The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-19

J to build hospitals there Was no need OF q
e appropriation. and If they voted none
bliudly the Government would 90 on am
build them wherever it pleased. II va
only those who could not afford TO pay win
went To the hospitals He should ike {,
know from the President of the Board wha
was the expense Of maintenance.
His Excelency Mr.. Gibson said ne Wa.
in favor Of the item for hospital al Lihue
Kauai. He would say that this item o
building and maintenance was probably
wrong statement Of the requirements. Il
should have been simply repairs anC
maintenance. He thought the cost had
been Is cents day per capita. Perhaps
| there had been an increase on az, cunt OF
the methods of the japanese doctor. also
of an increased supply of milk, which
might make it nearer 20 cents. 1t was
/ SIS, 900 for actual food There had been
/ considerable expense Tor repairs, moving
/ buildings, wbitewaShing, etc. Most OF the
/ expense had been III the line of repairs.
/ The hospital at Waikiki was paying its
! own expenses to a great extent By its pay
/ patients, 50 that the two hospitals with re-
! pairs would require all the sum which had
! been submitted TO the Assembly With
regard to hospitals in other districts, the
Assembly had heard the te> timony of the
resident member as 10 the excellent re
suits from the hospital at Waikiki. 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 at
PENDANTS a. in the hospital at Waikiki.
While it would be very desirable to
place hospitals at other points, a sum
should be voted for that one, with an addi-
tional sum for maintenance. 1t was diff
cult for the Board to know beforehand
what would be required for each purpose,
so that it would be undesirable to separate
repairs and maintenance.
Hon. Mr. Bishop said the item should
read repairs and maintenance OF hospital
BY the report he found that not quite
$1,000 Of the $40, 900 appropriated were spent
for repairs, the rest for maintenance. He
did not know how the Board kept its ac-
counts, bat thought the report to the Leg
islature ought to show how much was
spent for each hospital. No one could tell
how much was spent at Kakaako or Wal
luku: it was all mixed up.
Mr. Hayselden explained the expendi-
ture to the honorable Noble.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said he could not have
understood it without that explanation.
Mr.. Hayselden moved for repairs and
maintenance, $4,000.
Mr.. Brown withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Paehaole moved the item pass at
$4,000
Il IL. l.,, tha 1atfa NJ
would not be sufficient.
Mr. Dole withdrew his motion for Il hos
pital at Lihue.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop thought one way OF re-
ducing expenses would be by sending
more people TO Molokai from the Branch
Hospital.
The item passed at $4,000
Mr. Dole then moved to insert 5000 for
a general hospital at Lihue Kauai.
His Excelency Mr.. Gibson seconded the
motion.
Hon. Mr.. Wilder said that if this item
passed it would be perfectly just to pass
items for a hospital each at Kau, HGO,
Honokaa and kohala The hospital at
Hilo would be no use to a resident of Kau.
The hospital at Lihue will be no more use
to a resident of HanaIei than the hospital
in Honolulu. He could come to Homo !
lulu at less expense. The expense of the |
Board of Health had been increasing every
year, until now it made very large sum, /
and it grew every session. If they were
able to build hospitals all over it was all
right, but they were not able. If they |
were going to econonize, they had to /
commence at some point. For that reason !
he should have to vote against the motion /
Mr.. Dole said there was a great deal of /
force in the remarks of Mr.. Wilder, but /
he thought it was better not to economic |
i'll the health of the people. If he should .
want to economic he should do so in mat /
~ Steamship lines. He (the speaker did ,
not sign the report to subsidize the Oceanic /
Steamship Company, not because he did .
not believe III substituting them, but be-
cause he thought they should get along .
with substituting one less steamship, |
which would save enough to enable them .
to build hospitals. 1t might be a good |
thing to have hospitals anywhere, but be- |
cause they could not afford to put one up
at every place, he did not see why they
should not erect one where it was most
needed. Bad roads on Hawaii were no
criterion for Kauai. A hospital at Lihue
would be some good for resident of Ha-
nalei. There was good road all the way
If they could afford one or two hospitals
this year, of course they would be put
where they would do the most good.
Hon. Mr.. Wilder said that if hospitals
were a success he would have no objection
ia them, but they were not a success.
Every Hawaiian member in the House
knows very well that Hawaiians would not
go to hospitals. He had sailor in his
employ, who broke his leg. and he had
him taken to the hospital, but the mans
friends took him right away. The Malu-
lani Hospital at Wailuku was a good in
and honor and credit 10 the
country; but the natives did not avail
themselves of it to any extent. He had
been there when there was not patient III
it. He took all his people there when they
were sick, but they did not go willingly.
Look at the reports OF deaths of Hawaii
ans in Honolulu -one-half are unattended
or die OF unknown diseases. Ii they could
make natives avail themselves of hospi-
tails, and could afford it. the best thing
they could do was to build hospitals At