The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-02

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rot success"
Dr. Wood The other Ielanaa.
some Of them, are IN very serious need
Of fnodsiufis"
Mr.. Hatch Cannot special ar
rangemcnts be made fDr shipping
those things absolutely necessary
without raising the quarantneg"
Mr. Smith: THE plantation labor
ers when deprived OF their customary
food are susceptible to disease
DR.. Wood: II think we will have
to take some special steps TO provide
for the shipping OF rice anyhow; II Is
perhaps the most necessary article OF
food. as far as the plantation laborers
are concerned"
DR. Emerson: Rice for the most
part is prepared and bagged outside
the limits OF Honolulu. II passes
through here In good bags, and
should think there would be very lit
tie danger Of its becoming infected In
town unless the bacilli have the power
of penetrating into the contents"
Mr.. Lowrey: IF the rice were hand
led In small enough bags should
think II would be susceptible to the
power OF hot-air dislnfection."
DR.. Wood: THE goth of January
cleaned up the ripest part of the
ague-infected district and we should
consider this and the time that has
elapsed between the more recent cases.
/ know that all business Is suffering on
account of the plague, some more than
others; perhaps the foodstuffs trade
has the worst Of 1t. Conditions are
becoming such that we will have to
consider the sending of necessary ar
tices to the other Islands. 1t Is be-
coming urgent and the plantations in
many cases will be subjected to great
hardship and suffering unless we send
them supplies"
DR.. Wood enquired of merchant
present at the Board meeting, if the
demand from the other Islands for
flour, etc, could be supplied quickly
enough, IL the bags and their contents
had first to pass through the hot-air
disinfector.
The reply was that the arrangement
would prove at best very unsatisfac-
tory one. Rice was most needed and
large shipments of that article would
be necessary.
DR.. Emerson: II move that the
matter be referred to the President of
the Board or to whomever he chooses
to appoint, to investigate as to the
prospects of shipping rice and report
back to the Board. II 1t is possible to
allow 1t, 1t should be allowed"
Several prominent Honolulu mer-
chants who were present at the Board
meeting yesterday with certain written
suggestions on the shipping Of food
stuffs, were very interested listeners
n oil fha pOa rI, 1ait Nv,
Smith had a copy of their suggestions;
also list of foodstuffs they desired to
ship.
Mr.. Smith: II would like to add rice
to the lis; have here, as consider il
a most necessary article and think
that 1t can be properly disinfected be-
fore being shipped. Perhaps it would
be good idea to appoint special
committee to look into the matter OF
foodstuffs and report at the next meet
ing"
DR.. Wood: THAT committee should
also consider method of shipment and
handling and proper dlsinfection."
DR.. Emerson accepted the amend
ment, Mr.. Cooper seconded it and the
motion was carried.
1t was suggested that the committee
add to its number some business men
outside of the Board to consult with
them on the subject The suggestion
met with the approval of the Board.
Kaulukou Addresses the Board.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives Kaulukou, who had entered the
Board room about this time, now arose
and addressed the meeting. He said
"Mr. President and gentlemen of the
Board. / understand that this honor
able body mas granted a special permit
to his honor, Attorney General Cooper,
to 80 to Kauai on business connected
with the March term of the Circuit
Court on that island. 1t Is also neces-
sary, Mr.. President, that and one or
two other gentlemen should be present
at the opening of that court on Kauai;
we have been retained on,several very
important cases and think that II his
honor, Attorney General Cooper, be al
lowed to go that we also should have
that privilege. l respectfully beg this
honorable body to extend to me this
privilege and believe that you will do
So"
DR.. Wood 1--WE SHAH certainly en-
terrain your proposition Mr.. Kaulukou;
but beg to inform you that Mr.. Cooper
has not been granted permission to go
to Kauai or anywhere else, nor has
any one for that matter"
An application from Schaefer & Co.
for permission to shin 300 bags of rice
to plantations on Hawaii, was then
considered. 1t was shown that the la
borers on some of these plantations
were really suffering and had refused
to work unless properly fed. The
Board granted permission for the rice
to be shipped after fumigation.
Letters From Japanese Consul.
DR.. Wood: 81 have received the fol-
lowing note from the Minister OF For
eign Affairs together with the letters
from the Japanese Consul mentioned
therein. | will read them"
Honolulu. H. l., Feb. 27, 1900.
DR.. c. B. Wood, President OF the Board
of Health.
Sir: I have the honor to enclose