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straightened out, and the Division put on a businesslike basis by 

 the successful installation of a new system of books. 



The revised regulations of the Division of Animal Industry 

 governing the importation of live stock into the Territory, ap- 

 pearing in this issue, conform with the federal regulations now 

 in force and bring up to date the regulations of the Division on 

 this subject which are still in effect with the addition of an en- 

 largement of the rule pertaining to the introduction of cattle for 

 dairy and breeding purposes in order to prevent the establish- 

 ment of new centers of bovine tuberculosis infection. 



The new plant inspection rules recently adopted by the Board 

 and approved by the Governor on June 8, which appear in this 

 issue, are for the purpose of strengthening the plant inspection 

 system and making the Territory safer against the introduction 

 of new insect pests and plant diseases. 



The Governor's notice, printed in this issue, calls for a public 

 hearing at the office of the Board on Wednesday, June 19, at 9 

 o'clock a. m., to consider the setting apart of new forest re- 

 serves on Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii, and of the elimina- 

 tion of small areas on Oahu for the purpose of exchanges for 

 road construction. These new reserves total 1758 acres, and 

 with the inclusion of several thousand acres in other new re- 

 serves, now in the course of preparation, the demarcation of the 

 general forest reserve system throughout the Territory will be 

 completed. 



Rules III and IV of the Division of Forestry have been more 

 firmly established by the arrest and conviction of violators, the 

 announcement of which is made in the April report of the 

 Superintendent of Forestry printed in this issue. 



The First Territorial Fair, held at Kapiolani Park, Honolulu, 

 on June 10 to 15, has exceeded all expectations in its quality 

 and magnitude, and has been a very fine thing in bringing to- 

 gether live stock and agricultural products for the purpose of 

 comparison and the stimiiJation of friendly rivalry in future pro- 

 duction. 



During the recent special session of the Territorial Legisla- 

 ture provision was made for the payment of back bills amounting 

 to $1757.11, incurred in suppressing the anthrax outbreaks, and 

 for the transfer on July 1, 1918, of the Marketing Division to a 

 new commission to be appointed by the Governor. 



