The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO QUAR-
ASTINE REGULATIONS.
Water Facilities Mt the Settlement
To be Investigated.

There were present President w
o. Smith, John Ena, DR.. Andrews
Theo. f. Lansing, J. T. Waterhouse
Jr, G. b. Reynolds and Dr. j. Z
Smith, the latter by invitation.
Before the meeting was called tc
order President Smith informally an
nounced that the board was now re-
ceiving the United States Abstract OF
Sanitary Reports issued monthly.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
MIR. Warehouse suggested that the
port physician of the board be sup
piled with a boat, and crew to be
hired to be in attendance when steam
ers arrived.
Mr.. Reynolds stated he had had a
talk with the collector general OF
customs, who thought, under the law,
pilots could bring vessels into the
hsrbor without waiting for port ply
stefan if be was not on hand.
Considerable discussion took place
on the suggestion and it was finally
moved and carried that the executive
officer of the board investigate and
report on the feasibility and cost of q
boat, action to be taken hereafter.
Further discussion of the question
took place.
Mr.. John Ena said he saw no
reason WHY the board should be bur
dened by the expense of boat
when the physician received fees for
going out which were sufficient to
include the expense.
President Smith read a letter
which he had written to DIR. Henri
McGrew announcing the appoint
ment of DIR. Howard to the position
of dispensary physician and asked
that his action be approved. So or
dered.
President Smith asked il any fresh
virus had been received. He spoke
OF the experiments at the .ccine
farm and said that it was his opinion
pending the success of such, stock
Of virus should be kept on hand In
case smallpox was introduced, which
was liable by vessels from Asistic
ports. The board would have to
bear the blame If they were found
without virus In a case of necessity.
DIR. Andrews said the captain OF
the Oceanic had told him they fumi
gated all clothing of Chinese passen-
gers when they came aboard at
Hongkong.
President Smith said virus should
ba imported If we could not raise it.
He spoke of the prejudice raised here
against vaccination by bad virus dur
lug the past few years, which had
caused laxity In carrying out the
law.
DIR. Andrews said the New Zealand
virus was good and worked well on
children here. 1t was the best and
the source of supply was the nearest
to US.
MIR. Ena said he thought DIR.
Mouritz and MIR. Meyers should be
asked to take charge Of the vaccine
farm.
The board authorized the secretary
to ask Dr. Mouritz upon what terms
he would be willing to make expert
ments on his cattle ranch with virus,
and if he could supply the board of
health with fresh virus.
An order was also passed to import
virus in suitable quantities from New
Zealand, the quantity per month to
be left with DIR. Andrews and Messrs.
Benson, Smith & Co., who had here
tofore imported for the board OF
health.
The following report from the in
snector of slaughter houses was read:
OFFICE OF BOARD OF HEALTH,
HONOLULU, Oct. is, 1898.
C. b. REYNOLDS, ESQ, Executive Of
ficer of Board of Health
SIR: For the week ending date
there have been three examinations
under the ''act to mitigate" twenty
five persons attending.
Nothing of importance to report
concerning the hog ranches.
There arrived yesterday, from Cali
fornia, 454 head of hogs in fine condi-
ton. But one animal was lost on the
passage down.
Last Saturday a boat load of fish
arrived from MOlokai. The dealers at
the market were instructed to inform
their customers where the fish came
from, and that it would probably not
keep long unsalted.
T am sir, respectfully yours,
G.. w. c. JONES,
Inspector.
The report further stated that IA
bullocks had been slaughtered dur
: the past week
The report was filed.
The following extract from letter
from Agent W. r. Meyers was read:
KALAE, Molokai, 18th Oct, 1898.
CHARLES WILCOX, Esq, Secretary,
Board of Health, Honolulu:
DEAR SIR-Your letter of the 9th
inst. was duly received; contents full
1 fully remember that you showed
me the request from the finance de-
int, urging reduction of ex-
ETC., and have already taken