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under the supervision of the military veterinarians. Under these 

 circumstances it was decided to detain the dogs on board the 

 transport while the kennels were being constructed and that the 

 animals should be shipped by train as soon as the kennels had 

 been inspected and approved of by the Territorial \^etcrinarian. 

 On the following- day, therefore, I went to Schofield 1 'arracks, 

 where the frames for the kennels had been ]nit up, but as the 

 wire had not arrived it became necessary to c|uarantine the dogs, 

 who by mistake had been sent out the same day, in box stalls. 

 On the trip down one of the dogs was lost by jumping out of a 

 window while the train was moving at full speed, and even 

 though the train was stopped and backed up, the dog was not 

 recovered. I have since been assured that this dog, a greyhound, 

 returned to Honolulu and was placed on lx)ard of the transport 

 and taken to ]\Ianila. This incident, however, shows the danger 

 of shipping dogs to Schofield Barracks unless better precautions 

 are taken to prevent their escaping. This, I have been assured, 

 will be done in the future, and from observations made on a 

 number of subsequent visits of inspections, I beheve that the mili- 

 tary authorities will carry out the quarantine regidations as 

 stringently as is being done at the board's statical in Honolulu. 



On the 21st of May the steamship IMakura arrived from Syd- 

 ney with fourteen dogs belonging to a theatrical company known 

 as Lordy's Dog Show. Here again it was found impossible to 

 accommodate so large a number of animals at our station on the 

 Tleach road, and as the company was very anxious to give a num- 

 l)er of performances here before proceeding to the mainland, ap- 

 ])lication was again made for the establishment of a sub-c|uaran- 

 tine station within the confines of the r)ij(xi Theatre. I'he com- 

 mittee on animal industry submitted the question of the board's 

 authority to take such a step to the Attorney-General, who was 

 of the opinion that it was well within the scope of the board's au- 

 thority to do so if sufficient guaranty of the enforcement of strict 

 segregation could be obtained. The fact that these animals came 

 from Australia, where rabies is sup])ose(l not to exist. o])erated in 

 favor of granting the ai")plication, and when, ujion invesligatii)n, 

 it was found that two .small rooms in the back of the iiijou The- 

 atre were available for the segregation of the dogs it was decided 

 that the animals should be allowed to be- (luarantined there on the 

 condition that ihev be kept under constant surveillance of two 

 specially a])i)oinled ])oliccmcn. one of whom was to have charge 

 of the dogs at all times. l)oth day and night. Tiie theatrical com- 

 pany also agreed to jnit up a bond for the purpose of guarantee- 

 ing the payment of .all e\])enses in C(»nnection with the (|uaran- 

 tining of their dogs. 



In the meantime other steamers had arrived, and as practically 

 every boat brought one or m<ire animals, it became necessary 

 for the board to take action on my application for the enlarge- 

 ment of the fjiiarantine statifMi on the I'.each road. Under date 

 of Mav 22, authorization was granted this division to construct 



