Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-03-07
TARO PLANTERS At
MOLOKA| ROASTED
Petition Presented for
DisContinuance Of Pre-.
sent System.
ZEAL OF UNDERTAKES
MUST Be CHECKED
Report Of Chemist Shorey Shows the
Usual Number Of Food
Authorizations
Continue.

ton signed by 295 inmates OF the set
Element was presented by President
Raymond. The petitioners asked that
the system now in vogue Of letting out
the taro lands to planters on the
shares be discontinued. The reasons
set forth for this request were that
the planters, in times OF stringency In
the taro supply would evade the terms
Of their contract with the Board of
Health and seek to speculate upon the
necessities Of the settlement 1t was
cited that. in the recent scarcity Of Ia.
70, when the settlement was very short
on supplies, owing to the condemna-
ton OF large quantities Of taro az I'M
fit for food, the planters held their
ripe taro at $3.50 per bag.
The reading Of the petition raised
general desire for information on tho
part Of the members Of the Board. Su-
perintendent Reynolds, being present,
was able to answer the numerous ques-
lions. He said, ground is let to those
who wish to cultivate taro. one a divi-
sion Of the crop, by which one-fourth
goes to the Board and three-fourths to
the planter. The planter is paid the
market price for his share and then
the whole product is issued to the
members Of the settlement In rations
Reynolds showed q form OF the con-
tract, which Is made with the planters.
1t provides that, II a planter neglects to
properly cultivate his taro patch or
fails to deliver Il to the Board OF
Health. when ripe. he forfeits his in
terests therein. Mr.. Reynolds went on
to explain that, by reason OF the re-
cent shortage, he went around among
the planters and asked for ripe taro
There were those who had some ready
for pulling but refused to let 1t go for
less than $3.50 per bag. Failing tc
make terms, the assistant superin.
dent went into the fields and took all
the ripe taro he could find,
The petition asks the Board tc
/ abolish the planters and employ labor
direct, in the cultivation OF taro. When
asked by members OF the Board II such
plan would be a saving to the Board
Superintendent Reynolds said that hf
believed 1t would
When asked what would be the re-
y suit II the members OF the settlement
! were left to conduct taro planting or
!, their own account, Reynolds said the
5 work would be neglected by many ant
some would raise only enough for then
own use. Reynolds further stated thai
: one-half OF the quantity needed wa'
Z now raised and that the crop was in
p creasing each year.
Superintendent Reynolds presented Z
statement showing the income of th'
taro planters for the past year. Tn,
incomes range from s7.47 TO $675.32
The value OF the one-fourth interes
belonging to the Board Of Health Il
, $3,675.
Copies Of the petition were ordered
\ made and presented to the joint com
mittee OF the Legislature on the settle
ment and to the health committees o.
both houses.
Samuel L. Wooley, elder in the Nor
mon church, was refused permission
TO visit the settlement at present. Tn,
Mormon church is building a church a
the settlement and he has asked per
mission to go over and inspect It,
A letter from DR.. oliver, requestin.
two additional sisters for the settle
ment.. This was granted.
The regulations for the interment o
the dead in the district OF Kona wer
changed TO read mo embalming or in
terment will be allowed within the Dis
trict of Kona without the written per
mission Of an agent OF the Board o
Health" The word "embalming" wa
added, because, in recent autopsy
the embalming fluid injected by {
hustling undertaken, prevented the Ger
tain discovery of the cause OF death.
Prof. Shoreys chemical report 70
the month of February was submitted
1t shows that he is making vigilant ei
| forts to rid the community Of adulter
| ated food products. In the matter @
! adulterated milk, he reports as follow
| on the samples taken from wagons b
! the inspector which were below stan
! dard;
japanese driver for Kaaipu Dairy, q
! least so added water; Tanaki, at leas