The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-20
Molokai People Can Abide Flour
Paste No LONGER.
SAY THERE is TARO ON MAUI
Board of Health Regulation on Au
topsles-HIlo Britishers Make
an Offer.

The regular weekly session OF the
BOARD of Health was held as usual yes
tgrday afternoon. There were present
the following: President Smith, Drs'
Emerson, Day, Alvarez and Monsar-
rat. c. B. Reynolds, G. w. Smith and
D. Keliipio.
The following proposed regulation
Of the Board of Health relating to the
making of autopsies in institutions
under the care of the Board of Health:
/. Every physician or medical Off
Ger in charge of any hospital, asylum
or other institution for the care or
treatment of the sick maintained by
the Board of Health, is authorized in
his discretion to make such autopsy,
or scientific examination, as he shall
deem necessary or desirable, of the
body of any patient who has died in
the institution under his charge.
2. Every such examination and
autopsy shall be made in the presence
of not less than two witnesses. Inc
results Of every such autopsy shall be
Immediately recorded by the physician
and a copy of the same sent to the
Board of Health.
8. 1t shall be the privilege of the
friends of the deceased to be repre-
sented at the autopsy by some person
appointed by them for the purpose.
The matter was deferred until the
next regular meeting.
A letter from H. D. Wishard to Sen
ator Rice was read. In this the writer
asked for information as to what to do
upon finding cattle affected with tub
,erculosis. President Smith stated that
ne had been spoken to by Senator
Rice and had told the latter that any
cattle found to be affected with tuber-
cuIosis should be destroyed and buried
at a suitable depth. Senator Rice
stated that there were not many cat
lie on Kauai affected with the disease
but once in a while an affected animal
was found.
A petition from residents and tax
payers of the Districts of Hilo and
Hamakua asked that a veterinary in
spector for the Town of Hilo be ap-
pointed for the purpose of examining
all live stock from foreign ports with
a view to the prevention of introduce
ton of various diseases. The importa-
ton of live stock into Hilo has greatly
increased during the past few years
making such an officer an absolute
necessity.
The matter was referred to the Min
lister of the Interior, its proper place.
A letter from H. D. Elliott of Hilo
announced the meeting of British sub
iects in Hilo on May 5th and the pass
age of a resolution to increase to $4,000
the subscription to the Diamond Jubi-
lee Fund for the purpose of adding to
the present Government hospital in
Hilo an addition to be known as the
Victoria Jubilee Annex" and to be
used for the Anglo-Saxon residents of
the Island of Hawaii
President Smith was of the opinion
that the offer was a good one and
could be accepted. Geo. w. Smith said
he was afraid there might be con-
fiict in the event of acceptance of the
offer It was finally decided that the
Board entertain the proposition pro-
vided the building, when erected, shall
become the property of the Hawaiian
Government to be used for hospital
purposes subject to the reservation
that it shall be used only for the
-
residents of the Island of Hawaii"
A petition drawn up at a recent
meeting of the lepers at the settlement
on Molokai asked that the poi and pai-
al supply be obtained from the Wal
Iuku Taro Co. and that the petitioners
be not compelled to wait for the sup
ply from Honolulu. The petitioners
represented that they could stand
-four poi no longer, that they were in
great pilikia and should have paiai at
once. They had learned that taro was
plentiful on Maui and asked for i'm
mediate relief.
The report of the special committee
of the Legislature, appointed to visit
the leper settlement, was read by Pre-
sident Smith.
a communication from Minister
Cooper enclosing the questions pro-
pounded by Rep. McCandless in the
House in the morning, regarding doubt
in the cases of certain lepers at the
settlement on Molokai, was read. The
Board decided that the persons men
toned be allowed to come to Honolulu
for denomination should they so de-
sire.
At p. m. Board went into Execu-
i've session.