Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-02
VIEWING The SETTLEMENT
Joint Legislative Committee and Board
Of Health Expedition.
Homes for Girls and Boys In Good Order
Complaints Of Older Folk-.-NoteS Of
the Visit.

kai is after many posiponement s
a thing of he past Under the
direction of Attorney General W.
o. Smith, President OF the Board
of Health, party of about forty
left here Friday night on the
Noeau to Inspect the Leper
Settlement.
The trip over WAS anything but
enjoyable aud in future it is most
likely that trips of the kind will
not he termed 'jupketiug exppdi
tious" by the Health COMMITTEES Of
the Senate.
The party was welcomed at Ka
laupapa by most of The HOO dpni-
zers and the brass band They
proceeded at once from the laud
ing TO Mr. Reyuol Is house where
a breakfast WAS served FROM
breakfast n tour of the settlement
began. The Bishop Home for
Gi'l- was first visited. II is under
tue CT arge If tue Sisters Of the
Sacred Hears A concert by the
pupils was given in honor OF The
visitors, which they warmly ap-
plauded. Captain Berger, master
Of the Government band, then
PLAYED fer the inmates, which
pleased them very much.
From kalaupapa horses were
taken to the Baldwin Home for
Boys ut K"lawao. The di .tapc !
about four miles, WAS ridden in a
drenchipg rain, the party being
acc impaired by mary natives as
guides. The home il situated a,
the base Of an immense pail aud
IS veritab'e Garden spot Roses
IN all varieties were blooming and
seemingly fir, e from the jap
anese BEETLE pest which make
rose culture such aiduous
labor in Honolulu. The or und
show what may be accom- lis I'd
VITA labor prep rIy exp-n ell aud
"at"r. There is plenty of water
10 the Settlement but sine. thu
establishment of the wafer W, k
be- need of a larger supply pipe
8 greatly felt, there beiug in pre-
ent use four inch pipe. 1t was
commended to the committee
hat IN eight inch main would eli
he want and supply water suffi
tent FIR years to come.
Mr.. Smith add Q sed the pa.
tents and promised them all new
rnusers aud flag for the home,
Which no doubt will serve to break
he monotony OF life at the Settl4
lent.
After the inspection of the Z
lone and a visit TO Father
)amien's church and tomb The
trty rode back to Kalaupsps
trough more rain, this time with
ne accompan, ing luxury of m nd
YER the fetlocks of the horses.
In the afternoon the G ,mmi'tse
s ened to the complaints of the
atives for two hours. One of
leir chief grievances was that, up
SISTED, they would fud It Yer,
ard work to build stone wall
surround ground mauka Of the
1ttlement VIII re it is proposed to d
row upland taro.
Another complaint was that in
ansporting pal al from tn,
Gamer to the laudIng it was near
always wet.
Tue Bead of Health looked
to the case of KHmanu, a willy n
a Native who is con ,tau,ly IN -
likla. Tnis flushed the DAYS
At 4 O'Clock the steamer sta rted r.
r Honolulu and arrived here "
'out ten o'clock. Members of
= special com mittee we're very
UGH Impressed with what the,
ID seen, and doubtless tn, ir trip
u be of great benz fit to the col
y. W
NOTELETs.
There were forty-two passenp =
3 on the No an for Molokai. -
Nv many were not seasick +? i
Prof. Berger's face was a study
RUG the band concert at Kaliu,
pa.
The police force of the Settle,
mt CONSISTS of three men. (
Many of the natives ride bicy- y
9.
DR.. Oliver, resid Mt physician,
suffering with malarial fever.