The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-11
GOOD OFFERS
Houses and Land for
Needy Persons.
A Satisfactory Report Of Representa-
tive Men Made Public Yester-
day--PrOmpt Action.

Representatives of the Planters
Association and the Chamber of Com
merce met yesterday afternoon with
President Dole and Attorney Genera.
Cooper in the Executive building,
when the matter of providing shelter
and support for the people to be re-
leased from the detention camps was
further discussed and prompt steps
taken to relieve the impending diff
culties.
Chairman w. F. Allen Of the CON-
mittee Of nine appointed on Tuesday
by President Dole to investigate the
matter of securing land for detention
camp purposes, and to provide for
helpless people who have been taken
away from homes and business and
placed in detention camps, stated that
the committee had taken pains to do
its WORK and was ready to report.
The report was read by Mr.. A. V.
Gear, secretary of the committee. and
was as follows:
Report of Committee.
The report of the special committee
Of nine go appointed by President
Dole on motion of l.. 4. Thurston to
ascertain through the japanese and
Chinese Consuls the wishes and de-
sires of the Chinese and Japanese at
present in quarantine as to their pros
poets of finding homes and being able
to take care of themselves after re-
lease from quarantine, and to look up
locations for temporary camps for the
shelter and food of said people
The committee resolved itself into
two subcommittee. The committee
to interview the Japanese and Chinese
Consuls consisted of Messrs. f. NJ.
Swanzy, w. NJ. Giffard and F. w. Nc
Chesney, and a committee to provide
for the lOcS ion for temporary camps
consisting of Messrs. ]. p. Cooke, G. l.
Wight, Il. F. Bishop. T. J. King, w. =.
Allen and a. V. Gear.
The committee appointed to inter
view the Chinese and Japanese Con-
suls ascertained the following facts:
There are so people in quarantine
to be released Jan 10th or 18th, 100 to
be released Jan 18th, 100 to be released
Jan. 10th, and 100 to be released Jan.
18th. Out of the $50, $50 are Chinese.
and the remainder various nationali-
ties. OF the $50 Chinese, SO state that
they have places to go to and are able
to look after themselves, and AZ. con-
sisting chiefly of clerks, shop keepers.
etc, doubt where to go, and must be
taken care OF. OF the eighty who are
to be released tomorrow, forty-one are
Chinese, thirty-three are Japanese and
six are other nationalities. The forty
one Chinese state that they can all
take care of themselves, and OF the
thirty-three Japanese. eight have no
homes to go to. OF the total number
OF japanese, there are a number who
came from Japanese hotels in uuaran-
tine district, which were DESTROYED,
and who were there awaiting to Sc
cure passage accommodations to jap
an. These desire to go into quarantine
lt the quarantine island. so that they
ian obtain passage by the first vessel
leaving for Japan. 1t was also ascer-
tanned that in the quarantine district
At Chinatown at present there are
some 32i2 japanese men and women
and 1S2 children. OF this number
about 200 are willing to go to work on
The committee to pick out location
or those released from quarantine
submit the following available loca-
ions:
First, a portion of the land on
'uncnbowl street. known as "Kapio- I.
ami premises" This land was offered .
~ Levers and Cooke free rent for one
rear. and the committee recommend il /
or immediate use.
Second. government land on the
lew beach road on the makai side.
eading from the town end Of said road
oward Sheridan street.
Third. government land being the
lone between Punchbowl hill and Lu-
lalilO Home.
Fourth, 21I acres of land at Kaulu-
veil at the foot of Vineyard street.
ust across Nuuanu stream. which is
'hered by Mr.. Theo. F.. Richards.
Fifth. about 40 acres of land at Pala-
1akai between the two railroads and
he town side of the present quaran-
ire station, which can be arranged
or with the Bishop Estate.
The committee recommend all the
boye locations as their use may be
eemed necessary.
4. v. GEAR.