The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-01-22

| sidered 1t had only to do with the sani-
tary conditions of such places when es-
tablished.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
| The Board on consideration OF the
subject voted to fix the salaries of SAN
itary inspectors at sS5 a month.
| letter from the Governor was read,
announcing the abandonment of the
Palolo site for the new insane asylum
as previously reported in the Adver-
tiser. DR.. Cooper mentioned that the
stone crusher was to be removed from
| the old premises. certain Immediately
necessary repairs to the buildings made
| and, as soon as possible, new main
structures erected upon the old site at
Palama.
| A letter was received from w. o.
Smith. trustee, regarding a privately
owned house at Kalaupapa, and the
| matter was voted to be left in Mr..
Smiths hands.
| A report was received from Attorney
General Andrews on Hilo lands former
| ly complained Of which was to the
effect that the superintendent of Public
Works would abate the nuisance by
having the lands drained.
| HOSPITAL SUBSIDIES.
| Following Is list of the vouchers for
subsidies to hospitals, etc, already re-
ferred to, upon which Auditor j. II.
Fisher by letter intimated he could not
issue warrants:
Eleee Hospital, Dec. 81, SIS; Lihue
Hospital, Dec. 81. $3.50; Queens Hospi-
tai. Dec. 81 sl666.67. and Nov. 80
S1666.67; Leah Home Oct. 81, $500, and
Nov 30, $780, and Dec. 81, $500; Kapio-
lani Maternity Home, Nov. 30, $500, and
Dec. 81; $500; Waimea Hospital, $145.90
THE CEMETERIES QUESTION.
A report was received from Attorney
General Andrews on the question of the
Boards power to deal with overcrowd-
ed burial places. He quotes the law
giving the Board of Health authority
to make regulations "for the interment
of the dead, and respecting cemeteries
and burying grounds" and concludes
with this advice:
"Under these sections I believe that
the passage of a resolution covering this
question could be enforced in a court
of law, and it is the duty of the Board
to Immediately take such action as will
| prevent the further conduct of ceme-
teries In manner deleterious to the
public health"
AN OPIUM SUPPLY.
| Regarding a letter from Clerk ID.
| Porter of the Fourth Circuit Court.
| Hilo, in which the writer said he was
shipping, in care of Purser Beckley of
| the steamer Kinau, twenty tins of
opium seized in course of justice, the
Attorney General made a report, say
ing:
Ordinarily such opium would be used
as evidence in the case, but l presume
| it Is no longer needed from the fact
that 1t is forwarded to the Board nf
Health. If the same is intended for a
present, see no objection to the Board
of Health taking the same and using
F, it, II necessary, in the Government dis
pensaries, otherwise know of no way
in which such property could legally
come into the hands of the Board of
| Health"
The Board decided to take steps for
, securing possession of the opium for
use as suggested by the Attorney Cen
eral.
PESTILENCE IN ORIENT.
DIR. Cofer's reports on health condi
tons. in the Orient We're the best for a
long time past Hongkong was clean.
the last plague cases being two report
ed inside of two weeks to Dec. IS.
Kobe, Nagasaki and Yokohama We're
clean in reports by two succeeding
mails. Shanghai alone had pestilence.
consisting of one new case and seven
deaths OF smallpox in the two weeks 10
Dec. q.