Calling all Emigrants

I've been looking for this for a long time... it's one of the ads that was circulated in Malaga looking for workers for the Sugar Plantations in Hawaii. I wonder if this is the one that enticed our parents and grandparents to come to this country??

Here's my (loose) translation. And you can click on the image above to see a larger copy.

Emigration with free passage to the state
of Hawaii
(United States of America)
Description of the Hawaii Islands, according to the celebrated traveler, M. C. de Variony

...It's almost impossible to make someone understand, if they haven't enjoyed it themselves, the incomparable wonders of the climate of the Hawaiian Islands. The constant temperature that hovers around 85 degrees Fahrenheit, incredibly clear sky, across which seldomly pass a fresh little cloud or welcome rain, and beautiful countryside, admirably illuminated with a radiant sun are just the most powerful of the features that atract the foreigner and make him prolong his stay in those Islands. The storms are few and far between there, and equally uncommon are hurricanes, which tend to be the scourge of tropical countrys; the nights, above all, are amazingly peaceful, and when the moon shines, surrounding the countryside in its soft and mysterious rays, no-one would be blamed for falling victim to its enchanting illusion. The atmosphere is so pure and clear that at midnight you can read by the light of the moon and the stars. In no other place does the Milky Way extend with more splendor or majesty as there; the constellations that are invisible in Europe light up the sky like brilliant pearls; the sea stretches out along the cost with its fosforescent waves and rocks its gentle dreams with a slow, regular movement...

The Spanish emigrants who want to take advantage of the concessions and benefits that are offered by the Laws of Immigration and Colonization of the State of Hawaii, receive free passage from Malaga to said State, in magnificint, speedy, 12,000 ton Steamships with Spanish food during the trip, prepared by cooks devoted to this purpose.

The Government of said State, under whose guarantee the emigration takes place, is offering to AUTHENTIC FARMERS a future/dream whose advantages are the following:

The males, head of the family
20 American gold dollars, each month, during the first year of work
21 American gold dollars, each month, during the second year
22 American gold dollars, each month, during the third year.

the women, their wives, 12 gold dollars a month
The rest of the members of their families, age 15 and higher, shall receive 13 dollars a month if they are male and 10 if they are female

When they disembark, they will receive a magnificent house (that is worth more than 500 gold pesos) with water and electricity and free schooling, where the younger children will receive lessons (these are obligatory).

After three years of work, with good conduct and during which they have demonstrated that they are good Workers (in particular with respect to Sugar Cane), they will receive completely free and in their own name with no cost whatsoever, the house in which they are living as well as a FANEGA [approx 1.5 acres] of land.

Conditions that prospective emigrants must fulfill:
Emigrants must be farmers in good health, with no vision problems, with no physicial defects and must come with their families which may be made up as follows:
1. Husband and wife without children, the man must be younger than 45 and the woman younger than 40
2. Husband and wife with children, with the head of the family no older than 45 so that there is a useful man between 17 and 45.
3. Widow or widower with children, as long as there is a useful man between 17 and 45.
4. Married man without his wife, but with children as long as there is a useful man between 17 and 45.
5. Married woman without her husband, but with children as long as there is a useful man between 17 and 45.

These types of families may be accompanied by any blood or legal relatives, younger than 40.
Those who are older than 45 do not receive free passage; they will have to pay a fee of 400 pesetas for their passage.

Documents that families who wish to emigrate must present:
1. Personal identification for all those older than 14.
2. The unmarried males and females, up to 23 years of age must have an authorization from their parents or tutors, signed by a Notary Public or the Mayor of their town or neighborhood. This document is not necessary when they are accompanied by their parents, but single women must present a certificate proving they are single.
3. Baptism certificate for all the unmarried males and females.
4. The males between 15 and 20 years of age will not be able to embark without presenting a certificate that proves they have deposited in the Savings Bank the sum of 1.300 pesetas for the results of the [military] draft, as the law requires.
5. The males between 20 and 40 years of age must present an "absolute pass" [licencia absoluta] if they are definitive licensees. Those that are in the reserve or in the class of possible recruits must present a pass from the General Captain of their respective district, which authorizes them to embark on the trip and to be absent from the Peninsula. This document may not be older than 4 months, counting from the day it was issued.
6. The married women that are not accompanied by their husbands must present the authorization from their husband, witnessed by the Mayor of the town or neighborhood, or by a Notary Public if they are in the capital.
7. Married couples must have their marriage certificate.
8. Widows and widowers must have their widowhood certificate.
9. Certificate of good conduct issued by the Mayor's office of their town with their personal data, for everyone older than 14.
10. Certificate that they have not been processed [by a court], issued by the Judge or Court of the town in which they reside, for everyone older than 14, or from the Court if the person resides in the Capital.

Don't trust intermediaries
For more details and to present your documents:
Don Carlos Corvetto, Manager of the "Checking" Department
Calle de Rios Rosas (formerly Cañon), number 3 -- Málaga