The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-09-13

SIR:-In the matter of the sending
OF the passengers and freight from
Honolulu TO the other islands, the fol-
lowing plan hiss been adopted by the
Board OF Health:
Three committees OF seven each
hsve 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, Hllo
on Hawaii and such port on Kauai as
the committee may select. AT the
open port on each island TO have a
steamer which has been previously
disinfected, fumigsted and quaran-
tined for q sufficient length of time, to
be 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
not infected.
The Koolau side of this island has
not vet been infected, and so long as II
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-Sheriff E. G. Hitch
cock, George b. Williams, DR.. R B.
Williams, DIR. E. V. LeBlond, ". w.
Goodale, c. c. Kennedy and J. w.
Mason.
For MAUI-Sherif L. a. Andrews,
f. W. Carter, :. +. Chillingworth,
DR.. E. Armitage, DR.. J. II. Ray.
mond, H. P. Baldwin and E. b.
Bailey.
Fox KAUAI Sheriff :. w. Wilcox,
DR.. St. D. G. Walters, DR.. John We'd
dick, A. 5. Wilcox, Carl Wolters,
Alexander Mcbride and r. w. L.
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.
Before the Claudine went into quar-
eutine she was thoroughly fumigated,
her officers aud crew were all taken
over to the quarantine island and dis
aAaaEG rhnrnrcrh Y
tumigated, 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
supplies. Since she has been In quar-
antine the only communication had
with her has been the postofice boat,
which has gone out twice
daily with mail which has
been previously fumigat-d. To-
morrow before sailing the port ply
stefan, after disinfectiug himself will
go on board and make careful ex-
animation OF the passengers and crew,
and il all are in good health she will
receive u permit 10 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
in case the quarautining plan is de-
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 al all she will have to
bring both passengers and freight
back to Honolulu.
/ would state that unless the condI-
lions 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
that which is absolutely necessary,
and shall be recommended by the
several committees, will be allowed
70 be taken.
Unon arriving st Hilo, the same
course will be pursued. Both at Hllo
and Kahului no person on beard the
steamer will be allowed to land until
the committee has arrived at deci-
sion.
On each of the islands while
the Sheriff is the chief executive
officer of the island, the regula-
lions of the Board and the orders OF
the committees must be carried out
ia the manner which the committee
shall direct.
We recommend that the commit
tees act deliberately, aud seek the
advice of other citizens before arriv-
ing at their conclusions upon all i'm
portsnt points; that all personal or
party feelings be laid aside aud all act
In harmony so far as is possible.
IL is OF the utmost Importance that
every reasonable precautioD be taken
10 prevent the introduction of the dis
ease into the other islands; at the
same time 8 reasonable discretion
must be exercised.
The steamer w. G. Hall has been in
a