Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-02-28
LEGISLATORS At
BOARD Of HEALTH
Hear the Troubles About
Poi, Taro, Flour and
Freight.
MORE DISEASE SPOTS
FOUND IN KAKAAKO
Bill Adopted Barring Immigrants A.
dicted With Leprosy or Con-
sumption--Supt. Reynolds
Resignation.

Yesterdays session OF the Board OF
Health was favored with n visit by
the House Health Committee. which Ia
composed of Representatives F. w
Bsckley, A Gilfillan, II. NJ. Kaniho
S. H. Haaheo and J. Ewaliko. These
gentlemen were interested spectators
and we're courteously invited by Presi
dent Raymond at different times. ia
ask questions or make remarks as they
might choose. Mr.. Beckley spoke OF
the matter Of the visit of the members
Of the House to the settlement at Molo
kai and expressed the hope that Tho
Board would allow no obstacles to bc
put In the way Of the fullest and freest
investigation. The committee was as
sured by President Raymond that the
Board would do its part and Superin.
tendent Reynolds was appointed to
represent the Board on the trip. Mr..
Reynolds said that he would accom-
pany the party and do all he could to
make the trip a success.
The bill which Attorney General
Dole had been asked to draw up with
view to preventing the landing OF i'm"
migrants affected with contagious dis
eases, was read and adopted. It Is tho
same as when first submitted except,
In place Of contagious and infectious
diseases, only persons affected with
'1eprosy or pulmonary tuberculosis"
are prohibited from coming to the Ha-
waiian Islands. The bill will be pre-
scented to the proper committees In tho
House and Senate, with the recommen-
dalton Of the Board that 1t be made
law.
The controversy with the Wilder
Steamship Co. over the matter Of
freights. grows sharper. A letter from
the company was read yesterday, stat
Ing that 1t would not recede from ito
position that the Board Of Health
should pay usual freight rates on taro.
poi, ETC.. shipped by It to Molokai, In
addition to the 5000 per month for
which the company has contracted to
carry the settlement supplies.
The dispute arose because OF the for
mer custom OF the Board Of Health 10
buy taro laid down at Molokai. III
these cases, the contractor paid the
freight. Now that the Board OF Health
Is making consignments OF taro itself.
the steamship company claims that
the old custom. as to taro. should he
followed. The matter was referred to
committee with instructions to go in
to all the differences that have arisen
with the company. One other matter
this committee will settle. is a claim
for the loss OF seven cattle shipped on
the Maui. These, Superintendent Rey.
nolds claims, were lost by the negli
gence and carelessness OF the COM
pany's men In landing.
Health Officer Pratt reported that the
taro for the settlement contracted for
from a Chinese. had fallen below the
samples submitted and that nearly 200
bags had been condemned as unfit
for human food. On motion of Mr..
Lowrey, DR.. Pratt was instructed not
to pay for the condemned taro or any
that was unfit for food and to with
hold an amount due on good taro, as
damages. The whole matter OF the Ia
70 contracts and the taro famine was
then explained by DR.. Pratt for tho
benefit Of the visiting House commit
tee.
A pathetic case of q wife's devotion
came to light at the meeting. Presi-
dent Raymond told Of a native woman
who had been anxious to be examined
as leper suspect, calling as often as
three times week. She had discolored
her body in spots with indigo and fail.
ing to deceive, finally admitted she had
been shamming. She wrote letter
to the Board, saying that her husband.
Luf Hoolapa, was leper at Molokai
and that she wanted to go to him as a
kokua. Her request was accompanied
by an apology for past deception. The
request was deferred.
Superintendent Reynolds Of the set
Element at Molokai rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect as soon as the
Board could conveniently secure his
successor. He said, In presenting his
resignation, that the complaints from
some of the inmates at the settlement
and the charges that had been made
against him had not influenced him in
the action. At the request OF Reynolds.
letters from Molokai containing
charges, were read He was charged
with having said that blight was on tho
taro in Molokai. and with having re-
commended white Rose" -four when
Golden Gate" was known to he bet
ter, lie was charged further with hav-
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