The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-29
Discussing Requests of People
at the Settlement.
SOME CHANGES RECOMMENDED.
Tommy Nathaniel May Come Back.
Home to be Built for BoyS-Cot1ee
House for Kalawao-Letters From
Settlement are to be Franked.

President Emerson read commune
cation from Rep Hanuna recommend
| ing the discharge of John Waiamaku
and T. K. Nathaniel who, it is alleged,
are free from appearance of leprosy,
and that they be confined in the receiv-
ing station at Kalihi.
Mr.. Brown thought the petition in
consistent in so far as they were de-
clared non-leprous and at the same
time it is asked that they be placed in
the leper hospital at Kalihi. If they
were not lepers they should be allowed
to go.
Referring, to the request sent down by
persons at the settlement, DIR. Emerson
said the establishment of boys home
was merely matter of money. He was
in favor of such home.
DR.. Day said the Board was unit on
that point, and he recommended asking
for an appropriation for the purpose OF
| building a home. 1t was decided to
ask the Legislature to appropriate the
sum of S., 900 for such home at Kalihi,
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home for non-leprous girls.
Regarding the franking privilege at
the settlement, Rep. Richards said that
the suggestion that cancelling stamp
/ be used would create demand by
philetalists, and he intended bringing
in bill to cover this.
Mr.. Brown moved that a recommend
alton be made to the Legislature that
lhenceforward letters would be sent from
the settlement upon being marked with
a rubber stamp by the postmaster.
The request that friends of lepers be
permitted to visit the settlement once
annually was denied.
Action on wharf repairs was referred
to the proper authorities.
Action on the request for change in
location and system of money orders
was deferred.
The complaint as to the clothing al
lowance to children was found to be
groundless. The allowance was always
made to the leprous children. The
same was found to be the case in regard
to fences around cemeteries and con-
tainers for the use of lepers.
The Board felt that the establishment
of large coffee shop at Kalawau and
Kalaupapa was matter that could not
be settled in a day, but as money was
needed an appropriation of the sum of
81 900 should be asked for the purpose
of building a suitable place at Kala-
wac. The rates for coffee and bread to
be fixed by the Government.
An appropriation of $500 is asked for
the purpose of building shed to shell
ter the lepers who arrive there at mid
night.
Superintendent Myers stated that the
steamer carrying these people arrives
there at midnight, and the lepers and
their baggage are thrown ashore like
wild cattle. The steamship people had
been spoken to about it, but they cared
nothing except to get the money.
An appropriation of 81 800 was asked
for the purpose of constructing a bath
house at Kalaupapa for the purpose of
administering the Goto remedies.
The matter of substitute for poi was
brought up and discussed, the idea be-
ing to get other articles of food equal
in value to poi for those who do not
care for the latter
Rep. Bond thought the idea of equal
izing values in food supplies was abb
surd; the idea should be to give people
enough to eat regardless of the differ
ence of cost. He thought, too, that it
was strange course to give a person
-four and nothing TO raise it with.
Rep. Haia agreed with the previous
speaker as regards quantity of allow
ance. He thought ample allowance of
flour should be made, together with suf-
icient quantity of baking powder.
A motion to this effect carried.
The request for permission to raise
taro was not quite understood. The
ground was there and objection had
never been made to people growing it.
Rep. Hanuna explained that the lep-