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about being- unable to properly care for the stock without certain 

 restrictions being placed on owners and visitors, the approval of 

 the Board of the recommended rules is respectfully requested. 

 Copies of the same are herewith appended. 



ISLAND irORSES FOR THE U. S. CAVALRY. 



A transaction of considerable import to the local live stock in- 

 dustry took place last week when a considerable number of island 

 bred houses were purchased for cavalry mounts to be used by the 

 forces stationed here. Though the matter has been under con- 

 sideration for a long time and was highly recommended by the 

 officers stationed here and who had learned to appreciate the high- 

 spirited surefooted native horses, it seemed that there were insur- 

 mountable obstacles emanating from elsewhere, until suddenly the 

 barriers were let down. The horses purchased were all bred on. 

 the Parker Ranch on Hawaii a'nd it is confidently expected that 

 these horses will prove so satisfactory as to establish a demand for 

 many more at remunerative prices. As a regiment is rarely sta- 

 tioned in one place more than two or three years and always take 

 their mounts with them when moved, there seems, as stated, to be 

 brighter times ahead for the horse breeders of the Islands. 



LETTERS AND CORRESPOXDEXCE. 



Letters from the Deputy Territorial \'eterinarians on Hawaii 

 and Maui pertaining to the proposed stations to be built there, as 

 well as to the tuberculosis control work, are herewith appended. 

 Also copy of a letter to the three deputies in regard to the exten- 

 sion of the tuberculosis work to their respective islands. 



ATTEMPTED ILLEGAL IMPORTATIOX OF DOG. 



The appended statement, pertaining to an attempt at landing a 

 dog from the S. S. \'entura on the arrival of this ship at Hono- 

 lulu, Sept. 30, in contravention of the dog quarantine regulation 

 of this Board, was made before the Deputy Attorney General and 

 is self-explanatory. Pending action of the Attorney General's 

 Department in the matter, I have deemed it proper to make no 

 further comment on the subject in this report, particularly as all 

 the facts relating thereto have already been laid before the mem- 

 bers of the Board. 



As the efforts of the California State Board of Health at check- 

 ing the spread of the disease, seem to be of little avail (see the 

 enclosed reports of the Director of the Bureau of Hygienic 

 Laboratories of the California State Board of Health), there is a 

 constantly increasing danger of the disease reaching the Territory, 

 unless the preventive measures established by this Board are 

 strictly adhered to and that both the steamship companies and the 



