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S. S. Wilhelmina — 2 cts. poultry. 



S. S. Manchuria, Mar. 25, 1912 — 6 la]) siianiels, T. Sliiwara 

 (quarantined). 



S: S. Virginian, Mar. 29, 1912 — I mules, A. M. Dept. ; 1 ante- 

 lope, Geo. Rodiek. 



S. S. Tenyo Maru. April 4, 1912 — 2 cts. Japanese games. 



S. S. Sierra, April 5. 1912 — 19 cts. |)oultry. 



Respectfully submitted, 



L. N. Case, 

 Assf. 7\vrif()rial J'ctcrinarian. 



imk; (juarantine station. 



Honolulu, April 24, 1<)12. 



Hon. W. M. Giffard, President and Executive Officer, Board 

 of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



Sir: For the purpose of obtaining an allotment of $1,000 

 for the use of the division of animal industry in enlarging and 

 improving the premises, quarters and equipment now available 

 for the quarantining of dogs arriving here from the mainland 

 of the United States and other countries where the disease 

 known as rabies or hydrophobia exists, or, in other words, for 

 enforcing and efifectively carrying out the provisions of Rule 

 VI of this division, I have the honor to lav before you such 

 facts and conditions as have developed during the short period 

 since the promulgation of the said I^ule, and which, in ni}- 

 opinion, makes it imperative that such appro])riation should be 

 made without delay. 



That rabies is rampant among dogs in San Francisco cannot 

 be denied. We learn from the daily papers of that city that 

 at the incjuest on the body of a man who recently died from 

 hydropho1)ia, having been bitten by his pet terrier some five 

 weeks ])rc\-ious]v, the \'erdict of the coroner's jury reconinicnd- 

 ed that the clog muzzling regulation recently etiaded 1)\- 

 the board of suj)ervisors be strictly enforced, while the pound- 

 master reports 1011 head of unlicensed dogs caught and de- 

 stroyed during the month of March "because of the numerous 

 recent cases of dog bites." That only one case of hydrophobia 

 in man has been rei)orted so far is imdoubtedly due to an effort 

 on the part of tlie authorities to sup])ress llie facts. Under date 

 of March IXth tlie federal inspector in eh;irge of the port of 

 San Francisco writes me, referring to the pre\alenee of hydro- 

 phobia: "A few days ago we had a case in my own neighbor- 

 hood where four or fi\e dogs were found to be rabid and over 

 a dozen peo])le liad been bitten by them." 



