The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-01
Freight From Orient Allowed Land
ing After Proper Precautions
Fertilizer added to the Shipping List
Passengers for Maui and Hawaii to
Go Into COMMUNICATIONS Wants
Some Modification Made About Fish

At yesterdays Board of Health
meeting it was agreed to allow pow
der and bird shot shipped to Kauai,
on urgent representation that they
were needed.
1t was pointed out that the crews of
the different island steamers were de-
sirous Of having poi sent them from
the steam factory of w. l.. Wilcox.
The men had been confined for some
time and sadly missed that desirable
article of food. Taro will be allowed
sent aboard the steamers, after being
steamed under the supervision of Off
cials. The men will manufacture
their own poi.
There was only one bid for furnish
ing disinfectants, and the matter was
turned over to a committee.
On request of several firms Eferti-
izer will be allowed sent to the other
islands. AS the product contains
acid, there is said to be no danger of
infection being transmitted.
Mr.. Lansing favored sending all
kinds of new goods to the other ISL
ands. This was allowed under United
States quarantine regulations. The
President and other members of the
Board did not favor the suggestion,
believing that it would be better to act
with caution in the premises.
Liquor and tobacco dealers wanted
their goods shipped. They were will
ing to have the goods go through any
amount of fumigatiOn. Medical au-
thority believed there would be no
danger in shipping bonded goods from
the warehouse, barring, of course,
Japanese and Chinese merchandise.
1t was voted to allow to be shipped to
other ports all goods in the custom
house warehouses bonded before Aug
ust 1st, including wines and liquors,
drawing the line at Chinese and Jap
anese articles.
Intending passengers for Hawaii
and Maui will be allowed to go into
quarantine when those at present
there leave for Kauai.
A request was received from J.
I. Dowsett to the effect that the
schooners Heeia and Rob Roy be al
lowed to go into quarantine with ma
tive passengers for MOlokai. Many of
these were very anxious to get back
home, as their families were suffering.
The matter will receive further con-
SideratiOn.
President Smith announced that L.
A. Thurston had made a proposition
that Chinese freight to arrive by the
China steamer Saturday be allowed to
be brought ashore after the necessary
precautions. 1t was expected that no
Japanese freight would be brought on
account of the strict orders the agents
in Japan had received. Mr.. ThurstOn
was of the opinion the freight could
be transferred to the Kaimiloa, Su-
matra Or other hulks in port and there
given a thorough fumigatiou. The
Chinese goods would come from Hong.
kong, where, according to latest re-
ports, no cholera existed. The Chi
nese merchants were in severe straits
for goods. The other islands were suf-
fering as well.
The proposition of T. +. Lansing
that steps preparatory to the tumiga-
ton of Chinese freight be taken was
put into the form of a motion and
carried.
A letter from J. F. Colburn regard
ing the taboo on fish was read by
President Smith. The writer spoke of
the inclination of the natives to take
fish from Nuuanu stream, which was
declared contaminated. In view of
this fact he thought some measure
should be taken whereby the suffer
ings of the Hawaiians for the want of
fish could be alleviated. A modifica-
ton should be made at once in the
regulation governing the taking of
products of the sea. Fish could be
easily taken from the uninfected
waters on the other side of the island.
Fish thus taken could be subjected to
examination by medical men. The
matter will receive further attention.
a ffpr tl1n 6CnlQr natinO fhn Poo r6
went into executive session.