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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 



Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Ag;n- 

 culture and Forestry held in the Senate Chamber, Capitol Bnild- 

 ing, Honolnlu, on Monday, January 8, 1912, at 2 o'clock p. m. 



Present — Charles S. Judd, President and Executive Officer; 

 J. M. Dowsett, H. M. von Holt and Albert Waterhouse. 



Mr. Judd among divisional reports presented the supplementary 

 report of Mr. Hosmer of the Division of Forestry in reference 

 to the verbal application of Mr. Eben Low for an extension of 

 tmie under his agreement with the Board to remove all sheep and 

 goats from the island of Kahoolawe. After a general discussion 

 in which it was stated that the weather at this season of the year 

 might prevent Mr. Low from accomplishing the work within a 

 shorter period and that the Board would prefer to allow ample 

 time in order to be certain that all sheep and goats would be re- 

 moved, it was moved by Mr. Dowsett that the extension of time 

 be allowed to Mr. Low until April 30, 1912, to remove all sheep 

 and goats ; the motion was seconded by Mr. von Holt and on 

 vote unanimously carried. 



Rule on Rabies. 



Mr. Judd presented Rule VI, which had been returned by the 

 Governor with an alteration permitting the importation of dogs 

 without quarantine restrictions from countries where rabies does 

 not exist. Mr. Judd stated that the Governor had given as his 

 reason for altering the rule that it would be unconstitutional un- 

 less such modification was made. 



After a general discussion in which several changes of the rule 

 were suggested it was moved by Mr. Dowsett and seconded by 

 Mr. Waterhouse that the Committee on Animal Industry be 

 directed to take the matter up with the Governor and ascertain 

 in just what way Rule VI would be unconstitutional if passed 

 without the change made by the Governor, and that the Committee 

 on Animal Industry draw an entirely new^ rule which would cover 

 all possible points and submit it at the next meeting of the Board. 

 On vote the motion unanimouslv carried. 



Rule oil 1 hunhleberry. 



Mr. Judd presented a draft of Rule XIII to control the plant 

 pest, Thimbleberry, and read same to the Board. In general 

 discussion it was decided that the rule should be drawn to restrict 

 the carrying of the plant between any of the different islands, and 

 upon motion of Mr. Dowsett, seconded by Mr. von Holt and 

 unanimously carried, the President and Executive Officer was in- 

 structed to take the matter up with the Attorney-General and the 

 Governor and prepare a sufficient rule and submit to the Board. 



