The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-21
CONSULTATION WITH AGENT
MEYERS OF MGLOKAI.
Questions Discussed and Matters
Determined, etc, etc.

AS quorum was not present at tn
opening of the meeting, the readinl
OF the minutes were dispensed with.
PRESIDENT Smith said he hoped :
majority would soon be present q
there were several matters he wished
brought before the board which ha,
been laid over, to await the arrival O
Mr. Meyers. Awaiting the arrival O
quorum, he requested that DIR. An
drews report on the matter of tb,
Maripesa
Dr. Andrews said he had examined
the vessel and had found four cases OF
measles among the steerage passen-
gers: These had been isolated. and
all the steerage passengers had been
| refused landing. To this course
strenuous objections had been made
by the passengers, but he had enforced
the regulations of the board of health.
Agent Reynolds stated that there
were measles in town.
President Smith said it would be
dangerous TO act otherwise, and
thought the law should be enforced.
| Dr. Andrews stated none would be
allowed to go aboard the vessel excent
on business. He further said four
steerage passengers had been allowed
| to land. There were forty. four passen-
! gers in the steerage.
After considerable discussion il was
decided the action taken by DIR. An
dreWs was proper and was endorsed.
The weekly report of Mr.. CT. w. C.
Jones, Inspector of Strengthening, was
read as follows:
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH,
HONOLULU, Sept. 20, 1898.
{. Ii. REYNOLDS, ESQ, Executive Of
fcer of Board of Health.
SIR:-For the week ending date
there have been three examinations
under the Law to Mitigate" with an
attendance of twenty-eight persons.
am sir, respectfully yours,
@. w. G. JONES,
Inspector.
The schedule report ACCOMMODATING
shows that the condition of beef cat
tie OH the islands remains the same as
last report.
In considering the report Mr.. J. II.
Waterhouse, lately returned from the
United States and England, said the
nuke disease was found everywhere
and was not considered dangerous.
AT this point the arrival of Mr..
Theo. +. Lansing made quorum and
the minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
President Smith said the DELAY in
building the improvements at the |
boys home had been caused by a mis- |
understanding which he wished to |
explain. The lumber had not been |
ordered for the five or six new wards |
as was intended and the extra order |
Tor the lumber to accompany the old |
ordered had been sent.
MIR. Meyers explained the lumber
had been sent up in install
ments, owing to the small size of the
vessels; he understood, however, that |
a larger vessel would be sent with the
order, viz: the steamer Ha-
wall which is to sail today.
MIR. Meyers said he had written to
oupt. hutchinson to push forward the
work at the settlement on the houses.
He explained that while the bath
houses are being built, the lumber for
ne boys home could be transported
rom the landing. The Iepers were
lot good carpenters, and the amount of
building lately done had been large.
Hence hands at the settlement had
'een scarce. The causes of delay had
,een many. He had been in favor of
he speedy finishing of the bows
lome. He explained at length the
history of the building of the bows
Tome, and pointed out the present
enef1ts which would accrue from the ,
improvements. He wished to say ,
hat had the money for the improve
1ents been at disposal, the work
7ould have been finished long ago. {
President Smith asked what was {
ne pest disposition to be made of the G
Id buildings.
Mr.. Meyers said the lumber could be
sed in other work at the settlement, c
lew buildings could be erected at i
-alaupapa. :.
President Smith said there were
ghteen or twenty additional lepers o
DE sent up. When these were a
tipped there would be very few lep- o
9 left at large. r
Mr.. Meyers thought there would be y
enty of room for all that came: "
thought the complaints of the a
g were unfounded. The present
ath rate allowed room for all that
ere coming.
President Smith said he had drafted W
new law, to be presented to the 10
unellS today Thursday to cancel
e titles of all lands embracing the IN
leanas at the leper settlement. til
request from Mr.. j. Napapa, q III
herman of Molokai, to sell fish at al
9 settlement was denied. 1t was III
Tered the board will pay cents per pl
und for all fish delivered to the 10
ard as per previous order, but Will
ow nobody to peddle to the lepers
'ectly. Ol
Nr. Meyers explained that fish St
ne to the coast of Molokai every I'm
weeks, and that regular fish ~
)ply interfered with the killing of IN
# for the settlement.
ne applications of two kokuas to Nj
admitted as Iepers to the settle -,
mt was refused and the men were eel
ered sent to the receiving station 1ol
be examined under the law. lie
resident Smith said he thought
Sc examinations should be very
ct. ri;
he matter of allowing the Pro- bel
tant minister and his wife to go to he,
settlement was again brought I'D. -
was explained that the PASTORS iae
e had lately given birth TO a child
the board determined it was not tbe
part of prudence to now allow 49,
l to go to the settlement with his iiie
lily. pre-
he secretary was ordered to COM rat