The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-02

The regular weekly meeting of
the Board of Health was held yes
terday afternoon. President Smith
occupied the chair. Doctors Day,
Emerson and Wood, members Ena
and Lansing, DIR. Wayson and
Health Agent Reynolds constituted
the attendance.
Weekly reports of DR.. Monsarrat
were read and approved. Regard
ing the Act to Mitigate, that report
showed total number on list to be
Ill; natives, half-whites and all
others. The police department re-
ported considerable increase of
Japanese women engaging in ques-
tionable occupation. Complaint
was also made concerning disreput-
able Chinese women located in
different portions of the city. Dis
cussion brought out the fact that
no Japanese or Chinese women
were registered under the Act to
Mitigate. The Board thought if
these women carried on that kind
of business they should be properly
registered. The advisability Of
confning these characters to GER
tain localities was discussed, but
no action taken.
r. w. Meyers, agent at Kalau-
papa, wrote concerning matters at
the settlement. His suggestions
were carried out regarding certain
requests, etc.
A communication from the settle
ment was read touching the matter
of procuring additional sisters for
the boys home. The Bishop of
Panopolis will leave by Thursdays
steamer for visit to France. While
there he will secure the services Of
four lay brothers for the boys
home, it being found preferable to
employ these.
Permission was granted to Rev
M. G. Kealoha, a native minister
at the settlement, to pay visit TO
Honolulu.
Ellen Lyons petitioned for privil-
ege to go to Kalaupapa and take
away the infant child Of her daugh-
ter, the mother being on her death
bed. The matter was deferred until
word could be received from Agent
Meyers about the matter.
DR.. divers quarterly report,
ending March 31st, was read and
filed. The President thought DR..
Oliver was not explicit enough in
rendering his reports, and unduly
negligent in replying to letters.
DR.. Wood said he had failed to re-
ceive replies to letters sent to the
settlement physician.
DR.. T. Allen, Government physi-
clan at Hama, Maui, rendered his
resignation on account Of ill-health
and the necessity Of a change of
climate. He recommended that
DR.. McGettigan be appointed in
his stead. The resignation Of DR..
Allen was accepted and DR.. Nc
Gettigan appointed.
Acting Hawaiian Minister wrote
from Washington certifying to the
high character of DR.. Charles H,
Castle, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who
had previously made application
for a position under the Board of
Health. DR.. Day thought DR.. Cas-
tie might be given the place at Ka-
lihi experimental station, now that
DR.. Hale had concluded not to ac-
cept it. A full statement Of the
work required at the experimental
station will be sent DR.. Castle, in
order to acquaint him with the
duties before accepting the position.
The following letter was read
from DR.. Hale:
CHICAGO, April Is, 1895.
To the Board of Health, Republic OF
Hawaii, WILLIAM o. SMITH, Presi-
dent:
Your official notification OF the ac-
ceptance of my application for the po-
sition OF Bacteriologist has but Just
been received, and / appreciate the
honor you have done me.
Though you have very literally nc