The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-11
WILL 60 To
MOL0KAI
Board of Health
Starts To-
night.
NEWSPAPER MEN
MAY GO ALONG
Justice Perry of Supreme Court
Will Examine Applicants to
Practice law.

The Ke Au Hou will leave the Inter
Island wharf at O'Clock this evening
| with the Board of Health party which
| is to visit the Ieper settlement at Ka-
laupapa, Molokai. There is still con-
siderable speculation as TO who is to
| compose the party. though the person
mel has been pretty well settled.
The visit IS the semi-annual one for
the Board of Health, though it has been
considerably more than six months
since the last trip was made. In the
party, as far as now known positively.
will be President Sloggett, Dr. Moore,
DIR. Cooper and e A. Mott-Smith, As
sociate Justice Perry and Executive
officer Pratt. Paul Isenberg will not
be able to go because of i'll health, and
the absence from the city of Supt. Den
ison of the Oahu Railway VII very
likely keep away Fred Smith, the gen.
eral passenger agent of the same road.
Attorney General Dole may not be able
to go because of the rush of business
in his department at present, in pre-
pairing the annual report.
It is probable that some of the press
representatives will be allowed to go,
this being a subject Of much discussion
yesterday among the members Of the
Board of Health. It has always been
the custom Of the Board to take one
repreSen tative from each newspaper on
it's annual visits to Molokai; also rel
atives Of leperS who had urgent bust
ness at the settlement. The privilege
was cut of this year, on the plea Of
economy. The steamer chartered only
has four berthS, and can accommodate
but a very few people. The chartering
OF a larger steamer would have been
a rather heavy drain upon the finances
of the Health Department. so it was
agreed to restrict the liberties formerly
enjoyed by the public.
By some of the members Of the
Board yesterday it was stated that the
newspapers could send representatives
by paying the usual passage, while
other members said that two press rep
resentaives were to be taken along, one
from a morning and the other from an
evening paper. This is done for econ
omy's sake. The newspapers had not
been notified of this proposed conces-
sion up to last night, though this will
possibly be done today.
Judge Perry is to go to Molokai on
an official errand. He will probably
hold examinations while at the settle
ment for admission to practice in the
District Court When Judge Nathaniel
q court at Molokai he
promptly admitted to his bar a large
number of the patients, which under
the law he had no right to do. Author
ity to practice in the District Courts
can be given only by Circuit or Su-
preme Judges, and as Nathaniel is only
a district magistrate he exceeded his
powers. While at Molokai Judge Perry
will also look into the matter of estates
of deceased persons at the settlement,
which has been called to his attention.
This will be the first visit of a judge
to the settlement for years, and the
lepers will no doubt pour their legal
grievances into the judicial ear.
The Board OF Health will, as usual,
hear complaints of those at the settle
ment From reports received within
the past few months. it appears that
the lepers are more contented with ex-
listing conditions than for years. The
new superintendent, j. D. McVeigh,
has introduced a number of reforms
W hich have been hailed with delight,
and since the change in officials made
after the investigation of a few months
ago, there has been hardly a complaint
received in Honolulu. The reforms
made by superintendent McVeigh will
be looked into by the Board OF Health
and his policy continued if found sat
lsfactory.
The Board of Health party will reach
Saturday morning early,
and will go over the settlement during
the day. hearing complaints in the
meantime. The start on the return
trip Will be made Saturday night or
Sunday morning.