The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08

where We found thiriy.siN boy inmates,
about ten of whom had been sentenced
for truancy.
The boys are turned out az a. m.
IN summer, and at u. m In winter
their time being occupied until 9 a. IN.
In making beds, sweeping and doing
the cooking for the day No cooks are
employed
I The school hours are from Q a. IN. to
2 y. m, with half an hour for lunch.
the instruction In the classroom being
given by one tutor employed by the
Board of Education.
In the matter of manual training we
find that three shops have been start
ed; harness and saddlery, tinshop and
carpenter-shop, the latter being the
only one in use at the present time; the
harness and tinshops being closed for
the want of instructors
/ In the carpenter-shop we saw some
very creditable specimens of work, con-
ssting of desks, tables, etc, the in
structor informing us that they were
the entire handiwork of the pupils.
Here are also made many boxes, or
chests for the Board of Education, for
use in the var Gus schoolhouses
throughout the Islands
/ The manner of cooking we found de-
cidedly primitive; a BRICK furnace with
Sheet-iron top and farmers Kettle
for soup, etc.
/ The dormitories we found kept in a
neat and orderly manner, but here We
found matter to condemn, viz: the
absence of sanitary closets. To take
the place of these were open pans or
buckets to receive the eXcreta which
must be carried downstairs in the
morning. contents removed, and con-
| tanners cleansed.
We strongly recommended a proper
cesspool, with water closets, CT at least
some sort of dry earthen system. also.
yat1i. n, tplE
ward.
! We do not find any system OF re-
/ wards for good behavior, giving some
! incentive toward reform.
We find that the lands set apart for
the school have been 50 encroached
upon for the uses of public schools,
etc, that there is no opportunity for
! agriculture being taught or practiced.
| The superintendent, after fourteen
years of experience and careful atten-
ton, is strongly in favor of location
! for the school where fifty or more acres
of land might be obtained for cultiva-
! ton, believing that with good farm
| the school could be made nearly, If not
quite, self-supporting.
| We cordially commend the superin
tendence of Mr.. Needham. which su-
| perintendence has been carried on I'M
der many difficulties, owing to the lack
of funds or appropriations, even the
paltry sum of $500, given for the cree
| ton of harness and tinshops, not being
of present use owing to the lack or
| instructors, as above mentioned.
The Grand Jury disapprove of the
present system of committing boys to
the Reform School for trivial offenses.
such as truancy, disobedience, etc,
where the comparatively innocent ate
thrown among really bad characters.
We disapprove also of boys being com
mitted for short terms Of ten days,
one month and similar short periods.
This makes the Reform School Jail
for youthful miscreants, which we be-
lieve is not the intention in a reforma-
tory school. We believe that truant
school would be a remedy for this fea-
ture, where boys sentenced for short
terms and trivial offenses could be held
and disciplined for the period of their
sentence.
OAHU PRISON.
This Jury have nothing but COM
mendation for the conditions as th.y
exist at the prison, where discipline
and scrupulous cleanliness appear to be
most efficiently maintained. Separate
quarters should be provided for pris-
oners held under committal for trial,
as at present, they are. for want of
room. confined in the same yard with
convicted criminals.
This Jury believes and recommends
that the photographs of political pris-
oners under the Republic of Hawaii,
and the Provisional Government,
should be removed from the archives OF
the prison. commonly termed the
'Rogues' Gallery"
PROSTITUTION AND IWILEI.
Complying with the charge Of the
court, the Grand Jury has made two
visits to Iwilei, and ascertained the fol-
lowing facts.
There is but one corral or enclosure
n raf a
land belong to John Ena, ESQ.,, and
leased by him to Ching Lum and
Leong Cheau, who sub-let the prem
ises to Masuda, who controls, at pres
ent, the premises under his lease.
The place Is managed by Mr.. Kane
matsu and Mr.. Eugene O'Sullivan, in
behalf of the lessee, Mr.. Masuda.
Mr.. Ena receives as ground rental
from Ching Lum and Leong Cheau,
$3.50 annually.
a bonus of $4,000 from II. Masuda for a
lease of the property occupied by the
corral, and Mr.. Masuda also pays
them a ground rental of $500 per an
mum. There are five buildings on the
premises, containing 225 rooms, and the
rooms are rented by Mr.. Masuda or
his managers, Mr.. Kanematsu, or Mr..
O'Sullivan, at from $12 to SIS month.
There is no evidence that any other
property at Iwilei is used for immoral
purposes.
A tenement house establishment say
One-eighth of a mile away, on the Eva
side of the corral, was at one time in
tended being used for similar purposes,
but at the present time 1t is used as a
tenement only, although no doubt,
many of the prostitute class live at
this place, carrying on their business
at night in the corral proper. This
tenement house property Is under the
control of the Honolulu Investment
Company, under lease from John Ena,
Esq.
On Saturday night, February 18th,
rooms were occupied within the corral
by 143 women, IL of whom were French
women, the rest Japanese all OF whom
are registered under the Act 10 Mill
gate.
A policeman is detailed by the High
Sheriff to preserve order within the
corral, which is the extent of police
supervision. Supervision by the Board
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