The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-07-13


than they have
Tn Report Of the Secretary. Of the
Queen-s Hospital contains much interest
ing natter and that, together with the
financial statement Of the same iHstitu-
ton Is well worthy Of perusaI and careful
thought The Queens Hospital IS an
institution Of which We are extremely
proud +. We consider It . credit to our com
n1nity and We always take great pleasure
IN showing It 10 any stranger that We may
happen to fall II with Considering the
elements which the officers Of the institu
ton have to deal with It Is really wonder
fuI what excellent order Is kept and how
serupuI0usIy clean everything Is: the
grounds too merit q strong word Of praise,
when the patient rises from his sick bed,
he finds. ready st hand what Is far more
beneficial than al the medicine in the
world plenty Of fresh an and 2 pleasant
Mace 10 walk. OF % lie about in Consider
able pains and tine have been expended
upon laying out the ground attached to
the hospital, and though the work Is BY no
means complete. still what has been done
Is sufficient f0T present needs
Looking over the SecFetsry's figures We
notice that 5es HaWaiisus have been
treated q indoor patients and 594 for
eIgners- the latter OF course including
South Sea ISLANDERS OF these 394. nearly
al are pay patients The cost Of maintain
Il H. al IL
tiCus TO bindings &c has been S3s SIS Is:
the receipts from Pay patients and from
the hOsuitsI tax levied. on al foreigners
entering the country. have been 81, 1868
Thus the foreign element here has very
nearly dsfrayed the current expenses Of
the place These figures call for con
sidarztion- though We regard the hos
pital an excellent institution Ne do not
think that It dos al the good It can We
had occasion sCus months ago 70 point out
that with regard 10 South Sea ISLANDERS,
10 charge ought 70 BE- made: the trea-
surers report shows Is that there l. really
no sbsolute need for making the charge.
We cannot help feeling that the sum
charged has had & Serious effect II pre-
venting these peOple being sent 20 the
Hospital when BY 80 dong Their health
might have been much improved and II
some instances their lives saved There
are cases also Of destItUti0n among white
foreigners which the hospital funds are
amply able 70 provide for We do not
advocate indiscTininate charity, but z free
bed OF two might certainly be provided
f0r men who have WORKED here put thar
labor 70 the credit Of the general good Of
the country. but who have not been able
20 draw hack an adequate compensation
for theEnseivss- Certainly the institution
could val afford to DO this graceful art Of
charity and as certainly the foreigner
merits T. f0r a. the figures show Z very
Izrce proportion d the funds q the Insti-
tuition e0nes directly cut Of foreign
pockets
The expenses Of the Institution are IN
usually large this biennial period, OF &C.
count q the additions made 10 the build
incs- these. however. are permanent I'M
urOTeme1lfz and have been 30 thoroughly
done that there VII be little need for any
further expenditure II this liue for some
years 70 cone; the incole- therefore. Of the
h1srital ought to be II excess II the eZ-
perdlrure a the end of the next twenty
four months. q course Ee reckon into the
income the grant made by the Legislature.
We hope the trustees VII seriously
consider whether q little m0re nay
nos be dOze II the way q charity.
We ID not for N instant say that
nothing has been done II this way,
but We think perhaps hardly
enough II The direction Of the foreigner:
the native i vel cared for: be can come
and 90 a. he pleases and he receives medI-
cine, food and lodgIng free Of al eEpense:
this L blt right sUeh vas The idea q tie
founders q the IrstItztioz- but some re-
turn n KIND shgaIt Be made 20 the
stranger for his 81. 1863
-TEE death Of the Chief Justice has left
vacant the most important Office II this