committee ta eollect in person the information reqi;ired. As we have a littie fund on hand t and as it may as wel! be epent iu acquiring information, we puhlieh in our journal the eircular of the Sa»iety ; and beg of all who have not responded to esamine carefully this 6eries of interrogatorieSj and forward to the ;Secretarj all the infbrmation in their power, Uawauan Ijlmigsation Society, ( Honolulu, Nov. 1872. j Dear Sxr We the «ndereigned address you to 6olicit your cooperatiop with our Soclety s giving us whatever uif>rmation may beinyoui powēr relatlve to your requirements of labor 4 ,present and prospeetive, Mso in respeot to thc condition of your own #nd neighbormg iands; āirtbermore all informatīoQ abouc preseut eu!tl~ vatioa ; and for new eulture6; besides* partieulars about manuf\ctures, t\ud the opportunities for aud other iadustrie3; and io ūne, any information tbat*may suggest itscīf to your mind as ! wmg i bearing upon thc important questiōns of Mipply of labor, and of inerease of permanent popalation, You will please to bear in mind s that the intormation we now solieit, will not tead to any obligation on your pttrt, and is only sought with a view t) obtain eudi data f as wHI enab!e us to lay before the Soeiety, and eonsequently before f he n}vernmēnt an l the eountry, sneh a state-

!mcntff tbe needs aml conditīon of tLe varioußj mdustnes of the. island9, as inay kad the way to| tiie of eome feasible plao fbr supply of • labor, iocreasē of permaDeot pjpulatioD, andj gener|l. development of the material interests of the Arehipelago. j We beg that you wiil kindlv aoswer to the best« c.f infcrmation, Bueh of the aecompanying list Gf,questions as may eome withia the provinee of jour espeeial knowledge and intereits, and let 4 us have jour replies at an earlj date. ] We,also soheit your cooperation as a member ; • and beg that we maj be permifcted to add yotir | name to our libt of subscribers. I Yery reepectfullj t -1 S. N. Castle, ~) I W.'L. Gresn, | J Chas. R. Bishop, J>Cominittee. j J. C. Glade, | | Walter M. Gisson*. j j HAWAIIAN IMMIGRATrON' SOCIETY, j T/ie Executive Commiltee respeclfuīly reqvesl re~ | plies to the following questions, *for the mke of j genkral information: ! ; 0:WOJ- ; LABOR=' 1 How many la.borerß do you emploj? 2 How many nati?eßj males? j 3 How many natives, iemalea ? j 4 How many Chinese? | 5 How manv of other races? ] 6 How many more laborers native or foreīgn, | could you now employ? j 7 What race of laborēra would you prefer? 8 How many Chinese, Japaneae or other Aal- j atic laborers would you īike to engage eoon, for a 1 term of 3 or 5 years, at not more than $G per; monthVwith food, and that may cost eaeh from j $60 to $100 for passage money and ineldental expenseß? ! 9 How many imported Asiatic laborers at above ; rates, do you think you might be prepared to en-1 f gage a year hēneē? j 10 What proportion of woinen would you bc , willing to engage, and at what rate? | 11 If yoii could not bire women, how many, s the wives of your laborers, could you afford to | fced and iodge? j 12 Do you want: to engage o eook, bouse ee&* ■ vant or other laborer for domestic or shop work, j under contract for a term of years? | WAGES, i 13 How mueh per moōth do you pay to labor-; ers without fobd? / J 14 How mueh per mouth do you pay to hbor- ! ere with food, etc»? j 15 What are your ?tews about contraets and' adyaaoes? : \ j €G-oPE!&Tio*rv , | 16 Please state if you have laads to o3er to bc * worked on shares, and how mueh, and ūpon what 1 term?. I 1 1T What crops could be raised to most advact- 1 age on euoh hnd£ —w!iet!ier eane, nee or ; othcr ' prodact. » 1S Will you make neecssary advanees to dcstitute hborers wilHng to >vork ou sharvs? | 19 I>oe9 your neig!iborhood or distriet, whieh p!ensc to designate, offer opportuuity for the set-, t!ement of emall farmers or pe:isants who miglit * be imported !>y thc Government? For eueh eet- 1 tlere what taei{ities of wood aud water, aud what cou!d bc cultivated to most advantage? ! uxb. J 20 How auvny aeres do you hold iu fee simple?, 21 How mariy aeres do you hold by teasc? 22 Uow many aeres !u\|re you p!autt\l ia eune? 1

