The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-27
House of Representatives.

Minister King reported signing by
the President of the Act authorizing
the Minister of the Interior to make
certain class of leases.
Rep. Bond reported for the Commit
tee on Public Health and Education re-
garding referred petition from the
lepers at Kalawao and Kalaupapa.
1.-The committee, having conferred
with the Board of Health, beg leave to
report as follows:
"F'irst-The leper settlements have
been continuously supplied with the
Goto remedies for long period of time,
and large order for new supply has
already gone forward.
"Second-The Goto remedies have
been and are furnished free to all lepers
in the settlements who faithfully use
them according to instructions.
"Third-The erection of a public
bath house at Kalaupapa, such as has
been built at Kalawao, would cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000, and the
Board of Health is not yet convinced
of the necessity of going TO that ex-
pense. But the Goto remedies are fur
nished free to all who wish to use them
in their private baths.
"Fourth-Firewood is supplied free
to all, but coal is supplied only to the
baths, under the direction Of the resi-
dent physician, and the furnishing of
coal to individuals would come entire
Iy within the jurisdiction OF the Super
intendent
Having found that the requests of
the petitioners have been substan-
TALLY complied with, SO far as is ex-
pedient, your committee recommend
that the petition be laid on the table"
Rep. Kamauoha moved that the re-
port of the committee be laid on the
table. The committee had done moth
ing but consult the President of the
Board of Health, and had taken all
of their report from information re-
ceived from that source. More infor-
nation should be obtained by the COM
mittee, and a visit should be made to
the leper settlement before further con-
sideration.
Motion to lay the report on the table
carried.
Rep. Hanuna reported for the Com
mittee on Public Lands and Internal
improvements, 30 whom was referred
a petition from the district of Kau, Ha-
waii, signed by sixty people and pray
ing for the opening Of a road from
f(,a ipfr hn
at Waikalona, as follows:
"First-The opening of a road be-
tween the places mentioned is neces-
sary and would be great Improvement
to that part of the country.
"Second-From inquiries and conver-
sation with the Minister of the Inte-
rior it has been learned that it is the
intention of the Government to carry
out the request of the petitioners and to
introduce a bill making appropriations
for new roads.
when such a bill is introduced the
committee hope that an item will be
inserted to provide for road between
the two places named"
Report laid on the table, to be
brought up later.
Rep Richards reported printing of
House Bill No. II, regarding the inn
provemont of roads in the district Of
Honolulu.
Rep. Hanuna reported for the Com
mittee on Public Lands and Internal
to whom was referred
a petition praying for an appropriation
for a public storehouse at NapOopoo
landing, and also for the Improvement
Of the landing itself.
"The committee, upon investigation,
find:
'First-That il has not been the