Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-17
REPORT LSMADE
0NtEPER COLONY
VISITS RESULT
House Health Committee Finds
Need For Few Changes In
Existing Methods

Recommending minor changes Onl!
at the Kalaupapa and KalaWao lepel
settlements for the period commenc
ing July !. 1915, and ending June 80
1917, the house health and police com
mittee. J. II. Coney. chairman, report
ed today on the investigation Of the
legislature Of the Molokai settlement
week ago, The report is as follows:
Honorable H. L. Holstein,
Speaker, House OF Representa-
tives.
Sir: Your committee on health, DO
lice and military, to whom was re-
feTred petition No. 80, offered by Rep
resentative r. J. X. Nawahine, begs
leave TO report after a careful inves
ug1ton upon visiting the leper set,
tement on April 10, as. follows;
Il. That the appropriation for the
cure Of leprosy be increased, your
committee finds that the appropriation
is sufficient, as the federal authorities
are helping out a good deal in this
matter.
%. Asking for money for individual
houses, your committee finds that this
does not meet with the majority OF
the inmates OF Kalaupapa settlement,
as, money Is needed for more urgent
purposes. This appropriation your
committee feels should not be allowed
20. The money for paiai ration be
continued, your committee recon
mends.
Allowance of postage stamps,
this your committee recommends con.
tinuod. '=-%
3D.. Asking that house and lot be
set aside for discharged inmates your
committee cannot recommend.
IS. The right to vote for sheriff
this the majority Of the inmates do
not wish: they prefer that ii should
be as II is, that the sheriff should be
appointed. II therefore recommends
that the sheriff be appointed.
u. Pay Of laborers to be increased
to 81, per day, the majority of the, in,
mates feel that so cents per day will
be sufficient and that IL 81 per day.
was paid, It will mean less money for
other things. This your COMMITTEES
does not recommend. E.se.s d (. g..
Is Protesting against the number
Of horses owned by patients, the COM
mittee after explaining the matter to
the inmates, they feel that the gov.
ernors idea is good. that the patients
should be allowed as many horses as
they actually need, but not to have
more as it would take up pastures
where II is more needed for the rails.
ing or cattle Tor the settlements use,
as pasture land In the settlement is
limited.
An appropriation be made for
new cottages, this matter your com.
mittee believes is already appropriated !,
sufficient funds.
10. Appropriation of $4,000 for
roads, your committee agreed with the
inmates that $4,000 was sufficient;
$4,000 was too much.
H. Asking the government appoint
q person to adjust all matters concern
ing properties, to be paid for by the
government your committee believes
that this power Is already granted to
the board of health and the governor.
~ Asking that the board of health
store sell goods at the same price as
other stores. your committee finds that
the Ksleupapa store Is run by the.
AfoNA " W uSoAbu anu tAldb ~. SELLS SOOub
at actual cost price. Goods or other
stores might be Inferior and naturally |
lower priced. Your committee, there. I
fore, cannot recommend that they sell
goods at the same price as other ),
stores.
IL. That free access be given to
The Representatives and senators with.
In the settlement, that they may at.
tend meetings. your committee be.
|ieves there is an error In this reso.
luton, the intent sseing for candidates
Tor representative, and senator.
This does not meet with the APP.
prevail Of the majority as the inmates
believe 1t will create political dis.
Iurbance as they are there for treat.
ment, they do not wish to be disturbed
BY any political or any other. agita
hon..