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forced in accordance with the direction of the Territorial Veteri- 

 narian." 



I left for Kauai on the 15th and was met by Dr. Golding at 

 Lihue the next morning. The same day a conference was held 

 wath Supervisor Menefoglio, in whose district the anthrax in- 

 fected area is located, and to whose active interest the final satis- 

 factory arrangement is largely due. The whole situation was 

 gone over thoroughly and a tentative set of rules prepared. These 

 were discussed vv^ith the vice-president of the Princeville Planta- 

 tion Company and with the chairman of the Board of Super- 

 visors, and finally the ranch was visited. The conclusion had 

 been arrived at that the unfenced lands of Kalihi-kai and Kalihi- 

 wai should be released from quarantine. Only two cases of an- 

 thrax had occurred there, and these were undoubtedly due to 

 infection carried by surface water from the upper pastures when 

 the outbreak was at its highest, more than a year past. Nor 

 could any necessity be seen for restrictions on travel along the 

 main road from Kalihi-wai to Hanalei bridge, though the de- 

 sirability of keeping this road as free from estrays as circum- 

 stances would permit of, was recognized. 



The main preventive measure, however, was conceded to be the 

 absolute exclusion of non-vaccinated, susceptible animals from 

 the heavily-infected pastures and premises, and to this end pro- 

 vision must be made to insure that all the enclosing fences be kept 

 absolutely stock-proof, that the gates be kept closed, and that 

 fences and pastures be regularly ridden. 



The removal of vaccinated healthy stock from the quarantined 

 area, as well as the butchering of cattle for the local market, 

 must, as hitherto, continue under the direct supervision of the 

 representative of this Board, who will also see to the vaccination 

 of the increase in the breeding paddocks as well as of outside 

 animals that it may be necessary to bring into the quarantined 

 district and its immediate neighborhood. It was further deemed 

 advisable to prohibit the removal of grass seed, grass roots and 

 turf from the infected paddocks, as no method of rendering such 

 material innocuous without destroying its viability is known. 



Under date of August 20, the following rules were published in 

 The Garden Island : 



BY AUTHORITY. 



TEEEITORY OF HAWAII.— BOARD OY AGRICULTURE AND 

 FORESTRY. 



OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL VETERINARIAN. 



IN RE THE REMOVAL OF THE QUARANTINE GUARDS AT KA- 

 LIHI-WAI AND HANALEI BRIDGE AND RESTRICTING THE 

 ENTRANCE OF LIVE STOCK INTO THE QUARANTINED AREA. 



Section I. Rule X of the Division of Animal Industry pertaining to 

 Anthrax on the Island of Kauai, with subsequent amendments, remains 

 in force. 



