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 DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



Honolulu. February 29, 1912. 



To the Board of Commissioners, and Hon. U\ M. Giffard, Presi- 

 dent and Executive Officer, Board of Agriculture and Forestry. 



Gentlemen : — I beg to report on the work of the division of 

 animal industry for the month of February, 1912. as follows: 



Animal Quarantine Station. 



Pursuant to the instructions from the Board. I have engaged 

 Mr. Albert Davenport, until recently farrier in the 5th U. S. 

 Cavalry, to take charge of the animal quarantine station. Mr. 

 Davenport reported for duty on March 1. and is now in full 

 charge of the station. His compensation is to be $45 per month, 

 quarters, light, fuel, and feed for one horse. 



The construction of the kennels has been considerably delayed 

 on account of inclement and rainy weather, which has practically 

 made it impossible for the concrete work to be finished in time 

 for the carpenters to do the construction of the fences. Provision 

 has been made for the quarantine of twelve dogs in separate 

 kennels, as follows : Four kennels for lap dogs ; five for medium 

 sized dogs up to pointers; and three for large dogs as Great 

 Danes, etc. Care has been taken to have the entire construction 

 made as sanitary and modern as possible with the means allowed 

 and even then it has been found that the $600 allowed for the 

 purpose will barely sufiice for the finishing of the kennels, leav- 

 ing nothing for the provision of quarters for the keeper. It is 

 estimated that an additional $250 will be required for the exten- 

 sion of the present office so as to provide sleeping room and 

 kitchen and to install the necessary conveniences such as wash- 

 stand, shower bath and toilet, as well as a cook stove and utensils 

 for the preparation of food for the quarantined animals. 



Tuberculin Test of Dairy Cattle in the City and County of 



Honohdu. 



The assistant Territorial veterinarian, together with the milk 

 inspector, detailed by the city and county physician for this i)ur- 

 pose, has practically finished the test of all the dairy cattle in 

 the city proper, and will begin testing the cattle belonging to the 

 railroad ranches at the commencement of next week. The test 

 has proved very satisfactory, the percentage of reactors remain- 

 ing below S^/f as cf)mi)arc(l with 11'; at the former test and 27% 

 <m the first test. The present percentage will, however, be per- 

 cci)tibly lowered, as it is safe to conclude that but a very .small 

 percentage of reactors will be found among the range cattle and 

 the dairy cattle in the outlying districts, which are kept in a stable 



