The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-17
Afternoon Session.
The House reassembled at Las
ORDER OF THE DAY.

Afternoon Session.
The House reassembled at Las
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Hayselden moved the order OF the
day. Agreed to.
Consideration of the Appropriation bill
in Committee of the Whole Hon. S. G..
Wilder in the chair.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Leper Settlement, 100000.
His Excelency Mr.. Gibson moved the
item pass.
Mr.. Brown thought that ali the items
under this head had been deferred until
the Finance Committee reported.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said the FL
nance Committee had reported.
The item passed at 100000.
Government Physicians $50 900.
Mr.. Dickey moved that the report of the
Finance Committee be taken up and read
before the committee proceed further
Agreed to.
Mr.. Wilcox, the Interpreter, then read
the report of the committee.
Mr.. Thurston said that in the revised
estimates he noticed the Ministers had re-
luced this item from $4,000 to $4,000.
Why had they done so?
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said in max
ing the reduction the Ministers contem-
plated deDriving certain districts of
physician, but after a conversation with
the Finance Committee, the latter thought
it best not to do so.
Mr.. Thurston asked whether the physi-
clans would remain at reduced salaries.
Mr.. Hayselden said that no letters had
been received from any of the physicians
declining to accept service. DR.. Kimball
of Hilo had sent letter to the Board
stating that he only got support from four
plantations, and his private practice was
not so large as one would think.
Mr.. Kaulukou said he thought the item
of $42, 600. as recommended by the commit
tee was too small. He had received sew
eral letters from residents of Hilo, stating
that the doctor would be compelled to
leave if his salary was reduced. 1t was a
blessing to know that people had conf
dence in a doctor; and it is so in Hilo.
Dr. Kimball has the entire confidence Of
the natives. 1t would be great loss to
Hilo to have DR.. Kimball leave. He was
not ready to support this reduction by the
committee. The sum of 81 800 was very
moderate salary to pay man
of DR.. Kimball's ability. He hoped
the item would pass at $50 600.
Mr.. Haysclden said that it had been
usual to furnish physicians with 5000 worth
of drugs each year. The committee had
reduced it to 800. He believed it would
I, %, -
as the committee had omitted the salary of
one physician, the Japanese doctor at Ka-
kaakO, whose salary is $1,000 for the two
years.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said the
item should read, Government physi-
clans and medical aid, - as it was not for
physicians alone, but for medicine for
gratuitous distribution.
Mr. Dole moved the salaries of the
physicians for each district be considered
separately. Districts that cannot support
a physician are the ones that should be
subsidized. The result is that the physi-
clans at Waianae, Koolaupoko and Kona
have been starved out.
Mr.. HayseIden said Mr.. Dole showed
gross ignorance and knows very little
about it DR.. Parker had Waianae and
Waialua districts, at a salary of 81 500 per
annum. DR.. Mauritz held the position
previous to DR.. Parker. The latter did not
like the ride from Waalua to Waianae, and
gave the latter district up, also share of
his salary, to pay Dr. Craddock, who took
Waianae. The latter was paid $500 for
Waianae, and DR.. Parker 81 200 for Waia-
lua. The doctor at South Kona, who was
paid 81 800, left of his own free will; in
fact, he has not yet resigned. He has gone
to the Coast, and told him (the speaker
that Dr. Oliver would look after his dis
trict during his absence. DIR. Craddock
was discharged by Mr.. Widemann from
Waianae. The doctor at MakawaO had to
leave for good and substantial reasons.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said Mr..
Hayselden had sufficiently answered the
wrong impressions of Mr.. Dole. The APP
preparation made by the last Assembly
had been fully drawn out. The fund APP
propriated by the Board of Health was
made out with careful consideration. The
Board could not afford to make separate
districts. DIR. Parker did not like to go
over the mountains from Waialua to Wal
amaze, and was willing to give up part of
his emolument. The division of the dis
trict was at the instigation of the doctors
themselves.
Hon. Mr. Martin was in favor of the
items being considered separately 1t was
a matter OF Importance to get good doctors,
as quacks were not wanted. 1t is impossi-
BILE to get good doctor without they are