Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-01-13
Matters Connected With the MOlOkai
Leper Settlement,
Quarterly Reports from Island Hospitals
Inspector Shaw After The Milkmen
Forestry al The Settlement.

iiOoiNu yOobSi"oJ o'oS' hOOH' ''NS'
the reading of the routine reports
of the Fish Inspector, Veterinary
Surgeon, etc, quarterly state
ments of the Malulani, Waimea
and Koloa hospitals were read.
DIR. Days biennial report as
port physician showed that 259
steamers and 10 sailing vessels
had been visited by him in that
period. The government is asked
for steam launch for the use of
the official in reaching vessels.
On the recommendation of the
Board of Medical Examiners a
license to practise medicine was
approved for DR.. Owen F. Paget.
The resignation of DIR. 7. L.
French as government physician
at Waianae was accepted and DR..
Sinclair appointed to the vacancy.
Milk Inspector Shaw requested
that the Board furnish him with
badge of authority. Milkmen who
were not acquainted with him
caused trouble by dispuiing his
right to interfere with them. After
some discussion the matter was
deferred but it is likely that all
agents of the Board of Health will
be provided with suitable badges.
Some minor matters at the set
tlement and concerning lepers
were referred to Executive Officer
Reynolds for adjustment.
Two missionaries of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints were granted permission to
visit the settlement in March.
Forester Clark reported on for
estry operations at the settlement
te date. He wanted more men
placed at his disposal and their
pay as well as his own raised.
The matter was referred to Mr..
Reynolds with power to act.
DIR. j. f. Tracy's application
for position under the Govern.
ment was placed on file.
DIR. Jordan of Hongkong re-
ported two cases of smallpox,
otherwise that colony was free
from infectious disease. The foot
and mouth disease among cattle
was very prevalent
DIR. Rokaku of Yokohama pre-
sented his usual report and en-
closed a copy of DIR, Eldredge's
report to Surgeon-General Wy.
man of the United States marine
hospital service.
Executive Officer Reynolds re-
ported that he had visited the
Leper Settlement and installed
w. j. Feary as assistant superin-
tendent, in accordance with in
structions from the Board. He
had also appointed Waiamau his
assistant in place of Motley. He
had done this because Feary
wanted his own assistant and be
cause he was not satisfied with
the way Motley had been attending
to business. He had not asked Not
ley to resign, as he did not sup
pose 1t was necessary.
President Smith thought Motley
might have been let down little
easier but the action was approv-
ed by the Board.
Looking towards the tw, re-
porters present President Smith
said it had been charged in one of
the newspapers that the A.P A. was
responsible for the recent changes
at the Settlement. This was not
so, although there had been
abundant reason for warning the
dignitaries of the Catholic church
against interference with the
Bosri at the settlement. On
many occasions it had been neces,
sary to make them understand
that the Board of Health was
running the settlement and not
the Catholic church. He had the
very greatest respect for that
church and fully appreciated the
grand work it was accomplishing
for humanity at the settlement, but
somehow or other there WAS always
more or less Interference. The
trouble at the settlement now was
that the church through it's inhu-
ence on officials of the Board had
caused some of the regulations to
be interfered with. For instance