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C. E. Wright and Dr. H. B. Elliot of Hilo, and D. L. Conkling! 

 Treasurer of Hawaii. 



A report of Dr. Norgaard, dated October 9, was read by title 

 and filed, and the president was authorized to write a letter, 

 relative to a suggestion therein, to Dr. George S. Baker, veteri- 

 narian, of San Francisco. 



It was voted to advertise for bids to furnish an automobile to 

 the division of animal industry. 



Mr. Dowsett mentioned a complaint by G. E. Schuman about 

 the charge of 25 cents a head a day on non-quarantinable animals 

 left at the quarantine station. Mr. Schuman expected forty-five 

 mules to arrive that day from Seattle and, although they were 

 not subject to quarantine, he wanted to keep them at the station 

 for an imstated time, but thought $11.25 a day for forty-five 

 mules an exorbitant charge. 



After a discussion — in whicli it came out that there was a 

 station bill of $80 against Mr. Schuman remaining unpaid al- 

 though frequently demanded ; also that much damage had been 

 caused to posts and fences by animals kept at the station, to re- 

 pair which the fees collected could not be applied but had to go 

 into the Territorial treasury as realizations, and that the charge 

 liad original!}^ been fixed for the sole purpose of discouraging 

 the practice of keeping animals at the station beyond the three 

 or four days that might be desirable for surveillance — the matter 

 was referred to the animal industry committee with power to act. 



Later, Dr. Norgaard having come in and brought up the same 

 matter, the committee made its recommendations, which were 

 forthwith adopted, to the eft'ect that the use of the station be 

 refused to Mr. Schuman until he settles back accounts, that the 

 charge be left as it is, that the time for keeping non-quarantinable 

 animals be limited to ten days, that notices accordingly be posted 

 up in the station and that the executive officer take up with the 

 Attorney-General the matters of lien upon animals and of the dis- 

 posal of moneys collected. 



Mr. Judd made a statement in regard to Ride IX, allowing the 

 shipment of taro to Hilo for poi manufacturing. At Hilo the 

 shipments could be followed up by the inspector, Brother Matthias 

 Newell, and see that they were used only for making into poi. 

 There were now various applications for permissioin to ship taro 

 to all of the other islands. 



Mr. Conkling spoke in behalf of a hui that he represented, 

 assuring the board that none of the taro would be planted and 

 that he was willing to have all shipments inspected. 



The matter was referred to the committee on entomology with 

 instructions to allow taro to be shipped to all points, with all due 

 consideration to the condition of the taro when shipped. 



Mr. Ehrhorn submitted the question of shi]:)ping the lotus root, 

 both to inter-island points and the mainland, it being a customary 

 foodstuff with the Chinese and Japanese in the same degree as 



