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Division of Animal Industry. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 16, 1918. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Gentlemen : — I beg to submit herewith my report on the work 

 of the Division of Animal Industry for the month of August, 

 1918. 



ANTHRAX ON KAUAI. 



On the 9th instant the Deputy Territorial Veterinarian, Dr. 

 Golding, reported that he had attended a meeting of the Board 

 of Supervisors at Lihue on the 7th instant. The attached letter, 

 addressed by the President of the Board to the Chairman of the 

 said Board of Supervisors, was read and submitted for action. 



Dr. Golding further reported that the Board's recommenda- 

 tions were adopted unanimously, but with the proviso that this 

 Board take entire charge of the anthrax control work on Kauai 

 and especially issue such rules and regulations that would insure 

 against the further spread of the disease after the removal of the 

 guards. Also that in order to allow time for the promulgation 

 and publication of such rules the guards would be continued to 

 the end of the fiscal month, that is, August 25th, while Dr. Gol- 

 ding's salary would begin with August 1st. 



Besides this information, which was accepted as an official 

 reply in lieu of any direct communication from the Board of Su- 

 pervisors, Dr. Golding submitted a large number of practical as 

 well as hypothetical contingencies which he desired covered by 

 unequivocal regulations, without which he foresaw difficulties re- 

 quiring endless referring to this office for adjustment. 



In attempting this problem it soon became evident that in order 

 to be effective and at the same time just to all, such rules and 

 regulations could not be made in Honolulu, but would have to be 

 constructed where all the conflicting interests could be consulted 

 at short notice and where the conditions to be dealt with were at 

 hand. 



I therefore asked and obtained permission from this Board to 

 again visit Kauai. Under authority of Section 2 of Rule X of 

 the Division of Animal Industry, pertaining to anthrax on Kauai, 

 and approved by the Governor on April 20, 1917, it was decided 

 that the new regulations would need no further approval by this 

 Board or by the Governor, but would become effective upon 

 their publication over the signature of the Territorial Veteri- 

 narian. The said section reads : 



"Sec. 2. That the Territorial Veterinarian shall proclaim spe- 

 cial quarantine on such sections of the Island of Kauai where 

 these diseases are prevalent. Such special quarantine to be en- 



