Office of the Historian

No. 333.
Mr. Daggett to Mr. Frelinghuysen.

Legation of the United States,
Honolulu, April 9, 1883. (Received April 27.)
No. 66.]

Sir: In continuance of the subject of my dispatch of the 8th instant (No. 64), relating to Chinese immigration to this Kingdom, I have the honor to inform you that I have this day received a communication from His Majesty’s minister of foreign affairs, covering a resolution by the Cabinet protesting against and authorizing measures to prevent a further excessive immigration of Chinese males to these islands. I inclose herewith copies of both.

Very respectfully, &c.,

ROLLIN M. DAGGETT.
[Inclosure in No. 66.]

Mr. Gibson to Mr. Daggett.

Department of Foreign Affairs,
Honolulu, April 9, 1883.

Sir: In view of the large and unexpected arrival of Chinese males per steamers Oceanic and Glenelg, and the assurance received that larger numbers are on the way, His Majesty’s Government, taking the matter into earnest consideration, and fully appreciating that the incoming of such large bodies of men, for the reception of which, the country is not yet adequately prepared, would be injurious to the state, have passed the resolution in the Cabinet of which I now have the honor to hand you the annexed copy. I have deemed it proper to communicate this resolution to the representatives of friendly powers, as an indication of the policy which this Government intends to pursue in this matter, acting under the authority of Cap. XX of the session laws of 1878.

I am, &c.,

WALTER M. GIBSON.

resolution.

Whereas, there is now in the population of the Kingdom an injurious disproportion of the sexes, amounting to about 20,000 more males than females in a population of about 70,000; and

Whereas, by the steamers Oceanic and Glenelg, over one thousand more Chinese males have arrived; and

Whereas, the Government has assurance that about six thousand more Chinese males are about to emigrate from the British colony of Hong-Kong to this Kingdom:

Resolved, That the minister of foreign affairs be authorized to notify the authorities of Hong Kong, through our consul-general at that port, and to notify other authorities that His Majesty’s Government protests against this excessive emigration to this Kingdom, of men alone, and will take steps to prevent its introduction.