— or "gate pilikia, six cows run long way outside" and 

 the patient doctor sits for a couple of hours in the hot 

 sun while a dozen Japanese chase all over the pastures. 

 ''The law works admirably — no trouble with owners, 

 and usually they are satisfied. 



"Tests are working out fairly well. Twenty-five re- 

 actors out of 560 tested for 160 owners. Have still to 

 cover upper Olaa, Glenwood, Kau and Hamakua road 

 from Pepeekeo to Kukuihaele, a large herd in Kaumana 

 and some dairy retests. 



"Compensation puts an entirely different aspect into 

 testing. It is a pleasure now instead of a worry. 

 "Off for Kau Monday, testing expedition." 

 As already stated the notification of the owners to have the 

 cattle in at a given time is not the least difficult part of testing. 

 This part, however, has been assumed almost entirely by the 

 Board of Health. The "Sanitary Code" of the Territory re- 

 quires tuberculin testing of dairy cattle before the issuance of a 

 milk license. The said Board has at its disposal local agents, 

 sanitary inspectors, and patrol men in practically every district in 

 the Territory, men who can be reached by telephone and who 

 know every cow owner, in their respective locations. This co- 

 operation of the Board of Health, through its local officers and 

 employees, has therefore -assisted materially in carrying into 

 effect the aim of Act 121, that is, the eradication of bovine tuber- 

 culosis, and this does not apply to the Hilo district alone, but may 

 be counted on whenever the various deputies of this office are 

 ready to take up tuberculin testing. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Victor A. Norgaard, 

 Territorial Veterinarian. 



REPORT OF ASSISTANT VETERINARIAN. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, September 30, 1918. 



Dr. V. 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 September: 



Tuberculosis Control. 



The following dairy cattle were tested during the past month: 



Tested. Passed. Condemned. 



C.W.Lucas 9 9 



S.I.Shaw 25 23 2 



A. Rodriques 13 13 



A.F.Cooke 5 5 



