The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-02-24

has steadily diminished, while without
strict segregation II shows a tendency
to spread.
The following table gives the average
number OF patients at the settlement
for three periods of ten years each, with
the average death rate for the same
periods:
Av.No. Av.No. Death
Patients. Deaths. Rate.
1871 to 1880 inclusive. GAS 1854 20.9
1881 to 1890 inclusive .S235 144 17.5
1891 to 1900 inclusive 1,096 134.5 1913
These figures show a marked decrease
Of the death rate for the last decade,
which is undoubtedly largely due to
a general improvement of conditions at
the settlement pertaining to the COM
forts of life and care of the sick.
The large average of patients from
1891 to 1900 Is due to the more vigor-'
Gus execution Of the law of segrega-
tion since 1887 and to the diminishing
death rate.
The number of patients at the settle
ment at The end of 1901 was e42, and
on the 30th Of June, 1902, 915
The British Government is still press
ing for payment of the claims of sew
eral of it's citizens based upon their
treatment by the Republic of Hawaii
under martial law in 1895. Cores
pondence in this matter Is with the Sec
retary of State, who has expressed a
desire that the Government of the Ter
ritory should create commission to
finally determine these questions.
These claims were first presented by
the British Government against the Re-
public of Hawaii which, recognizing
the justice of one of these claims-that
of person who had been subjected to
improper treatment as witness-paid
it but refused all of the rest. Nego-
tiations for their reference to arbitra-
tion were broken off by the annexation
of the Hawaiian Islands to the United
States.
There are several other claims by
citizens of other powers whose attitude
in relation thereto is similar to that
of the British Government.
| recommend that legislation be en-
acted by the Legislature providing for
a Commission of three persons who
shall have authority to hear and deter
| mine all political claims of citizens
Of foreign powers arising under the
status of martial law in the year 1895;
and who shall accept as evidence the
affidavits already filed in such cases /;
| the decisions of majority Of such Com
mission TO be final and obligatory on
| the parties.
further recommend that appropria-
tions for the pay and expenses of such
Commission be placed in the proper
appropriation bills.
| Pursuant to the Fire Claims act of
the last regular session of the Legisla-
ture, $4,000 received from the Fed
eral Government for interest advanced
en- bonds payable by the Federal Gov
ernment with additional funds from
the treasury to bring the payments ur
to 10 per cent has been paid to those
holding awards from the Fire Claims
Commission. Under the law recently
enacted by Congress appropriating onf
million dollars toward the payment OF
such awards and authorizing the Terri.
torial Government to borrow enough
money TO pay the balance, it is probable
that this obligation will be settled
without further delay.
l invite your attention to the Tor
rens system of registration of instru
ments, law to substitute such system
for that at present in use having beer
prepared for submission to you. Will
the prospect of the early establishment
of county government and the creation
OF registration offices in each count.
the time is most opportune for the in
PRODUCTION Of this improved and wei
tested system of registration.
I recommend legislation for the fol
lowing objects:
Giving local option in questions rela
ting to the sale of liquors, to count,
districts and city precincts, and quail
wing women as voters on such ques
tons. ~ho are citizens of the Terri
tory of Hawaii;
Providing limited liquor licenses TO
bona fide hotels at lower rates than ar
required for saloon licenses: such II
censes to confer the right to sell liquor
to guests only, and without the right o
conducting a saloon or bar;
Amendment to the law against lot
teries, whereby prosecution may no
he required to prove that a paper pro
duced as a lottery ticket, depends a
such, upon the event of any lottery;
Amendment TO the law against gamb
ling, whereby gambling shall be pun
ished by both fine and Imprisonment
: Amendment to the law again vagran
cy whereby the limit OF punishment
shall be increased to one year;
Forbidding the sale and use of opium
and repeating the existing laws relat
ing to opium:
Carrying out the recommendations
the report Of the Chief Justice In rela
tion to the reduction. OF penalties 1
| order 10 hiring certain Offenses unde
, the jurisdiction OF District Magistrates
The inspection. disinfection and df
struotion OF plants, vegetables, fruit
and seeds brought to the Territory;
Protection OF forest and other birds
Election OF Delegate 20 Congress;
Provision for the appointment {
Commissioners OF deeds for Hawai-
. In other parts OF the world
Providing a salary for the Presidet
of the Board OF Health and reqnirin
- a.