| 23 How manj acres plaiile-i ia jour j in eane, whieh is groun,d at yiur mill? : 24 How many iaore Lave you sai:o.: t. j plant eane? 25 How muea lanl m your di?trtct o: borhood available for eane? Please t ;- : xhe names and area of lanis referred to. « j 20 How mueli of eane land is eap'l , .-'- . j irrigation? | j 27 llow muea oi yoifr laiid 1= suitel f;-r t . | but not practicable fcr frrigation? j 23 How mueh oi yoiir iand ia t; | produets besides eane? | j 20 How mueh iand.i'n your distries: (whie... I please define) available, for various pr:>dnets 1 — | sidēs eane? | I 30 How much dand|in your district in tar-. j patches, and suited for riee? j 31 How mueh land ( have you cmployei a- : | range for etock, and what etock? J 32 How mueh of your land is adapted t j g:a j ing? Piease state whether for cattle, eheep jothersfcock. | 33 To what eztent isgrazingcarricl oa iay.-.:i district, and what etoci; best adaptei? j 34 What extent of (jrovernment lands m y _ ! district, and please to them? | 35 What is the characte: of these Govemmei:/ j lands? How mueh suited for eane or other proI duct, and how mueh suitable for pasture, ani i i wood? i i 36 What use is at prescnt made of suca lanlj Leased or not? j 37 How mueh of land hcld by natives in y. j district, and in cultivat}on by thc owners? j 3S Any iands in your neighborhooi fjr saL . I lease, and on what terms? j 39 What is the and extent ol el;. | forest in your district, and to what esteat is ic a; ! iected by the range of qtock? 1 40 Could any of the bllowing producis j tivated toadvantage onyour hnds, ani ia yoc, | dißtriet?—and please nientiou your views i\ | spect to tbese and other products, oecarriug j your minā, that may be suited to this country ! Yoa wil! kindly append your remarks to such ar- ! ticlee in the list as may havc eoaie Lnder youi iobsemtion. j Coffee, tea, rice, eilk» ramic f testile haaauo.* icottou t fias, American aloes, paudanas :rXxlo.> |hemp s other fibrous p|ants t tobaeco, eoehineal. ! indigo, bamboo, castor oil, camphor, nutnacgi ; • other spioe9, einehona, !buchu» eocoanufc$ t Induc ;Com t graine, potatoes, beans, peanuts» opima» | wax, grapeß, koa,'opiko, ani othcr cabiuet wooie < j dye 6tuSs —woods and planU suited for # i barks, charcoal woods % trees to aeeliaiat::e. aa-i > grftseee. j We particularly dwirc to eall jour at;cnu:i 1 to producte 6uite\! Dr csport. The Coaiai;c: A • wiH be bappy to give £ou full ere.V.t f;r y , | informatioQ iu tlicir publishcd report . .. | 41 To whiU cstcnt might eaaali or sluuei resetvoirs or othcr oF aul dis ! tributing watcr bc ceas:;uctci |your nctgliK»rbov\l ? Pjcasc to loe.u.oa, ( stroams aud other p\\rtiedarī. 42 Ploase to mcntion! auy v< | think of public intercst resj\vticg your 1 8prings mi geoera! watcr supply. ; ioam itf": r: ; : to Plcasc to givc wbat infotuiatioa you w: respcctiug cocdiuo?i ael r ro4d^

bridgee, and otber (aeiHUee of eommn* Eieaiion m |youf dißtrlct, POPULA'nON. 44 What amouDt of populalion do yoa think jour district could 6upport?—-and in what way j couJd they be eupported, in view of the market; we have ibr eueh produets ae thej could raiee? 'i GENERAL INQUIRIES? | 45 Doee jour neighborhood or dietrict ofier| any opportunity "wheiein capital or a S'cvernioent sub6idj might be emp!ojed to ad~ ■ vantage to develop the reßources of tbe country, ānd attract immigration ? 46 What ie the cost in voar neighborhood, of a natiTe thatcb houee, made out of material on the land ? Please to state cost of a houee of given dimension, 47 What material most in your or district fbr fences ? What ihe probable c*oßt of difierent kinds of'fence, per •atbom oryard? Pleaee addrese Secretary Hawaiian Immigration;Society.