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mules on board, consigned to a plantation on Kauai. This office 

 was not notified of either the arrival of the steamer nor of the 

 fact that it had live stock on board. The latter is a direct viola- 

 tion of the rules in question. The steamer remained here nearly 

 three days — with the mules on board — then proceeded with them 

 to Port Allen, Kauai, another direct violation of the rules which 

 forbid the landing of horse stock from California at any place 

 except Honolulu, Hilo and Kahului. 



Upon arrival at Port Allen the captain of the vessel in ques- 

 tion, who has carried live stock to these islands for years, seemed 

 to realize his mistake and wired the Honolulu agents of the plan- 

 tation to which the mules were consigned, asking how he was to 

 dispose of them. The agents notified this ofhce and a wireless 

 was sent to Kauai directing Doctor Golding at Hanalei to pro- 

 ceed to Port Allen and, in case the mules were accompanied by 

 the requisite certificates of health, to arrange for their quarantine 

 at the point of landing; otherwise he was to refuse a permit to 

 land, the mules to be brought back to Honolulu for mallein test- 

 ing and quarantine. The latter contingency was fortunately 

 avoided, the captain having the mallein test certificates with 

 him, and the mules appeared to be healthy. They were quar- 

 antined in a lumber yard near the landing, but Doctor Golding, 

 who just then had his hands full at Hanalei, had to travel from 

 there to Port Allen three times, an aggregate of more than 300 

 miles, at the expense of this Board. 



The revised rules and regulations pertaining to the importa- 

 tion of live stock are now being printed and will, when dis- 

 tributed, be accompanied by a circular letter memorializing the 

 agents of stock carrying vessels of the necessity of adhering more 

 strictly to the requirements of this Board. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Victor A. Norgaard, 

 Territorial Veterinarian. 



REPORT OF ASSISTANT VETERIXARIAX. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, July 19, 1918. 



Dr. Victor A. Norgaard, Chief, Division of Animal Industry, 

 Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



Sir: — I have the honor to submit the following report for the 

 month of June, 1918: 



