The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-06
CLASH OCCURS.
Sanitary VS.. Customs
Regulations.
An incident Of the Coptic's Visit Yes
terday--The Law in the
Case.

The long-expected clash between the |
EEsto1nS regulations and the regula-
lions of the Board of Health, as inter- |
DIcted by the agents OF foreign steam
ers. has at last occurred. Last even
ing when the passengers from the
COptic were being taken aboard the tug
there was family for Maui, to whom
Mr. Schultze OF Hackfeld e. Co. gave
permission to go aboard the Mauna
Lon, anchored outside. They were to
DO put aboard the company's scow and
with their baggage taken to the ISL
and steamer.
Deputy Collector Scott claimed the
night to have an inspector search the
baggage of these passengers. Mr..
Sehultze denied his right to go aboard
the scow to search the baggage, as the
seOw was a clean vessel and the pas
sEngars were to be put directly aboard
from the Coptic. Mr.. 5chu.tZe stated
that he had the permission of the pres
Sdent of the Board OF Health ana the
Inter-Isiand Company TO make the
transfer in this way
and passengers, came to the wharf and
the seow came along little later, the
passengers having been refused by
Captain Simerson of the Mauna Loa.
when the scow came alongside the
wharf Surveyor Strathmeyer ordered
tho baggage aboard to be searched.
This was done and then the scow with
Inspector Scanlon and the Coptic's
messengers went to the Mauna Loa and
on the declaration that everything was
all right Purser Tuft received them on
board
Surveyor OF the Port Strathmeyer
S=lid Last night:
On the last trip of the Rio de ia
neiro, February "a, the agents OF the
company took from her several pas
sengsrs and their baggage and put
them aboard an inter-IsIand steamer
at anchor outside. This was done
without inspection or examination by
1he customs otficers, as they were tod
thai ali the passengers for the Islands
had been brought OF on the scow.
Tonight an attempt was made TO dc
the same thing against strong pro-
test from the Deputy Collector and
Boarding officer, who were on the
tug Inc agents claimed they mac
permissiOn from the Board OF Health
and Inter-Island peopae to do so
Neither the Board OF Health nor any
other body has Jurisdiction In the mat
aer: that being invested in the Collect
or OF the Port by law. The statute Il
very explicit. The Board OF HealGi
may have told the agents that passen
gers leaving a clean foreign sGeame
cnuid be received on board cleal
Island vessel tor other Islands; but be
fore passengers or merchandise cal
hsaye a tore4gn vessel they must sub
mil To the customs regulations. IN
Alien Act reads:
II shall be the duty of the maste
and officers and agents or such Vesse
60 adopt due precautions TO proven
the LANDING OF any alien at any plac
or time other than that designated D
Ahe Inspection officer, and any master
officer or agent of such vessel wh
shall. either knowingly or negligent!
Land or permit to land any alien .
any pace or time other than that DIES
iSnaLed by the inspection ohncers Q
than those who may have received
permit 20 land by the inspection on
eers. shall be deemed guilty OF mi so'
moanor and be liable to fine or IN
prtsonment. Any such vessel shall ne
have clearance from any port OF IN
Hawaiian Islands until such me
paid -, 4,
- AT the same time we have been IL
gtrueted to be a little lenient on a,
count of present state OF analrs'
are all trying to accommodate an
vet along. and at the same time pr
acct the revenue. But IL Is very ~
initiating to the officers at times
Stand by and be called down slmpI
because they are carrying out their II
Etructions and the law. But we WI
keep at it just the same and do OF
little mite to prevent those irregula
FieS"