The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-15

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would be for the health Of the people.
Several inmates when asked about the
matter said that some we're prepar-
ing 10 make such application.
Most OF the swipcs that Is brought
Into the settlement comes over the
Pail. There are no guards there az
formerly and the patients go over the
pass and secure the swipes. bringing It
back at night. In this way the natives
escape detection, though generally their
absence is noted and they suffer later.
Another petition. signed by thirteen
residents, asks for the privilege OF
bringing into the settlement new
horses. The census shows that there
are 1880 animals there. OF this num-
ber 24l are milk COWS and 446 other bO-
vines. There are 3S2 horses and l6l
burros and mules. OF this number a
little more than two-thirds belong to
the board All of the petitions will be
considered here
Despite the many charges and Coun-
ter allegations against Judge Nathan
lel, Justice Perry said that he had
nothing to investigate, owing 10 the
fact that nothing of this kind was offi-
cal. He gave his time to the exam
ination of the applicants for license, T..
4. Mott-Smith of the board assisting.
There were six of these. one "A woman.
After some examination the Justice ai-
dressed the applicants. saying that he
did not think under the statute any OF
the number should be permitted to
practice, yet owing TO the necessity for
officers of the court to appear before II
he would advise the Judge to issue per-
mits to four persons to make appear
ance for ltlgants These are Ambrose
Hutchinson. who was too i'll TO appear
In court or to be seen by the visitors
Messrs. Pierce, Kanekau and Makakoa
There were six persons cited for ex-
animation before the medical members
of the board. OF this number three,
two children and one man, he q ko-
kua whose Wife died recently, weI,
found clean and may so, though the
man does not so wish. The three who
must stay are a woman whose hus-
band recently was expelled, and who
wants to join him, he having been
there as kokua to her: another. an old
native man, n kokua who had con-
tracted the disease, and the last, a lit
tie child, who was listel as haNing the
disease
The members of the board made an
especial examination of the food sup
Plies, owing to the charges of r. w
wilcox that the salmon furnished Is
rotten. The salmon was tasted by each
member of the party and found to be
OF the very best quality. 4 iepsr seen
later and questioned about the charges
said that there was seldom any com
plant about the food, although some
times the supplies became old and then
the residents called the attention of
the authorities to II and the result al
ways was an immediate destruction Of
the articles. The same authority said
that during some fifteen yeaIS of resi-
dence he had never before found n
time when there was more general sat
isfaction with conditions.
Leper planters are being urged by
superintendent McVeiGh to put in crops
o. sweet potatoes and promised ready
market at one cent pound for the
tubers There will be a fair area plant
ed to this food soon. and the ration
will be varied by the serving of this
food. There may be soon inaugurated
a fishing service. There was a week
ago n school OF fish caught off the set =
Itlktu 10 the USnernpn
some 10000 pounds of fish. The board
may put in boats and nets and keep n
number of men at work all the time
fishing.
The Baldwin Home has now l2S in
mates, and capacity for twenty-five
more; the Bishop Home has ninety-one
and could take l20. and the Bayview
Home for the helpless, forty, with
rooms for nearly twice as many
w. Q. Smith. who has been fire.
quent visitor, made a trip about the
settlements He said that he could see
constant Improvement In the condi-
ton of the homes and looked for even
greater Improvement. He saw several
gardens which would enter into ns
calculations when the time came for
the awarding of prizes for the best
kept yards. He urges the planting of
fruit trees.
DIR. Sloggett said that he was greatly
pleased with the conditions as he saw
them from his village cart, and with
the stories of the people he met. DR.
Moore visited Mr.. and Mrs. Babcock
and asked II there was anything that
the people would like. and was told
! that everything was being done that
could be, except perhaps the addition
of service of delivery of milk and
other necessaries 10 people who wert
confined to their homes by illness.
The board asked publicly if ther,
were any complaints and the peopl,
gathered said that there were none.
The races ran ON the straight away
track of a half mile were won by Ala.
PAL, Naomi and Maria Malta. Justice
Perry won from DIR. Cooper, second
and DIR, Moore, third, they racing tn,
horses they had been riding during tn,
day with one exception, The race wa;
sweepstakes, the winner contributing
the entire amount TO the sports fund oi
the lepers. There was large GROVE
out and every one enjoyed the spor
fully, The baseball game was lively
: one, the kalawao team being ahead al
~ ha f,h 4.