The figures for the current year as comparedivith 1895 are: Nationality. 1897. 1895. Japanese ......................................................... 11.394 11.584 Chinese ........................................................... --.861 3.847 Portuguese ---------------------------------------------------- 1.902 2.499 Hawaiians ------------------------------------------------------- 1.156 1.584 Total --------------------------2............................ 1.513 19.514 The increase in laborers is due to the starting of a largo estate and the increased acreage of old estates. Inclosed you will find an article on coffee raising. which you may find useful The endeavor of the Hawaiian Government to induce the immigration of small farmers from your country is fraught with mischief to the farmer. as you will see by reading the inclosure. %is article was written by a man I can vouch for. A man with money can make money anywhere if he has the proper mental and physical equipment. The planting of coffee in these islands is largely experimental at this time.
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