The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-25

salary of a purchasing agent for the
Board. In all probability a competent
snan in such d position would save many
times his salary.
In the financial report of the Queens
Hospital ii appears that the reduction
eof income of that institution, on account
OF the loss of real estate through an ad-
verse decision in the construction Of
the will of DIR. Rookie and the cessa-
ton OF the passenger tax, amounts to
s49r335.SS for the biennial period. In view
of this loss of income and of the impor-
GsDt work the Queens Hospital is doing
! have recommended an appropriation
equal to double the amount of the old
one, on condition of free treatment of
Government patients and the mainte-
nance Of free ward for the poor of all
Municipalities.
The necessity of a hospital for incur
ableS has long been apparent. Such
cases are very properly not received at
the Queens Hospital. The matter be-
came SO urgent during last year that
several public-spirited ladies and gentle
men went to work and organized such a
hospital and have conducted 1t with the
assistance of funds contributed for the
purpose. This institution was temporar-
lily located at the beach near Kakaako
and is doing q splendid work. The Coun-
ell Of State appropriated $1,000 for it's
support and $4,000 toward its endow-
ment-the latter appropriation being con-
ditioned On the raising of a fund OF
100000 for the same purpose by private
subscription. A considerable amount of
money has been raised for the construc-
ton of hospital buildings for such a hos
pita1 and for Its ma ntenance but as vet
no beginning of the work has been
made. I strongly recommend the appro-
priation of $500 toward the maintenance
Of the present hospital.
NEEDS OF SCHOOLS.
You will find by the report of the SUI
perintendent of Public Instruction that
the public schools are In a prosperous
condition. For some years there has
been rapid Increase of pupils beyond
the capac ty of the school houses OF
the country even with the considerable
additions that have already been made
School accommodations are still unequal
TO the demand. The large appropriations
recommended for this purpose are 70,
the most part very necessary.
The Government has recently adopted
the plan of building school houses OF
large size with walks of fire-proof ma
terials. This plan was carried into effec;
In the construction of the Princess Kaiu-
lant School and the Kaahumanu Schoo
IN Honolulu. An appropriation of s75,0oi
Is recommended for rebuilding the Royal
School. The main building In the Royal
scnooi premises was found to be unsafe
last year and was taken down. At pres
ent part of the pupils are accomrho-
dated In the remaining buildings. and
the rest in the Aala warehouse. which
has been fitted up temporarily for that
purpose. This arrangement is very un-
satisfactory. The Aala warehouse is a
cheap rough building with unsuitable
surroundings. The separation of the
school into two divisions at such a dis
tsnce apart Is unfayorable to Its admin
istration.
1t is proposed to put up a large build
ing OF fire-proof materials Of sufficient
size to accommodate seven hundred pu-
pills. The historic fame of this school
end its honorable and successful record
justify the proposition of giving the
new building such an architectural char
acter as will make 1t worthy monu-
ment TO the famous Alils who were its
first pupils. and to its later graduates as
we'll
call your attention to the plan of the
superintendent of Public instruction. as
SCI forth in his report. to move the Re-
rormatorv School to Waialee, IN the Dis
trtct OF Koolauloa. and to designate it as