The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-10-31

4 RA-OL UOdIu d vessel,
and In the case of some sailing vessels
substitute could be appointed by the
board OF health. He thought regula-
ton should be passed that when a
vessel does not take a pilot, she
should await a health officer before
entering the harbor. Nine-tenths of
the sailing vessels which came were
preceded by the date of their depar-
ture from San Francisco.
Mr.. Lansing pointed out the diff
cuities which might arise unless the
board of health had a representative
aboard Of every incoming vessel.
President Smith said if the board
sent representative aboard of every
vessel, it 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 op-
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 $40 from engine COM
pany No. .. The amount was money
contributed by Messrs. ]. S. Walker
(deceased), SIS; G.. o. Berger. $25; F.
w. Macfarlane, $40; and Lyman
Bros, $40, to aid in the purchase of
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 fluke 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 We're
reshipped 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 of. There
was no sign of the disease in the
ivers 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 DR.. 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 letter,
through the favor of DR.. w. T. Mon
sarrat, from the doctor in charge of
the vaccine farm at HongkOng, ex-
pldlulnS Ine nOue Vi IdlSluS 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 limit as to the
number of patients, outside of the
A1E,Nsfo1 I'D hnrNaa rr-hinh nr Cato
may take under treatment and issue
medicines, because | am receiving APP
plications from lepers, asking for DIR.
Goto's medicines, etc.
l 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.. Hutchfson also informs me that
some japanese medicines are being
stolen, and Mr.. Hutchinson thinks this
has been going on for some time. The
matter will be investigated, and 1
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: Gan act to facilitate |
the segregation of lepers,n etc., APP
proved July Z, 1892. Will you kindly |
see Mr.. w. o. Smith, the attorney
general, about the matter. / 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. Iput up notice of warning,
and they cannot claim ignorance. But
the judge seems to think because Ka-
laupapa is so close to the settlement
that 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-
1ection with this subject he wished to
state that another invoice of Japanese
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