The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-06-21

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since 1856. SS2 900 had been spent each
year for the treatment and care OF
lcpors Aylrtt said, and no good had
been done. Now, when $4,000 wer,
asked FOR tu order to contribute 1,
the material comfort OF these uufor-
tuuutos. "a hue and cry was raised that
il was "a useless outlay Better spend
ST. 600 and benefit one man. than
ia follow the course now being follow
ed. and allow these sufferers to g
unattended one thing was sure, II
the Territory owned ITS own boat, tn,
poor lepers would bc better treated on
their way to their living grave The
Wilder steamship Company packed
the 1cpcrs with the pigs and cattle
No carr. was bestowed upon the unfor-
tunatc victims Of this terrible mala-
dy.
Bcckley said that while the Legisla-
ture was asking for an appropriation
ii might just as well ask for $4,000
and be done with it, When the steam
or had been purchased the expenses
of running her, paying her crew and
keeping her i'm good condition, would
under the control of the Board of
Health could not expect to be pay
ing proposition. She would have to be
sent here and there, as the occasion
demanded. and could not be kept on
regular run The reason that the
lepers had not been treated kindly by
the steamship company was not the
fault of the transportation company.
The Board of Health was to blame
The 100000 spent biennially on the
lepcrs was not expended with the ex-
pectation of doing the lepers any good
They We're sent to their living tomb in
order that the rest of the population
might not be contaminated. The
spread of leprosy owed much to the
indisSliminate methods employed in
vaccination in times past The disease
was on the decrease. and no doubt, IN
the course of time. would be thing
of the past. While this fact did not
warrant the body polite from slight
ing these unfortunates, yet at the
same time the House should avoid use
less and excessive expenditures.
Following BeCkley, came Hihio, who
spoke along the same lines: The Rep
resentative had figures to show that
the cost of running the boat, after 1t
had been purchased, would be $4,000
for the biennial period.
EImmeluth said that Makekau. VINO
had informed the House during the
the president of the Wilder Steamship
Company was now seconding the mo-
ton to buy steamer for the Ter
ritory Emmeluth said that ne
thought there was "a Niger in the
woodpile."
Upon vote being taken, the follow
ing was the result, by ayes and noes:
Ayes-Beckley, EwalilSo. Haaheo, Hi
hio, Hogs, Hawai-, Keiki, Kekaula,
Keliikoa Kumalae, Makekau, Monsar-
rat, MoSsman. Nailima.
NOpS-A hulii Aylpft I)ickay Emma
luth, kauimakole, Kaniho Kawaihoa.
Mahoe,," Makainai, Paele, Prendergast,
Puuki Akina.
Ayes, IA: noes, Is.
II was then ordered that the sum of
sS5, 600, be recommended with which
to secure new vessel, for the trans
porting. of stores to Moiokai.
A motion by Makekau followed He
asked that $4,000 be appropriated for
medical supplies, the same to be dis
tributed TO the different government
throughout the Territory.
The military expense bill was not
considered on the grounds that this
portion Of the appropriation bill had
been stricken out.
Subsidies were allowed the following
hospitals: Queens Hospital. $40, 900,
Hospital for Incurables, $4,000 Ma
ternity Home, 50. 600.
ne tOF tilt w nus
pital and the Lihue Hospital We're re-
ferred to Island committees.
For the running of the steamer the
sum of 800, 900 was asked for. Emme-
luth read the following figures, which
the Board of Health had given him:
Captain, $50; chief engineer, SIPS;
one assistant engineer. 800; chief Of
flcer, $50 donkey driver, S45; cook, SO;
cabin boy S35; ten deckhands, 5000
two firemen, $500 coal, $500, inciden-
tails, $50 Total, 1890.
The estimate called for S36 900 10
conduct the running Of the steamer.
Hogs suggested that, Of course, wear
and tear would be nothing Hihio add
ed that II would cost something 10
feed the nineteen men employed In
the vessel Mousarrat rose 10
a point Of Information. He wished 10
know whether or not some doctor had
not drawn mp the estimate. iiQogs
said that 10 would take six tons Of
coal a day There would be az least
twenty da5 lu each month ln which
the vessel would burn coal There
would d. laD tons Of fuel consumed
each month Az $40 "a ton no coal bin
alone would b. 81 POO Tho lYiuR eA-
lruscs would he fip0 Tho lucldeuiaIs
would b. 400 40 l,srt Other expenses
IS ulIl br $500 ar $500 Tho plumbing
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tali tNui itpoEs W4H iHlkIuR ln the iHr
.fIrrt uf the iora steamship ppmpar
llrs When ihv steamship companies
son. declaring ] ana li prr cont dlyir
lHuas here was plH margin lu iha
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ifrur such hlH aIyIdrnia on lheT
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