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[t would, therefore, seem highly probable that the Territory will be in- 

 vited to co-operate with the federal authorities, and as this will require 

 compliance with federal rules and regulations it has been found necessary 

 again to alter the amended Territorial indemnification law (Act 121, Session 

 Laws, 1917) Avhich was submitted for the Board's approval last month. 



In Section 4 of this Act it was recommended that reacting cattle should 

 be surrendered to this Board for slaughter and sale, the proceeds of such 

 Sale to be paid to the owner. The federal regulations, however, specify that 

 * ' Each owner of tuberculous cattle which have been appraised shall market 

 the cattle .... " and it has therefore appeared advisable to return to 

 the original act which conformed with this requirement. The remaining 

 amendments being quite extensive the Attorney General decided that it 

 would be better to repeal the original law and submit a new act to the com- 

 ing Legislature. This afforded an opportunity to revise the entire law and 

 a copy of the neAV act which meets with the approval of the Attorney Gen- 

 eral is herewith submitted for the approval of the Board. 



With the exception of the above mentioned amendment the revision con- 

 sists in simplification of language and elimination of repetitions. 



Very respectfully, 



A'ICTOR A. XORGAARD, 



Territorial Veterinarian. 



REPORT OF ASSISTANT VETERINARIAN. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, January 31, 1919. 



Dr. V. A. Norgaard, Chief, Division of Animal Industry, Bureau of Agri- 

 culture and Forestry, Honolulu, T.H. 



Dear Sir: — I beg to submit the following report for the month of Jan- 

 uary, 1919: 



Tuberculosis Control. 



The following dairy cattle were tuberculin tested during the past month : 



Tested. Passed. Cond'md. 



D. Yamashito 13 13 



C. W. Lucas 16 16 



J. P. Mendonca 2 2 



W. Lanz 4 4 



A total of 35 hea<l of cattle were tested, all of which passed. 



Importations of Live Stock. 



S. S. Shinyo Maru, Orient : 2 dogs, 1 orangoutang, E. C. Waterhouse, 



Respectfully submitted, 



Leontard N. Case, 

 Assistant Territorial Veterinarian. 



