The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-05-09

demand the same. ALI must be treat
ed alike or dissatisfaction would re-
suit.
President w. o. Smith read the re-
! port of the committee of the legisla-
ture of 1892 touching the point.
J. o. Carter said that in view OF the
excellent report returned by the COM
mittee he thought the matter had not
better be tempered with.
The president thought it was hard
for the lepers to understand and APP
preciate the position and attendant
difficulties of the board in the matter.
Mr.. Meyers stated a compromise
might be effected as far as the foreign
lepers were concerned by allowing
them to sell their paiai to the mission
sisters who would take it by the
month and pay for 1t, but he advised
that the present regulations be not
disturbed further.
Discussion followed upon the re-
quests that the allowance of kerosene
oil be increased to more than one quart
per month, that the weekly ration of
sugar be increased and that lepers be
allowed one tin of yeast powder per
month to users of flour.
The president read the report of the
legislative committee of 1892 touching
these points.
Members object that if these re-
quests were granted the extras would
be sold to Chinese store keepers "over
the hill" The fact was elected that
some of the lepers used the flour for
making poi and liked it as well as taro
poi.
Mr.. Carter said that if anything
was done reductions could judiciously
be made but that he thought the
whole matter should be left alone at
present. The rations schedule might
be revised under proper circumstances
so as to give more variety, but rations
should not be increased. 1t had been
proved they were abundantly sup
piled.
A motion that no action be taken
regarding modification of "ai hanai'
was carried.
A request that postal money order
office be opened at Kalaupapa was
considered.
Mr.. Meyers stated there was no
need of an office at Kalaupapa 1t is
now so arranged by sending the Iep-
ers' money orders from his office that
none of the coin from the settlement
reaches Honolulu. If money order
office is opened at.Kalaupapa q bal
ance of 500 to $500 per month
will have to be sent to Homo
lulu to balance accounts, and the
coin would go into circu-
lation. He now disinfected all coin
received from the settlement and re-
turned it.
After considerable discussion, the
matter was referred to the president
to confer with the postmaster-general
and report.
A request that Agent r. w. Meyers
be ordered to reside at the leper settle
ment was not granted.
The matter of building new store
was brought up. The lepers requested |
it be removed to Kalaupapa or another
built.
Mr.. Meyers said a new store might be |
built in more convenient place. He |
two stores would produce !
double loss. He thought the store
would cost from $1,000 to $500.
Mr.. Carter said he thought the ap- !
bill of the board would |
stand the expense.
1t was moved and carried that the |
executive officer make plans and esti-
mate for new store and report to the |
board at the meeting next week.
The request for waterclosets at Ka-
aupapa was discussed and Mr.. Meyers |
was ordered to furnish such to those
who in his judgment would take care
If them and wanted them.
At $3.50 o'clock the meeting adj
burned until Friday afternoon at 5
o'clock.