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makes its appearance, would be impossible of enforcement here 

 at the present time, and would have to be preceded by wdiole- 

 sale slaughter, before a systematic reduction of the canine in- 

 habitants could be effected. This, however, can be done now, 

 and no dog owner, whether he has neglected to take out a 

 license for his dog or not, need to lose him, as there is still time 

 for advertising and redeeming, which would not be the case if 

 the disease broke out here with the authorities unprepared for 

 handling the large number of dogs which soon would crowd 

 the pounds. 



That no funds are available for the enforcement of the dog 

 license act should not be advanced. The dog holds the same 

 position in regard to rabies as the mosquito does to yellow 

 fever, and the extermination, or at least control, of the one is 

 no more important than the other. In either case the stake 

 is a human life. 



The enforcement of Rule VI has proved an extremely un- 

 pleasant duty and I trust the board can see its way clear to 

 assist this division in making it less onerous by granting the 

 means for the enlargement and improvements enumerated. 



Other Business. 



For the information of the board I submit herewith the 

 report of the assistant Territorial veterinarian pertaining to the 

 control of bovine tuberculosis, showing that the annual test 

 has practically been finished. The results are highly gratify- 

 ing, not alone on account of the practical eradication of the 

 disease, but also on account of the effect which the repeated 

 visits to each dairy, accompanied by the county milk inspector, 

 has had in educating the dairy owners up to emi)loying more 

 modern and sanitary methods and utensils in producing clean 

 milk. The recent report of the food commissioner of the 

 board of health on this subject, even though it failed to place 

 the credit where it belonged, is ample proof of the immense 

 progress which the concerted efforts of the various sanitary 

 authorities connected with this problem has had upon the milk 

 supply of Honolulu. That this good work should be extended 

 to the other islands there can be no doubt, and this proposition 

 will be made the subject of a special report to the board in 

 the near future. 



Some of the more important correspondence of the division 

 is also submitted for the information of the board. 



Very respectfully, 



Victor A. Norgaard, 

 Territorial J 'eterinariaii. 



