The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-12-23
Important Session Of National
Board Held.
An INSPECTOR FOR WAIKIKI
GEO. Manson Gets the Piace-Note.
From the Settlement on molo-
ksi-Lihus hospital.
CFrom Wednesdays DailyD

The National Board OF Health hold
Yesterday the first meeting for a month
and transacted an immense amount Of
business in an hour and a half
Reports of the usual tenor and with
the ordinary data were received from
Inspectors Monsarrat and Keliipio. The
consumption of meat has lessened
somewhat since the First New York
regiment left, but the demand for fish
IS not a. all diminished.
George Manson, who has done such
excellent and valuable service for the
Board as sanitary inspector in Wal
kiki, has been appointed permanently
on the staff of the Board and will CON
'inue the good work in his district.
His pay was started from October /.
DIR. Sandow, late of Helena, Mont, is
placed as Government physician at
Waianae. He has the plantation prac-
iice. DR.. Sandow comes to the Islands
highly recommended.
Application has been made for Gov
eminent aid TO the new Lihue hospital.
The Legislature contemplated this
grant and the Board voted to give the
required assistance-sl5O a month--to
begin January ], 1899. Private dona-
lions have been made for the Lihue
hospital, which will be public insti-
tuition. The establishment is a first
class one, well equipped
inmates. During the month twenty
Two were received The management
spent something over $500 in the
month and was paid from outside
sources $64. The hospital was crowd
ed in November by the military inya-
sion. The Victoria annex was used and
two special nurses were employed.
There was assistance from the soldiers.
II Is expected that the United States
Government will pay portion of the
$500 expended.
Malulani hospital had eleven pa
tents November ]; received 10, dis
charged 8. Three died.
The Kapiolani Maternity Home was
voted the usual allotment after the
November report had been read. For
November the expenditures were but
DR.. SpinOla petitions for an appoint
ment under the Board of Health. AP-
plication filed.
a claim for back pay was received
from DR.. Macmillan, of Kau. He was
at the post for some time before the
Board voted him his commission. The
claim will be investigated. The doctor
wants salary for March and April. The
1nnOi nj mPnt WAS made Nav |
VIM. G. Irwin & Co, request that DR.
w. G. Parker, yet to arrive, be made
Government physician at Hanalei
Kauai. He Is to be the medical mar
for Kilauea plantation. Action de
ferred pending the arrival of DIR
Parker.
DR.. Watt, of Kauai, declines, at tn,
figure of salary named, to undertak,
inspection Of butcher stock at severa
points. Arrangements will be mad,
for inspection at Lihue by DIR. Watt
through the Board of Health agent fo
Kauai.
Complaint comes from Molokai o
delivery of paiai in bad condition. Thu
issue Is between the shippers and tn
steamship company, as the Board PEG
pie will receive only such freight a
is in good order.
Mr. Feary, assistant superintendent
writes from the Settlement on Molo
kai that the drought continues ant
that on this account horses and cattl
are dying of.
An attorney of the Sound country
as he signs himself, claims to have dis
covered a cure for leprosy. He declare
he has a secret preparation and that h
has almost cured Chinese leper. TIL
Board Is not disposed to deal with tn
lawyer, who says he has lately fallel
from a condition OF affluence to pov
erty.
A woman in the Settlement Jail, serv
ing time for larceny and threatene
with pardon, asks that she be Above
to remain in Jail the full time-seven
ty-two days more.
The Board ordered advertisement TO
tenders for supplies for the first 81
months OF 1899.
The proposed new cart for the ex
cayator outfit will be supplied by tn
lowest bidder. There will be publshe
call for tenders.
The sanitary inspector OF Japan, ID
Jordan, writes that the health OF tina
whole country seems good. This
December 8. The chief illness Is o
account OF colds. There Is some dyser
terry, but only one ease Of cholera
reported In the empire.
Those who attended the meetin
were President Smith, Secretary Wi
COX, DR.. Wood. DIR. Emerson, Geo. v
Smith, l.. ID. Keliipio, Executive Once
Reynolds. DR.. Day and Mr.. Lansin
are abroad.