Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-05
CABLEGRAM FROM WASHINGTON
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ing of the Channel wharf would AFFECT
his department. MIR. Brown stated that
in case the vacating of the wharf
should take place and consequently
the rooms which the steamship COM
panies have provided for the inspection
OF immigrants should be rendered use
less, one of two things would happen.
Either the steamship companies would
have to furnish a similar place in an
other location or the immigration Of
ficers would have to inspect the immi-
grants on board the steamers in which
they arrive. In the event Of the lat
ter happening. the steamers would nee
essarily be delayed.
DR.. Cofer. chief OF the local branch
OF the United States Marine Hospital
Service, when seen this morning. stat
ed that he had received a letter from
Captain White. He had cabled the
state OF affairs to Washington but had
not taken any further steps.
It is understood that the quarantine
service will probably be more affected
by the proposed vacating of the Chan
mel wharf than any other department,
The Quarantine Service was given the
exclusive custody OF the makai half OF
the wharf by the Territorial Givern-
ment. In this place has subsequently
been erected an expensive and extern
sive .umigating plant, which is used to
fumigate certain goods-eXports and
imports-and which is further used to
fumigate vessels.
The removal OF the fumigating plant
would be an expensive and laborious
job as the machinery is Of the very
bulklest kind. It would probably take
more than a week just to take the
plant out.
Another point which enters into the
consideration Is the coming erection
, OF a Quarantine Service wharf. Gin
gress recently appropriated the sum
of $4,000 for the construction OF such
a wharf.
The local Quarantine people have not
received any notification as to when
the construction Is to commence, The
sum mentioned will be available July
! and it is possible that II the Quaran-
tine Service finds It necessary to va
cate its present headquarters In the
Channel wharf. the building Of the
new wharf may be FASTENED in order 20
furnish accommodation as soon as pos
sible.
The new wharf will be somewhere
near the present station on Mauliola
Island. The exact location has not
been decided on yet as estimates from
engineers concerning the amount of
dredging necessary in the different To-
cations, will have to be at hand before
site can be definitely decided upon.
As far as the Quarantine SERVICES
fumigating plant is concerned. there
are two things possible. Either the
plant may be taken away from the
Channel wharf and placed temporarily
in some other locality or 1t may be
taken out and stored away until the
new quarantine wharf can be COM
pleted.
Besides its fumIgatng plant, the
Quarantine service has In the Channel
wharf its launch landing and the quar-.
ters for the crew, which will also have
to be removed In case the vacating OF
that wharf is insisted upon.
Mr.. Klebahn, OF II. Hackfeld & Co.,
Ltd, agents OF the Pacific Mail, Toy
Kisen kaisha and Occidental & Orient
al steamship lines, was also seen. He
stated that the firm has received the
communication from Captain White.
1t had not cabled to anyone and did not
intend to make any move in the matter.
Developments would be awaited. The
steamship lines represented by H.
HackfeId & Co., Ltd, viii be decidedly
affected by the vacating of the Chan
mel wharf. While they will continue to
dock at the Bishop wharf, as has late-
ly been the custom. the inspsction OF
the immigrants will have 10 be carried
on aboard the vessels. since the pres,
ent inspection quarters are on the
Channel wharf.
This will necessarily delay the
steamers considerably. Furthermore,
the steamship companies have their
detention quarters for Orientals who
are refused admittance to the Terri
tory, on the Channel wharf. Another
place will therefore have to be provid-
ed TO keep these people while they are
waiting for the arrival OF a steamer to
take them back TO the Orient.
AS far as the goods which have to
be fumigated are concerned, Mr.. Kle-
balm could not state what would be
done. The large bulk of freight is,
however, not affected.
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