The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-09
SEES
ITS WARD
Health Officials in
the Home Of
Lepers.
INSPECTS FIELDS
FOR TAROCULTURE
Grievances Which Are Submitted
and Statement Of the Plans
for the Future.

! Leper Settlement has been made by
| the Board of Health and invited
guests. Everything that could be
seen or heard, was viewed and listened
to, and the journey was enjoyed by
all who were in the party. The trip
consumed a little more than twenty
six hours, the party going over in, the
James Makee, leaving Friday night at
10 o'clock and returning at II o'clock
Saturday evening. There were thirty
| people in the party which went over,
including nine Hawaiians who went
along to visit relatives who are deta,n-
| ed there. Mr.. c. B. Wilson, who was
one Of the party, thus described the
| trip:
LAS soon as we landed the visiting
Hawaiians We're taken to the stockdde,
where they We're permitted to talk
with their friends, though not 10 touch
them, while the remainder of the party
| went to the home of Superintendent c..
B. Reynolds to prepare for the days
work.
THE. chief topic was the growing
of ,taro. and the first point to which
the party went was to Waikolu val
ley, where the patches are located. l..
| E. Pinkam and l.. J.. McCandless were
with the party and spent the time
studying the situation from a stand
point of dealing with the water sup
ply. The valley has an unlimited sup
ply of water, and the experts will re-
port upon plan of utilizing it soon.
While the taro cultivated there seems
fine, the prospects for a harvest are
not good. The stalks are very tall
and slender. like the wild taro which
grows along mountain streams. Elk
perts say taro does not do well on
virgin soil, but from the amount Of
land and water I believe the expert
ment is worth the cost, as the supply
of taro is growing short
"On leaving the valley the first visit
was paid to the Baldwin Home, where
there are 112 boys under the care or
Captain Dutton and the Catholic
brothers. The grounds are in fine
shape and the inmates well treated. A
visit was paid to the reservoir, and
the Puahi lands, which were recently
broken up for taro planting. The wa
ter being secured from the main which
supplies Kalaupapa, has given rise to
most of the difficulties at this time.
The land lies well and is rich AT the
Home for the Helpless, twenty-six in
mates were found, and they had all
that they wanted in the way or ac-
commodations and care. The same is
true of the 100 girls in the Bishop
Home.
After luncheon the members of the
Board met the residents of the settlement
upon the lawn, some three hundred be-
ing the crowd. Ambrose Hutchinson spoke
as the chairman of a meeting recently
held. He presented a set of resolutions
which. in effect, asked that the rations
be delivered regularly in proper proper
ton and weight, that the taking of water
from the Kalaupapa main be discontin-
ued, and that leaking roofs be covered
with corrugated iron. J. K. Mia said
| that he had been without water since
April 4th last, and had suffered greatly.
| w. X. Makakoa and several others spoke
| in the same strain. Hutchison said he
wanted justice, as his taro had been
taken and given to lepers. He was told
| by the agent and president that the
money was ready when he sent in the
voucher, but he persisted that he wanted
justice. and that he would have to think
the matter over.
"Dr. Sloggett addressed the meeting
telling the people that the Board was try
| ing to do all in its power with the money
| the legislature had given. That water
| experts would report upon a plan for
relief and that William Aud was looking
| into the water supply matter.
| "One of the most pleasant things was
| the report of the committee on awarding
prizes for the best improved residence
| lots, under the w. O. Smith gift The
committee consisting of William Motley
John P. Unea and James Prosser rem
| dered the following decisions:
| First four prizes of so 2each-Mrs. Ka-
| kolina Wilmington, Mrs ]. H. Babcock
| Mrs. Zelie Par Mr.. VIM. Brunse second
four prizes of SIS each, Maleka Mr. Thos
Nathaniel, Alama Smith Koloa; third
| four prizes of $40 ach, Kalanui,. Sarah
| Ruige, Maria A. Smith fourth four
prizes of SIS each, Geo. Norton, Sui Kapi-
| Ohio, Emalia Kaaepa. Kilikina Kuala.
The donor, Mr. VIM. o. Smith. is to
| be commended for his gracious act. He
| also makes the same proposition for the
year ending July 3d. 1902, with proviso
| that no prizes will be awarded to any
who have won prizes, this being the
third year of the competition"
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