The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-01-05

A. this time the Portuguese objected to
Z indiscriminate vaccination: they were in
7 the right. for leprosy was in the country
and the Board Of Health ought to have
{ had sufficient vaccine matter on hand.
4 The sanitation OF the city was com
menced about Nov. lst A gang of men
were put on 70 scrape the streets, that was
all They have been scraping ever since
30 the annoyance Of our citizens. and 10 a
display % the absolute absurdity OF our
rulers
Nothing Of any moment has been done
by the Board Of Health during the last
year. Certain institutions such as the
Qneen's Hospital, the Hospital at Wailuku,
have been wei conducted, but that Is no
thanks o. the Board. The individuals
who have charge have made those places
homes Of rest to the sick The Board OF
Health nave neglected their duty In
granting leave 20 lepers they have, or
rather the President has for he seldom
c1nsults his colleagues OF slaves done a
gTIevous wrong. wrong which nothing
ran wipe out Before leaving this subject
attention must be called TO a frghtful
crime committed at the leper settlement
on Moiokai A leper, who without proper
warning had his children torn away from
him stabbed and killed two officials who
were engaged In removing the children.
The unfortunate man has been punished
d . with imprisonment de was already a
prisoner IN his ieper home The man
committed crime but the moral punish
meui- the punishment Of conscience must
resi- IN the President Of the Board of
Health ID WIS his carelessness, his well
known ilis,s= faux which brought about the
crime The Board Of Health has poor
rrc1ri Tor 1885.
The police call for attention next This
body has largely confined itself to making
opium raids The outskirts Of the town
beinE left practically unprotected. Ii is
uoi the fault of the Marshal that things
are a. tliey are: he has not enough men 10
patrol the town. and much Of ms help is
ignorant The law allows such premium
upon opium seizures that every member
% the force puts his whole heart into the
paying business, leaving the protection Of
citizens 10 good luck.
Bot il Is not only in Honolulu that
things have been unsatisfactory. the coun-
try districts have told the same story Hilo
district has suffered very largely from rob
teTies, and hardly an offender Is brought
o. iusucc.
The district courts have not presented
good record Early in the year, three IN
fortunate Cinnamon were fined for remov-
InE their nee on Sunday IN June, a
number 81 South Sea Islanders were fined
Tor playing skipping rope on Sunday. 4
most fragrant case was that Of Mr.. Gerke,
an American citizen, which occurred about
O month ago. He was not permitted 10
speak in court. he was not allowed to have
the Testimony against him translated into
English. He was sentenced 10 SIX months
Imprisonment On appeal the charge
AGAINST him was dismissed. but we fail to
hear that the stupid Judge has bene The
whole personnel Of these courts ought
20 be changed.
The change IN the steam lines callinga at
Honolulu must be reckoned one Of the
events 81 the year. The original contract
having run out in November, We have now
the ZaltaHdia and IrsfrIliH touching here
GA their route from Sydney to San Fran
CISCO, while the Aar.Fas,', Alameda and Mara
Hs1 take the same route. calling at Auck-
land How long the rivalry between the
two companies Will be continued is prob
lemaiical In the matter Of convenience,
Honolulu suffers, as We get either a feast
OF o famine The rival steamers have
pleasant lnack Of coming all in a lump
The b -monthly service has been performed
by the - P6ai, a very inferior boat, and
once We have had TO resort TO a sailing yes
sci 90 carry The mail
IS
The crauting.of liquor licenses on the
other islands, which was carried out in
March last. met with vigorous protest
from Mmluku Two petitions We're drawn
up aud numerously signed by both natives
and foreigners, but without effect. and
Nailuku in common with Hilo and several
other places now possesses q license The
temperance cause however, has been Wig
orously advocated. 4 special advocate
has been sent round the Islands. and In
the columns Of the GAZETTE and other
journals a number of articles have ap
peared, chiefly supplied by the Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
In February the report of Mr. Young of
the success Of the maceration machinery
az the Naakea mill called practical atten-
hon TO the subject, and since then the ma
chInery requisite for the process has been
ordered FOR a number Of plantations, show
ing how awake our planters are to the
necessity Of using all machinery which
val obtain the best and most economical
results. The sugar crop of the season will
come up 10 about $4,000 tons Small fruit
cultivation has received marked attention
and our banana crop Is now quite factor
~ the San Erancisso market. There have
also been expectations Of sugar cane, but
this has been merely in the way Of expert
meut-
The Island stock farms are being i'm
proved and both cattle and horses are be
ginning 70 show the benefit of the recent
imp1Ttations
The weather has been extraordinarily
favorable for agricultural enterprise. The
rams have been copious. the cane is In
good condition and the pastures are rich
There have been heavy storms, notably
m July and the early part of December
Considerable damage was then done 10
cane, and number of bridges and build
inss were washed away, and few lives
were lost by food and shipwreck.
Business has been dull What with low
prices for sugar, currency troubles and
lack Of confidence in our Government.
what ought 10 have been a prosperous year
has not been SO.
The most important commercial move.
has been the establishment of a rival sugar
refinery in San Francisco. A number of
cur plantations have contracted to supply
the new refinery with sugar, and some Of
our leading men are shareholders in the
new venture. There seems every prospect
Of the venture succeeding and the Islands
VIII ultimately benefit by the competition.
Municipal government has occupied the
public attention considerably during the
year, and vii probably become feature
II the next Legislature, there is no doubt
that Honolulu. as at present managed is
not managed at all
The death Of Judge Austin left a vacancy
on the bench, this has been ably filed by
the appointment Of Mr.. Preston The APP
poInfmeni gave general satisfaction. and
II l. universally felt that the best fitted
man has been secured
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The Islands have been fully advertised.
Sometimes well. sometimes badly Hawaii
WIS represented at the exhibitions at New
Orleans and Louisville Thanks to DR.. J.
Mott Smiths efforts, our exhibits were
well placed and much valuable infor1na-
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