7Z 



Taro 



Vegetables 219 ])ackages 



Fruits 90 ' ' 



Plants 59 ' * 



Total passed 1076 packages 



Eighteen packages of plants and five packages of fruit were refused 

 shipment on account of infestation or undesirable soil. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn\ 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



Division of Animal Industry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, February 18, 1919. 

 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 January, 1919. 



Federal Indemnification for Tuberculous Cattle. 



The efforts of this office at having the Territory share in the federal 

 appropriation for indemnification of owners of tuberculous cattle slaugh- 

 tered with a view to eradicating bovine tuberculosis received encourage- 

 ment through the receipt of the following cablegram from Delegate Kalani- 

 anaole : 



''Washington, D. C, Feb. 1, 1919. 



"Board of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



* ' House adopts amendment including Territory in fund for in- 

 demnification slaughter tuberculous animals. 



Kalanianaole. ' ' 



The cablegram has now been confirmed by the following letter from the 

 Chief of the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry: 



''January 31, 1919. 



"Dr. Alctor A. Norgaard, Territorial Veterinarian, 

 Honolulu, Hawaii. 



Dear Dr. Norgaard: — Again referring to your letter of Jan- 

 uary 13 with reference to the omission of the term ' territory ' in 

 last year 's appropriation bill in the item for tuberculosis eradica- 

 tion, I wish to advise you that an amendment was adopted yester- 

 day in the House inserting the word ' territory ' in four places in 

 the Agricultural Appropriation Act for next year. I feel certain 

 that the Senate will concur in this amendment, and if so we will 

 be able to cooperate in indemnifying owners of cattle destroyed in 

 Hawaii after July 1, providing, of course, your Territory will make 

 provisions for similar indemnities. 



' ' Very truly yours, 



"J. R. Mohler, 

 "Chief of Bureau." 



