The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-18

the table and referred to select
committee. Carried.
ORDER OF THE DAT.
On motion of Rep. Thurston the
house proceeded to the order of the
day, resolving into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the
Appropriation Bill, Noble Cleghorn
in the chair.
Rep. Ilayselden moved $4,000
for the general expenses of the
Board of Health, as recommended
by the select committee on items in
that bureau, Carried.
Building and Maintenance of
Hospitals. ................. $4,000
Rep. Dole said that $40, 900 was
appropriated and expended last
period, and would like to know
where the hospitals were.
Rep, Hayselden said there was no
additional hospital built, but new
buildings were added to the branch
hospital at Kakaako and an addition
was made to the Malumanani
uOSDlldl db w dlluhu.
Rep. Dole thought the building
and the maintenance of hospitals
should be kept separate. He moved
that $4,000 be inserted for build
ing hospital at Lihue, Kauai.
Rep. Thurston remarked on the
good done by the hospital at Wal
luku, and said natives had no fear
of going there now. There ought
to be one hospital at least on each
of the islands, where patients could
be taken care of without the long sea
voyage to Honolulu.
Rep. Brown opposed the motion,
because, if they put in an item for
Kauai, they would have to put two
in for Hawaii, one for Molokai and
one for Lanai. They had hospital
on Maui which was well conducted
and doing a good deal of good, but
let them not appropriate any more
money for building hospitals, be-
cause they might thus treble or
quadruple the expense of building
and maintenance of hospitals. He
moved $4,000 for building and re-
pairs of hospitals, and $25, 900 for
maintence.
Rep. Thurston said if they were
not going to build hospitals there
was no need of an appropriation,
and if they voted money blindly the
Government would go on and build
them wherever it pleased. 1t was
only those who could not afford to
to pay who went to the hospitals.
He should like to know from the
President of the Board what was
the expense of maintance.
Minister Gibson was in favor of
the motion of the hon. member for
Lihue. He would say that this item
of building and maintenance was
probably n wrong statement of the
requirements. 1t should have been
simply repairs and maintenance. He
thought the cost had been Is cents
day per capita. Perhaps there
had been an increase on account of
the methods of the Japanese doctor,
also of an increased supply of milk,
which might make it nearer 20 cents.
1t was $4,000 for actual food.
There had been considerable ex-
pense for repairs, moving buildings,
whitewashing, etc.-most of the ex-
pense had been in the line of re-
pairs. The hospital at Wailuku was
paying its own expenses to a great
extent by its pay patients, so that
the two hospitals with repairs would
require all the sum which had been
submitted to the Assembly. With
regard to hospitals in other districts
the. Assembly had heard the testi.
mony of the resident member, as tc
the excellent results from the hos.
pital at Wailuku. He thought they
ought to have hospitals at two other
points, on the islands of Hawaii and
Kauai. 1t would be very desirable
that they could have the same class
of attendants as in the hospital al
Waikiki. Whilst it would be very
desirable to place hospitals at Other
points, sum should be voted fol
: that one, with an additional sum fol-
maintenance. 1t was difficult fol
the Board to know beforehand wha
) would be required for each purpose
, so that it would be undesirable t.
divide repairs and maintenance.
, Noble Bishop considered $40, ,00'
} necessary for repairs and mainte
nance. He did not know how tn
Board kept its accounts, but though
the report to the Legislature ough
F., to show how much was spent TO
, each hospital. No one could tel
a how much was spent at Kakaako O
o Wailuku; it was all mixed up
y (Rep. Hayselden here gave figure
! from the report). Without that ex
= PLANTATION, the speaker said, nobod
. could understand it.
a Rep. Hayselden moved $4,000
y for repairs and maintenance.
: Rep. Brown withdrew his motion
n Rep. Paehaole moved $4,000.
= Rep. Dole withdrew his motto
y till the pending item was dispose
of.
. The item passed at $40, 900, an
then Rep, Dole renewed his motto
of $4,000 for Lihue.
Noble Wilder said if this itel
naSSe1 il would ha narfectlv inst 4