The evening times., 1899-07-27
The lepers at the settlement at the eId
of 1897 were as follows by nationality:

OF 1891 were as IolIoWS Dy nationality.
Hawaiians, 9si; half-castes, 62; Chinese, 32;
Americans, 8; British, a. Germans, A. Portu-
guese, 9; Russians, l. South Sea Islanders ,.
Total, 1,l00.
There are at the settlement sixty-seven
nonleprous children, and ninety eight nom
leprous helpers. as follows:
Native volunteer helpers, IS; Catholic priests.
p Protestant pastor and wife. 2; physician, ];
Franciscan Sisters, s. japanese servants TO Sis
tiers, 2; Catholic Brothers. g; japanese servants
to superintendent, 3 Total, 9s.
On expert authority it is said that AS
time goes by the number Of lepers and the
expense of this branch Of the service will
diminish until it becomes nil.
The lepers live principally in two viii
lagos, called Kalaupapa and Kalawao, sit
uated on opposite sides of the tongue OF
land reserved for the settlement. There
are 716 buildings at the settlement, the
majority of which are owned by the Gov
Jail, schoolhouses, Offices, warehouses,
workshops, slaughterhouse, dispensaries,
medical lighthouses, hospitals, dormitories,
and many cottages. At Kaiawao there is
home for boys, the gift of private persons.
conducted under board of Roman Catho-
lie brothers, and at Kalaupapa there is
similar home for girls in charge OF Ro-
man Catholic sisters. There is Young
Mems Christian Association, Protestant
Churches, and Catholic and Mormon
churches. A store is maintained by the
board for the benefit of the lepers. There
is also a system of waterworks. district
magistrate goes to the settlement at times
from the other side of the island to hold
court. There is a brass band at Kalawao
and Kalaupapa, the members of which are
lepers and the uniforms and instruments
for which are the gifts of private persons.
The lepers may erect buildings and cul-
tivate land for their own benefit. Lepers
living outside the homes receive weekly
rations of food, monthly rations OF some
other things such as soap, matches, and
value of S.. They are exempt from per-
sonal taxes and enjoy franking privi-
lege as to inter-island letters. Great care
is taken to prevent the spread of the dis
ease, although it is said not to be con-
tagious as is generally supposed. Visitors
are not allowed at the settlement except
by express permission, nor are persons re-
siding there allowed to leave the settle
ment without similar permission. Pas
senger vessels of over $50 tons are forbid
den to carry lepers except as directed by
the board of control. Financial transac-
tions are conducted with the outside world
largely ny IA poStdi uOuey
seldom leaving the settlement and then
only after having been disinfected. Great
care is taken to preserve cleanliness at the
settlement.
At Kalihi, near Honolulu, there is a
home for non-leprous girls of leprous pa
rents, which is in charge OF Franciscan Sis
ters. At the same place there is receiv-
ing station for the examination of leper
suspects, sent from the various districts;
also a hospital for the especial study and
treatment OF leprosy, with meteorological
laboratory in charge of a. specialist.
The leper settlement is conducted with
due regard to economy. The cost of main
tanning the settlement and the establish
ment at Kalihi is about $100 per leper per
year. The store at the leper settlement is
self-supporting. 1t disposes annually OF
about $4,000 worth of goods, of which
about $4,000 come back to the Government,
and about $4,000 go for supplying the lep-
ers with clothing, shoes. and other neces-
saries. Besides the receipts from this store,
realizations amounting to about $1,000 per
annum come into the treasury through the
board from hospital receipts, excavation re-
ceipts sales Of hides and tallow.