Penny Dreadfuls, 1898 · page 89 of 214
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‘ am” a... h . wp ‘ 4 ; * ‘ ‘ 7 ‘ — 80 HONOLULU. any view of the town from the sea or shore. The offices of the several Ministers of State are in this building, also the Board of Health, Board of Immigration and Educa- tion Board. Upstairs is the hall where the Supreme Court holds its sessions, also the offices of the law courts. On this same floor are the National Museum and the Library. The library is a very creditable one, and as one might expect, it is particularly rich in works on the Hawaiian Islands, their people, language, flora, fauna, etc. The library is always open for purpose of reference to the public. The reading soom is supplied with newspapers from all parts of the United States and Great Britain. A large number of American and English magazines and reviews are to be found here. On the Erra Road, which leads out from the town, is the Insane Asylum. It consists of a series of one-storied buildings which are detached from the superintendent’s house. ‘The trade wind is almost always blowing down the Nuuanu Valley, and the asylum could not be better ~- situated to catch this health-giving breeze. Although the erounds are not extensive, there is plenty of shade for the inmates. Some of the patients are able to work, and can raise the taro for their own use. A short way back in the direction of the town, about a mile from the city, is another Government institution, the Industrial and Reformatory School for boys. The grounds occupy about six acres, half of which is taken up by building and play grounds, and the rest is planted with bananas. The building is a two-story one, and on comicbooks.com —