Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-14

there.
Proceeding, Mr.. Reynolds said
he had investigated many com
plants OF the water supply but
found II pipe was laid to any par.
ticular locality or houses ell the
others would want similar favors.
He would recommend that nothing
be done about these com plaints.
Much good, however, could be &C
complished by fencing in the
little kuleanas and banana plan
tations. The curse Of the Settle.
ment was laziness. He believed
that anything which would tend
to discourage this would be bene-
fetal, and for that reason the peo-
pie should be encouraged to fence
in their places and improve them,
even IL the government had to fur.
nish the materials.
While at the Settlement Mr..
Reynolds paid particular attention
to the matter of drunkenness. He
found the reports to be exagger-
ated. As far as be could learn
there was very little OF it and it
was growing less. During his visit
only two men were noticed who
were under the influence of liquor
and they had only enough on
board to become more than usual.
ly affectionate.
At the visitors house things
were found in a bad shape. All.
the sheets and pillow cases had
disappeared, likewise all small
articles such az knives and forks,
dishes, etc. One door was found
open. The District Judge was
found to be in the habit OF using
one OF the cottages in the
enclosure as a courtroom, and
when court was in session the en-
closure was thronged by lepers
who took kindly to such proceed
ings as relieving the monotony of
their daily life. This was all con.
trary to rules and must be stopped.
The visitors house and cottages
in the enclosure we're now being
renovated and painted, and he in
tended to strictly enforce the rule
that no leper he allowed inside the
enclosure. To aid in this he said
it was imperative that
caretaker be kent. non-leper.
preferably a man and wife,
who could look out for visitors,
cook meals, etc. They could occu-
py one of the cottages. As to the
District Judge he would ask that
he be permitted to give him one
OF the new cottages now building
as residence and courtroom.
Among other things Mr.. Rey
nolds took an accoun. Of the live
stock in the Settlement. Horses
were becoming scarce but donkeys
were plentiful. The place was in.
fected with dogs who had multi.
piled to such an extent as to be a
nuisance. The large dogs wor
ried and killed off the
young colts and unless they were
exterminated there would soon be
no more horses there. He would
recommend that all the large dogs
be killed at once and that the
Board make a rule that no dog
larger than poodle or terrier be
allowed at the Settlement. Some
thing would have to be done with
the donkeys. There were $50 of
them at least, and the dogs did
not bother them. They were 90
numerous, however, as to be a
nuisance.
The supply of money in
the Settlement was found much
larger than expected and it
was increasing. 1t was estimated
at between $4,000 and $4,000,
mostly silver, although gold was
plenty, one man alone having
over $500 in that metal. All
money was boiled before being
received for money orders or for
shipment away. Every effort was
made to keep the money from
leaving the Settlement.
Secretary Wilcox followed with
a report on the condition of the
store and the books of the Settle
ment. There were some
discrepancies, but mostly on
the right side, there being
in many instances more
stock on hand than the books
called for.
President Smith said the visit
OF the two officers would undoubt
eddy complish much good. He