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rive packages of plants and four packages of fruit were refused sliip- 

 nient on account of infestation or undesirable soil. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn, 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



Division of Animal Industry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, March 7, 1919. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



Gemtlemen: — I beg to submit herewith my report on the work of the 

 Division of Animal Industry for the month of February, 1919: 



RESIGNATION OF DEPUTY, 



I beg to report that the Deputy Territorial Veterinarian for the Ko- 

 hala and Kona district on the island of Hawaii has tendered his resignation, 

 to take effect at the end of this month. This will leave the entire island in 

 charge of Dr. Elliot at Hilo, unless the position can be filled by another 

 veterinarian. For this purpose an effort will be made to ascertain the 

 amount of financial snpport that can be obtained from the ranches and 

 plantations in this district, which support, together with the monthly con- 

 tribution from this Board, should amount to at least $300.00 per month in 

 order to induce a high class veterinarian to locate in this district. It will 

 practically be impossible for Dr. Elliot to do all of the tuberculin testing on 

 the Big island, as it would require his absence from the plantations, with 

 which he has contracts for Aveeks at a time. If, however, $300.00 per month 

 can be guaranteed, the insertion of an advertisement in the American Veter- 

 inary Journal would undoubtedly bring forth applications from which a 

 good man might be selected. 



NEW REGULATIONS. 



As the federal agricultural appropriation bill has now been passed, the 

 Territory is assured of federal support in its efforts at eradicating bovi)ie 

 tuberculosis. It has, therefore, been found advisable to prepare a new s.;t 

 of rules and regulations governing the testing, slaughter, appraisal and in- 

 demnification for tuberculous cattle. These regulations will be presented 

 for the approval of the Board as soon as the present Legislature has passed 

 the Board of Agriculture's appropriation bill. 



ANTHRAX SERUM VACCINE. 



The manager of the Princeville Plantation Company's ranch at Hanalei 

 has made application for 3000 doses of anthrax serum vaccine for the an- 

 nual immunization of the cattle on the said ranch. It is, therefore, impor- 

 tant that funds should be obtained for the purchase of this vaccine or else 

 that the Board should go on record as being opposed to the free distribu- 

 tion of serum and vaccine for this or any other disease. The matter is now 

 up before the present Legislature and will undoubtedly be decided at an 

 early date. 



IMPORTATIONS OF LIVE STOCK. 



The manager of the Parker Ranch has again imported into the Ter- 

 ritory a flock of fifty Merino rams of high class from New Zealand. The 



