The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-30
ISSUE Of
I CITIZENSHIP

An Interesting question Affecting the
citizenship OF those entitled ~ serve IN
a public institution was brought NJ In
the Board OF Health meeting yesterday
President Raymond reported that Dr.
Herbert, the superintendent OF the lu-
sane Asylum. had gone Ia the coast
on IA vacation. The question NJ appoint
ing temporary successor should have
come up Mt the meeting OF last We'd
'ncesday. but through pressure OF other
matters, failed Go do So. lie had taken
the responsibility OF appointing Dr.
Walters, the medical partner OF Or.
Herbert. ~ superintendent pro tenn.
and he asked the Board To confirm his
action.
Dr. Raymond stated further that the
pro TEN appointment had been made
for the reason that Or. Walters was
thoroughly familiar with the situation
in the asylum, and being DR.. Herberts
partner was aware OF the various men
tai conditions OF the people residing
there.
DIR. Cooper then questioned the legal
|ity of appointing a man to a position,
even though temporary If he was not
an American citizen He thought an
American citizen should have been ap-
pointed. His remarks were not intend
ed to be disrespectful to DR.. Walters
or to question his ability, but only as
far as his citizenship was concerned If
DR.. Herbert was to be away on n short
vacation of six weeks or SO, such an
appointment might be all right, but II
his absence was for six months or
more, then an American citizen should
be appointed instead. DIR. Raymond
stated that DIR. Herbert would not he
away more than two months and the
matter was dropped.
The Board received an offer from
See Chew to supply paiai for the leper
settlement, II a contract could be sign
ed for long time. The applicant point
ed to his record as contractor for paiai
for the settlement in 1894. Superin-
tendent Reynolds said the settlement
could hereafter supply half it's taro. He
asked whether the Board intended sup
plying rations of twenty-five pounds
instead of twenty-one pounds as form
erly. The Board said 1t would look into
this matter at n future date.
Mr.. Reynolds further stated that
from what he had learned lately from
the settlement. Representative Beckley
had written to certain people there
stating that he would supply the paiai
The members of the Board requested
further information in regard to this
offer. Mr. Reynolds said he understood
that Lilikalani, who at one time sup
piled paiai, was again in the field, and
that Representative Becllley was ad-
lvancing Lilikalani as a contractor
Mr.. Reynolds went on to say that
the Joint committee OF the Legislature
which visited the leper settlement at
the commencement of the session had
given the people to understand that
their ration of paiai would be increas-
ed from twenty-one to twenty-five
pounds, and he wanted to know if the
board intended carrying out such a
promise. If it did then the attempt
to supply paiai would be more difficult.
President Raymond said that was a
matter for the board, and not for the
Legislature to decide. Upon motion of
DR.. Cooper the entire matter was re-
ferred to Executive officer Pratt and
Superintendent Reynolds.
William Clark, one of the disgruntled
members of the leper settlement, and
whose name has been familiar one
before the board and in the newspa-
pers of Honolulu, had another kick
against the management of the settle
ment. In letter read before the
board yesterday he said that he could
substantiate the charges that the
goods at more than per cent profit,
and In some cases as high as 80 1-3
per cent. Coffee was always advanced.
Calico that could be bought in Homo
lulu for five cents yard, was sold at
the eXorbitant price of 6h cents per
yard; tea that was bought by the
board in Honolulu at 27h cents, was
sold at 80 cents pound. His com
plant covered several pages OF closely
written kicks about everything In gen
eral. He intimated that he placed no
faith In the permission granted by the
board to allow lepers to start up In
the store business themselves.
Superintendent Reynolds, in defense
or the management OF the settlement,
said that the coffee supplied the lepers
was cooked or roasted coffee, and the
coffee which Clark referred TO as being
bought so cheaply in Honolulu was
green coffee.
II cannot say that Clarlx's statement
Is correct" said Reynolds diplomat
ically.
This correspondence will go on for
ever" said President Raymond, and
the board heaved a sigh. 'If it is the
rule to advance the cost per cent to
cover the expense OF freight ana con-
Quoting the store, we should stop at
that. If the store Is going beyond
that then the complaint would be JUS
titled but not otherwise"
Reynolds said that sometimes the
price might be fraction over per
cent, but this was due to the fact that
the smallest pieces OF money in cIrcu-
lation We're five cent pieces, and II
per cent made the cost to the lepers
10 or IA cents, Is cents would have to
be charged. 1t was suggested by DR..
Cooper that n supply of pennies be
sent to the settlement
II was day of kicks from the leper
settlement. which were all promptly
disposed Of by the board Most OF the
requests were denied, and the leper
settlement GROWERS can be said to
have had a bad day. Superintendent
Reynolds reported on the complaint of
lener that the management had con
hscated his horse. Mr.. Reynolds stated
that there was man. NOT In the en-
pioy or the board, who made trips
back and forth across the pail. nnd
who could perform this feat I'm rain
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