The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-13
WITH The BOARD
Conference ON Matters Touching
Public Health.
REPORTS NOW COMING IN
Fish-Port observation-disclosures
Various Hospitals - Recent
Changes at the Settlement.

A regular meeting of the Board Of
Health was held yesterday. Business
was proceeded with promptly at 3
O'Clock.
According to report fuke liver has
disappeared almost entirely from sheep
and hogs Inspector Monsarrat is pre-
pairing data on cattle slaughtered dur
ing the past two years.
Mr.. Keliipio noted So, III fish handled
at the public market during the past
two weeks.
Malulani CMauD, Waimea QKauaD,
Koloa Kauai), hospitals presented re-
ports which were read and filed
DR.. Days report as port physician
for two years was referred to briefly
There had been inspected 259 steamers
and Is sailing vessels. A recommended
ton for a steam launch was made.
A full account was given of disease
visitations. The secretary was in
structed to again serve notice on those
government physicians who had so far
failed to send in reports.
Application was made by DR.. 0. F.
Paget, aged 27, graduate of Cambridge
for license to practice medicine here
The usual course will be followed, the
board voting at once to recommend
license to the Minister of the Interior
This makes thirty-four physicians in
Honolulu.
DR.. French sent in his resignation
as government physician at Waianae.
This was accepted and Dr. Sinclair i'm
mediately appointed to the place. DR..
Sinclair has been plantation physician
at Waianae.
Inspector Shaw who has been detail
ed to look after milk, was voted a
badge to show his authority. DR.. Mon
sarrat suggested that milk vendors be
required to number their wagons. Mr..
Lansing thought the dairymen would
use numbers if they were asked. Mat
ter deferred.
Rev. o. P. Emerson of the Hawaiian
Board wrote to the Board of Health on
| behalf of a native pastor at Kalau-
papa. There seems to be a financial
quarrel between two native pastors.
Referred to officer Reynolds. The
affair will likely go into court.
A leper who is said to be in KOOlau
mountains with a shotgun, sends word
| he will go peaceably to Molokai if
permitted to first visit Kauai on bust
ness. Mr.. Reynolds will act for the
| Board and settle the affair amicably.
Two missionaries of the Brigham
Young Mormon church requested leave
| to visit the Molokai settlement in
March. Granted.
The settlement forester made an eX-
| cellent report for last year. His de-
partment is doing well, though there
have been some encouragement Re-
| QUESTION is made for more material
and labor The work will double dur
ing 1898. Private parties will plant
trees so soon as water is at their SER
vice.
Dr. J. F. Tracy applies for a govern
ment post Filed.
Hong Kong reports couple Of cases
of small poX and hOOf and mouth
disease bad among the cattle in the
colony Yokohama is comparatively
healthy. Dysentary has not yet been
entirely stamped out in Japan.
Officer Reynolds gave a statement Of
the changes at the settlement whereby
SUPERINTENDENT and assistant res
pectively in place of Hutchinson and
Motley. Motley had nit been entirely
attentive and besides the new superin
tendent want Waiamau for his helper.
President Smith said it had been
charged in print that the changes had
been made with religious beliefs or
distinctions as part Of the motive. This
was not the case at al, Mr.. Smith said,
though there had been reason for call
ing a halt upon the interference of
Catholic church representatives in
managerial affair. Prisoners had been
told to refuse labor on church feast
days during the week. Mr.. Smith had
spoken plainly to Catholic church peO-
pie there telling them that their SER
vices in ministration were appreciated,
but that they would be required to
refrain from in any way disturbing the
direction Of affairs by the Board of
Health at the settlement. The place
was conducted on business lines with
out regard to religion or any of the
organizations at Molokai or elsewhere.
Mr.. Lansing asked about the reference
to riot on account of Feary's ap-
pointment. Mr. Smith said there was
not word of truth in the statement.
| Feary, however, was to be made police
captain, vice Hutchinson. Mr. Rey-
| nOlds declared that Feary was we'll
| liked at the settlement. Mr.. Smith read
a Letter from a Molokai meeting thank
ing the Board for making the changes
in the offices of acting manager and
assistant.
Executive session.
Those who attended the meeting
| were President Smith, Secretary Will
cox, DR.. Emerson, Mr.. Lansing. Mr..
keliipio, Officer Reynolds, Inspector
Monsarrat DR.. Wood, Mr.. Brown.