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And if that is the case in one place there is no leason why the 

 same condition should not exist in other places in that country. 

 Under these circumstances, it would not seem advisable to grant 

 permits to import dogs from England without quarantine until 

 at least an ofticial explanation of the conflicting statements and 

 conditions can be obtained, and to this end 1 would suggest that 

 a letter be prepared for the signature of the president and execu- 

 tive officer of the Board and addressed to the Board of Agricul- 

 ture and Fisheries in London. 



1 would further respectfully submit that, in case the Board 

 should decide to adopt the rule as amended by the Governor, a 

 paragraph be added requiring prospective importers of dogs to 

 obtain from the Board a permit of importation, said permit to 

 set forth the State, Territory or country whence the dog is to be 

 obtained, the probable port of embarkation, and the routing, so 

 as to insure against infection while in transit. 



I would also call the attention of the Board to the necessity of 

 providing kennels at the two ports of entry, Honolulu and Hilo, 

 as the same must be ready to receive the dogs on the day that 

 the regulation goes into effect. Some means must further be 

 provided for the safe transportation of dogs from the ship to 

 the quarantine station. A light covered wagon with three or four 

 compartments will in my opinion be required to meet all incoming 

 boats, as well as a man to drive the same and to care for the dogs 

 while in quarantine. 



Instructions to masters of steamships or vessels, as well as to- 

 agents for the same, must be issued, either as part of the regu- 

 lations or as a letter of instruction to the effect that no dog shall 

 be allowed to leave a ship, boat or vessel until the arrival of the 

 inspector, but must be kept securely tied or otherwise confined 

 on board until removed by the inspector or his assistant. In- 

 structions of this nature, in order to be effective, must, in my 

 opinion, form part of the regulation, as nothing short of the pen- 

 alty clause will make them observed or adhered to. 



I would finally submit that the rule be not made to take effect 

 until notice of the same can be sent to San Francisco, Seattle, 

 Portland, Vancouver and other ports of the Pacific, both occi- 

 dental and oriental. 



The cost of keep, while touched on in the regulation, might 

 be made more definite by adding "from $5 to $10 per month, ac- 

 cording to the size of the animal." 



Epidemic on Maui. 



At the request of the Deputy Territorial Veterinarian for Maui, 

 as well as the president of the Maui Agricultural Co., I left Ho- 

 nolulu for Maui on December 29, in order to investigate an out- 

 break of cerebro spinal meningitis among the mules on this plan- 

 tation. No fewer than ten animals had died within the past three 



