The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-11


SIR:-In the matter of the sending
OF the passengers and freight from
Honolulu to the other islands, the fol-
lowing plan has been adopted by the
Board Of Health:
Three committees of seven each
have been appointed for the islands of
Hawaii, Maui and Kauai respectively.
Each member of the committee has
been commissioned as an agent of the
Board of Health. These committees
will be charged with the carrying out
of the regulations of the Board, and
have authority to take such measures
as they deem necessary to protect the
public health on their several islands.
The plan has been suggested of quar-
antining every port of each of those
islands excepting one port on each
island; say Kahului on Maui, Hilo
on Hawaii and such port on Kauai as
the committee may select. At the
open port on each island to have q
steamer which has been previously
disinfected, fumigated and quaran-
tined for a sufficient length of time, to
he used for distributing freight and
passengers if necessary to the various
ports of the island, and if necessary to
proceed to any other island which is
OF infected.
not yet been infected, and so long as it
remains uninfected rice can be taken
from there to the other islands. The
steamer Hawaii is about to take 1900
bags of rice from there to Hawaii.
The following committees have been
appointed:
For HAwAII-SheriffE E. @. Hitch
cock, George II. Williams, DR.. r. B.
Williams, DR.. E. V. LeBlond, W. w.
Goodale, G. G. Kennedy and J. w.
Mason.
For MAUI-Sheriff L. A Andrews,
F. w. Carter, S. f. Chillingworth,
mOnd, II. p. Baldwin and z. H.
Bailey.
FoR KAUAI-Sheriff S. w. Wilcox,
DIR. st. D. @. Walters, DR.. John We'd
dick, A. S. Wilcox, Carl Wolters,
Alexander Mcbride and r. w. 7.
Purvis.
The Claudine, which has been in
quarantine for six days anchored out
side the harbor will sail tomorrow
evening, touching first at Kahului.
A copy of these instructions will be
sent to each member of the committee
for Maui, and the committee will
meet and take into consideration
what they will do in the premises.
antine she was thoroughly fumigated,
her officers and crew were all taken
over to the quarantine island and dis
infected, and their effects thoroughly
fumigated, and then they were taken
on board the steamer and went outside
and anchored. The passengers went
through the same process as the crew;
and then went on board and have re-
manned on board ever since. The only
cargo which she has on board is rice,
-four, hay and grain, coal and medical
Since she has been in quar-
antine the only communication had
with her has been the postoffice boat,
which has gone out twice
daily with mail which has
been previously fumigated. To-
before sailing the port ply
sician, after disinfecting himself will
60 on board and make a careful eX-
animation of the passengers and crew,
and if all are in good health she will
receive a permit to sail.
At Kahului there will be one or
more of several courses to be pursued;
the passengers and cargo may be al
lowed to be landed; or they may be
allowed to be landed upon condition
that they go into quarantine for such
time as the committee shall direct; or
cided upon and preparations have not |
been made, the steamer could proceed
on to HilO with the passengers and
freight and upon her return discharge
them; or if the decision is not to allow
them to land at all she will have to
bring both passengers and freight
back to Honolulu.
l would state that unless the cOndi- |
tiOns here change very much tits prob |
able that no more permits will be
given to passengers to leave Homo .
lulu for the other islands. And so
long as the disease continues to exist /
in Honolulu no freight other than I
that which is absolutely necessary, !
and shall be recommended by the /
several committees, will be allowed /!
to be taken.
Upon arriving at Hilo, the same !.
course will be pursued. Both at Hilo |
aud kahului no person on beard the /
steamer will be allowed to land until !
The committee has arrived 1T deci- ?
sion.
On each OF the islands while