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''And be it further resolved, that the rules and regulations of 

 the Division of Forestry pertaining- to forest reserves and any 

 other special conditions which may seem necessary be embodied 

 in the transfer of the land to the County of Kauai." 



To consider this withdrawal of land from the Puu Ka Pele 

 Forest Reserve, a special hearing was advertised for April 2. 

 No one appearing at this hearing to present objections, the Gover- 

 nor on the same day signed the proclamation making the with- 

 drawal. The proclamation is printed in this same issue. 



Further steps toward turning the land over to the County of 

 Kauai will be taken by the Governor and the Commissioner of 

 Public Lands. 



The County of Kauai has already begun to im])rove the road 

 leading from Kekaha up to the area so as to make the park more 

 accessible by automobiles for use during the coming summer. 



Bovine Tuberculosis 



The accredited-herd plan of eradicating animal tuberculosis 

 will be carried on until practically all pure-bred herds of cattle in 

 the United States are under state and federal supervision, ac- 

 cording to statements from the Bureau of Animal Industry at 

 Washington, which advises the greatest care in bringing in 

 animals from other sections of the country and to make sure 

 that they are free from tuberculosis. 



Dr. J. A. Kiernan, chief of the tuberculosis eradicating divis- 

 ion, states that trafficking in tuberculous animals has proved a 

 great bane to the cattle industry and that the person who dis- 

 poses of tuberculous animals for purposes other than immediate 

 slaughter works a great injustice upon his neighbor anrl the live 

 stock industry. There are instances where certain dealers have 

 waxed fat in dealing with diseased animals, but in most instances 

 such dealers have come to grief. They have been the worst 

 enemies the live stock industry ever had except the cattle rustler. 



Wherever and whenever owners have placed their herds under 

 supervision for the eradication of tuberculosis and have followerl 

 the prescribed rules they liave succeeded in getting rid of the 

 disease, Dr. Kiernan said. Tuberculosis eradication work is being- 

 carried on in more than 40 states in co-operation with the State 

 live stock sanitary officials and the stock owners. Joint agree- 

 ments between the State and the Bureau of Animal Industry 

 governing the application of the tuberculin test and the handling 

 of the cattle, are forwarded to each owner interested in having 

 his herd freed from tuberculosis or in having it accepted as offi- 

 cially accredited. 



