The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-17

a year ago which fortunately did not
seriously affect this Territory, sug-
gests the need of legislation to per-
NIT the issuance of clearing house GER
tificates. Perhaps it will be sufficient,
in order to accomplish this purpose,
to repeal Section 301S of the Revised
Laws.
Ofcial Bonds.--In view of the mea-
ger provisions of the statutes defin
ing the duties of public officers and
employees and the decision of the Su-
preme Court in Territory " Richard
son, / recommend that the provisions
of the statute providing for bonds of
public officers and employees DO
amended so as to meet all cases.
TAXATION.
In pursuance of Joint Resolution
of the last legislature tax commits
sion was appointed which, after mucn
labor with commendable public spi-
rit and within the time required by
recommendations, submitted its report.
with drafts or bills to carry out Its
printed and will be submitted to Won
for your careful consideration. Sew
eral suggestions are made under 9TH
err headings in this message upon
phases of this subject which naturally
were not considered by the commits
sion.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
/ General.-The work of the BOARD of
Health covers a wide range of subjects
including the enforcement of the pure
food law, milk, fish, meat and cattle
inspection, plumbing and school ms
pection, the suppression of nuisances
the prosecution of the rat and MOSQUITO
campaigns, the administration of dis
pensaries, the insane asylum, the super.
/ vision of hospitals and other matters
besides the great subject of leprosy. II
/ Is work upon which in an unusual de-
! gree the safety and welfare of the
! people depend and which comes into
/ peculiarly close touch with them. Its
nature is such that it requires special
tact and wisdom in it's execution, as
well as wide discretion in those who
control it. Next to the department Of
public instruction, the department OF
public health is the most expensive In
the territorial government. Of such vi
tai Importance, however, is it's work
that the large sums appropriated and
expended for it cannot well be be.
grudged, but on the contrary there is
pressing need of additional appropria-
tions for the better protection of the
public health.
Financial.-From time to time fol
some years past the board has beer
Obliged to call upon the Honolulu and
Hilo so-called wharf committees fol
financial assistance. Such condition
should not exist. 1t is not right in
principle to expect private bodies tC
contribute thus for public needs, nor is
it wise to place the guardians of the
public health in the precarious conui-
ton of depending upon voluntary con.
tributions. There is special need Of
I further appropriations for the more
effectual handling of leprosy and tuber.
culosis, which will be referred to here
matter more fully.
Cooperation With Federal Officials
The subject of public health is one
in which the National, as well as the
territorial Government is deeply inter
ested and in the administration oil
which the Federal and territorial Off
Gals, although having distinct jurisdic.
tions-one over quarantine, the othel
over internal health matters-come int
close relations and in respect of which
there is need of cordial cooperation
In several ways this cooperation may
well assume definite shape for econom
ical as we'll as other purposes. To illus
trate, arrangements have been made by
which the same Office, equipment anC
officers are utilized for the enforcement
of the pure food laws of the respectiv,
governments; by which an officer of thu
Federal government has been Loaned
for conducting the rat campaign ant
by which the officers of the two govern
ments are cooperating in the matter o
leprosy. There is no danger that thu
Federal Government will care to TAX
from the Territory jurisdiction over in