Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-03-21
BOARD Of HEALTH
ANSWERS QUERIES
The Legislative Comittees
Seek Light on Settle
ment Complaints.
PETITION OF LEPERS
CONSIDERED CAREFULLY
Partial Self Government Meets With
Favor of the Members Of the
Board-Another Meet
ing Friday.

The meeting OF the Board of Health
yesterday was attended by the mem.
bers of the Health committees of both
the House and the Senate. The matter
considered at the conference was the
petition from the residents of the
leper settlement at Molokai.
The Senators present were Kanuha
Kaohi, Nakapaohu. Baldwin. Kaiue,
Kalauokalani and Russell. The COM
mittee from the House consisted OF
Beckley Gilfllan, Kaniho, Haaheo and
Ewallko. The petition was considered
section by section, in the following or.
der:
I. That the local management Of the
settlement be given law to be enacted
therefor to the persons segregated
there.
Senator Baldwin read the section and
asked the members of the Board Of
Health for their opinions.
Mr.. Lowrey considered that self
government at the settlement was un.
desirable on the ground that the lepers
themselves would not be satisfied under
It.
DR.. Emerson said that when the set.
Element was first established. self gov.
eminent was instituted and that II re-
suited in confusion. He spoke OF the
difficulties the settlement would have
In raising money and administering the
finances He said the members OF the
settlement were regarded as the wards
OF tho government and were practi-
cally the same as the inmates OF hos
pltal.
Attorney General Dole said II would
be a good deal like giving self govern
ment to hospital and that sick peo.
pie must have good sense to take care
OF themselves.
Winston thought that in some mat
tiers, the inmates might govern them
selves. But In others trained and ca.
pable men were needed. However, II
might be possible to find such persons
at the settlement.
DR.. c. b. Cooper said. 81 do not be.
lieve self government could be success
fully carried on; but endorse their
having representation, say on board
OF five. The settlement might be al
lowed two members who could be
chosen by ballot from among their
number"
In the absence OF President Ray.
mond, DR.. Pratt, as proxy gave his
views. DR.. Raymond favors the man.
ngement of the settlement by a COM
mission of three or five. OF three, the
; people of the settlement to choose one
the Board another and these two. q
third. He would have a superintendent,
OF financial matters here who would be
required to make bi-monthly trips tc
the settlement. He would institute the
principle of arbitration.
Attorney General Dole remarked, 81
believe DR.. Raymond's ideas would
!! prove practicable"
2. That a liberal appropriation be
made to increase the water supply OF
the settlement.
Senator Baldwin said that he wanted
information on the water system and
whether 1t was adequate to furnish ir.
rigaticn for taro patches.
Supt. Reynolds said the supply OF
| tu,i lnp
consumption, but the surplus would no,
be adequate to support new taro fields
Of important extent.
8. That steam vessel be purchased
for the Board of Health to be used for
the transportation of freight from the
other islands to the settlement.
The members of the Board Of Health
favored the purchase of steamboat
and the members OF the committee
seemed to concur
Another petition was then taken ur
i. in the same manner.
|. That the Board of Health be pro,
hibted from claiming any share in the
toro produced by the farmers OF Wal
kolu.
Supt. Reynolds explained that thu
valley Of Waikolu was once used fol
grazing stock, belonging to the Board
When taro planting was taken up, thu
Board fenced each patch and found at
ter trial, that to reserve one-fourth o.
the crop was In the interest of the set
Element. He gave a list Of seventeen
taro Planters.
2. That the Board of Health bt
made to pay the carriage of freight fol
= the lCpers sent from all the islands o
the group.
Secretary Wilcox showed by tn,
records that packages were sent fret
to the settlement for friends of thu
inmates. The number of packages