The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-26


President Smith SAID if the board
sent representative aboard of every
vessel, ii would necessarily increase
the expense Of incoming vessels.
Mr.. Ena said he thought it would
be well to pass the proposed amend
ment without the proviso.
President Smith said he was OPP
posed to this. At the last meeting,
Mr.. Ena had convinced him Of the
necessity of the proviso by a strong
argument, and he thought it should
be included in the amendment.
After further discussion, Mr.. Ena
moved the amendment with the pro-
visO pass.
Unanimously carried.
President Smith stated that he had
donation of SO from engine COM
pauy No. >. The amount was money
contributed by AIessrs. J. S. Walker
(deceased), $25; c. o. Berger, $25; +.
w. Macfarlane, $40; and -Hyman
| team of horses for the company. The
| government has since assumed the
| responsibility and the gentlemen who
had contributed the amount had re-
| fused to receive it back. The mem
/ bers of the company therefore had de-
/ cided to donate it to the board of
! health for the use of needy lepers at
| the settlement.
The board ordered that the donation
| he accepted and that the secretary of
/ the board tender thanks therefor to
! the company.
! The report of Inspector Jones was
! read which contains the following
! statement relating to the fiuke disease
among cattle:
The animals from which these
| livers were taken were shipped to
South Kona, Hawaii, in July, 1887,
! from a ranch on this island where the
fluke disease is prevalent. They were
re-shipped here last week with other
cattle from Kona. Their livers show
ed all the signs of fluke, being discol-
ored, with the gall ducts thickened
and incrusted, but although carefully
examined, none of the parasites could
be found. Evidently those that were
in the animals when they left Oahu
had either died or passed Off There
was no sign of the disease in the
livers of any of the other cattle from
the same ranch. The hog ranches are
in the usual condition and the ami
mails healthy.
In reply to question by President
Smith DIR. Andrews said he had made
arrangements to send to New Zealand
for fresh vaccine virus by the next
steamer.
While this subject was under discus
sion Mr.. Reynolds presented a letter,
through the favor of DR.. w. Il. Mon
sarrat, from the doctor in charge of
the vaccine farm at HongkOng, ex-
planning the mode of raising virus
there.
The president then read long letter
from agent Meyers at the leper settle
ment from which the following eX-
tracts are taken:
Will you kindly inform me if the
board has now set a limit as to the
number of patients, outside of the
hospital and home, which DIR. Goto
may take under treatment and issue
medicines, because L am receiving APP
plications from lepers, asking for DIR.
Goto's medicines, etc.
I fear, if no limit is set, this matter
will never take an end, etc.
A young man, a half Japanese, a
leper, by name of Umiumi, is missing
since the 18th inst, at the settlement.
He is wanted for larceny.
Mr.. Hutchinson also informs me that
some japanese medicines are being
stolen, and Mr.. Hutchinson thinks this
ho.S DUOu SUinS Uu fur some time. Inc
matter will be investigated, and L
will refer again to it as soon as we
know all about it.
The district judge, D. Kalauokalani,
seems to think that the inhabitants
OF the kuleanaS can harbor lepers on
their premises, and do not come under
the law of 1892: can act to facilitate |
the segregation of lepers," etc, ap-
proved July Z, 1892. Will you kindly |
see Mr.. w. o. Smith, the attorney |
general, about the matter. L under |
stand that the judge has written to
the chief justice and to the attorney |
general for advice in the matter.
Why people living at Kalaupapa,
on their own lands, should differ from |
people living elsewhere is not plain
to me. L put up notice of warning,
and they cannot claim ignorance. But
the judge seems to think because Ka-
laupapa is so close to the settlement
thai this makes a difference. The
other kokua suspect, Kamaka, goes
by this MOkOlii, l hope in time to be
examined with the others.
At the conclusion of the reading
President Smith stated that several
thousand dollars had been received
from the government for due bills at
the leper settlement, with which sup
plies for the store at that place could
be purchased for the present. In con-
nection with this subject he wished to
state that another invoice of Japanese
medicine had arrived by the last
steamer which had not been ordered
by the board. This matter would be
brought up later.
In reply to Mr.. Meyers inquiry the
BOARD ordered that as the appropria-
ion for the DR.. Goto treatment eX-
oires March 31st, next, no more lepers
should be admitted to the treatment
It present as, upon DR.. Goto's state
nent, it would take from six months
o year TO effect a cure.
The application of n leper to have
he board of health lay on water to
lis house at the settlement was de-
lied.
The president read the following
etter from DR.. Oliver:
KALAwAo, Molokai,
Oct. 19, 1898.
His Elk. w. O. SMITH, President of
Board of Health:
DEAR Shiny report for the quar-
er ending September 50th is due, but
Ipon this occasion there is nothing of
much interest to report.
The general health of the settlement
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