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

The committee reassembted at AS.
Mr.. Kaunamano said the House had
heard great deal from Mr.. Dole during
the session on economy? Would it be
economy to appropriate this amount for a
Hospital at I.ihue? He thought not. 1t
would only be opening the door for other
members to ask for hospitals in their re-
Spective districts
Dr. Wight said ne indOrsed the remarks
made by Mr.. Wilder. With the facilities
enjoyed and so many steamers, there was
no need of fresh hospitals He (the
speaker) had Il great deal of experience
among Hawaiians, and knew that their
real wish when sick was to DC at home and
to be doctored there. After SO much talk
about economy, it would be an act of SUI
pererogation to go and build hospitals.
Mr.. Dole said that if the House did not
think it necessary to build the hospital, he
would be satisfied.
Mr.. AhoIo said that some good argu-
mentS had been made on this question.
There's a good deal of truth in the fact that
the natives are prejudiced against hOspi-
tails 1t is difficult to get native to take
medicine regularly, but if in hospital the
nurse looks after that. The President of
the Board of Health has stated that he is
in favor of this hospital. Let the appro-
priation be made. and if there is no moneys
why it cannot be built. He favored the
item.
Mr. Keau said he was not in favor of the
item.
On the question being put, the item was
lost
Repairs and care of Quarantine, 5000.
Mr.. Hayselden moved it pass at $4,000.
The item passed at $4,000
Kapiolani Home $1,000.
Mr. Dole asked if this item was based
on actual calculation, and how many chill
dren were there III the Home.
His EXcellency Mr.. Gibson said he de-
sired to offer few words of explanation
with regard to this item. He would first
touch upon the establishment of the in
stitution. 1t had long been deemed inn
portant to provide a home for class of
children, especially girls, who were sus-
pected of being tainted with the disease of
Ieprosy, who as yet showed no indication
of the disease; and the hope was that, by
care and attention and improved condi-
ton in their lives, the development of the
malady might be prevented and they be-
come useful members of society. The last
Legislature voted a liberal sum for this
object; but as the funds were not imme-
diately available at the time required, an
appeal was made to public benevolence,
when a sum of over $6 900 was subscribed,
and s. 200 was paid in. This fund was
placed at the disposal of the Board of
Health, and by authorization of the Board,
he Cthe speaker) expended the amount on
the building of the Home the accounts of
which expenditure were placed in the
hands of the worthy Chairman (Hon. Mr..
Cleghorn) and the honored President
(Hon. Mr.. Walker), and approved by
them. An additional amount was drawn
from the appropriation to complete the
building, which is two-story well finished
structure, well furnished and equal in all
its appointments to a frst-class boarding
school. 1t is capable of accommodating 80
girls. At present it has 80 neat iron bed
steads in its dormitory, and is tastefully
furnished in its refractory and various Of
fees. At first an experiment was made
with ten girls-the offspring OF leprous
parents These have been admirably
cared for by the faithful Sisters of Charity
in charge The Home was placed within
the enclosure of the Leper Hospital not
because it was the most desirable place,
but as the community of pious ladies
who were willing to undertake this
work, and who are already es-
tablished in their Convent in the Branch
Hospital yard, were too few in number to
be divided and placed at different points
apart. and as they only were ready to I'M
dertake this work it was deemed import
ant to place the Home within the Hospital
enclosure. But it is separated from the
leper ward by distinct line OF fence. At
the same time it must be mentioned, in
order TO understands statement of expend-
iture on account of the Home, which APP
pears in the report of the President OF the
Board of Health, that this account OF ex-
penditure is misleading, and he regretted