The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-02
VISITED MOLOKAI.
Committee Found Settlement Al
fairs i'm Good Order.

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tied the Molokai settlement on Satur4
day were satisfied with the condition
Of affairs which they found there and
the provisions for the health and well
fare Of the members Of the settlement.
To save the expense Of an extra trip.
members Of the Board of Health ac-
companied the legislators in place Of
making their semi-annual visit later
this month They were accompanied
also by several local physicians ana
pastors Of churches, a limited number
of private citizens and the usual
newspaper contingent.
1t was agreeable at MolOkai as
it rained during almost the entire stay
of the party, but nothing was omitted
from the tour Of inspection. Thu
question of water supply for the set
Element attracted the chief attention
Of the legislators. The present supply
is secured through d 4-inch main. Two
reservoirs on the ridge Of land betweeH
Kalaupapa and KalaWaO receive thu
supply Thence il is distributed over
the settlement. On Saturday the main
reservoir was full and the water wal
running over into the smaller. The
attention of the committee was called
TO the need Of a larger supply pipe.
The Board Of Health believes that an
S-inch pipe viii be sufficient, retain1
ing the finch distributing pipe. The
sewerage system recently inaugurated
at the Bishop Home requires more
water than that formerly in use. By
this system, which is believed to b1
necessary, six flush bowls each dis
charge automatically at the rate Of L
gallon a minute. 1t is feared that the
supply may have to be cut off as it too
great a drain or the reservoirs.
The settlement needs water, and
plenty of it, This was about the only
complaint the committee heard Satur-
day. They were asked to increase the
allowance Of taro a couple Of pOundT
at the meeting held in the afternoon
in the large hall. The members OF
the committee and the spokesman Of
the settlement addressed one another
in Hawaiian for something like two
hours. During this time, President w.
o. Smith and officer Reynolds of the
Board of Health investigated the case
of an old native who was in pilikia
many times before he went to the set
Element and lately forged many names
to a petition to secure the diSmisSa!
of the case against a fellow resident
who had committed a misdemeanor.
The native was brought to Honolulu
to be examined by the Board.
1t is believed that with a larger
water main more trees could be in
duced to grow at the settlement. Tho
whole point of land is almost barren
of foliage. The nursery of Mr. Clarke,
on the road to KalawaO, has produced
some sturdy young trees and several
thousand of them are growing we'll
against the side of the mountain. In
the valleys there is an abundance Of
fire-wood, but in the settlement pro-
per every tree that is planted is care |
fully watched and sheltered from the
wind and systematically watered.
What water can do is shown by the
of the garden about officer
Reynolds house and the visitors cot
tage. The land has been rescued and
the lawn is now firm and green and
is cut up by numerous flower beds. |
where there are rose bushes galore |
and roses that would make every hOr- |
ticulturist in Honolulu envious.
The committee visited the Bishop |
Home for girls first. They found !
them neatly dressed in white and |
gathered in the main hail of the school
room. "A special musical program,
consisting of piano duets and songs
by the girls, was we'll rendered and |
enthusiastically received. The various
were visited and every1 |
thing found in it's usual neat condi-
ton.
AIT Kalawao the boys band played
some excellent music. They wore the
suits. the money for which was raised
last year The band boys were prom
sed new trousers and the school was
promised a flag to raise on the polo
in the midst of the yard. The visitors
we're shown about by Brother DuttOn.
The members of the committee were
pleased with the manner in which the
affairs of the school are conducted
md the appearance of good order and
The trip to the settlement was made
N the NOeau. The party left on FRI
lay evening and returned about 10
o'clock Saturday night.