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such a late time in their incumbency of office. To assume the 

 responsibihty for the promulgation of an ordinance requiring the 

 testing of all dairy cattle and the destruction of all animals found 

 to be affected with tuberculosis, by these various boards just 

 before a majority of their members may be retiring from office 

 can hardly be expected of them, and as some time will be required 

 for the further education of both dairy owners and milk con- 

 sumers to thoroughly understand the importance of this measure, 

 it may be better not to force an issue at the present time, but 

 rather to get prepared to present a uniform milk ordinance for the 

 approval of the respective new Boards of Supervisors as soon as 

 possible after they have become established in office. 



About twenty head of cattle have been tested during the month, 

 most of them dairy animals being bought or sold or transferred 

 from stable to stable, out of which number three animals have 

 reacted ; at the same time the assistant Territorial veterinarian has 

 given considerable time to the testing and examination of milk 

 samples as collected by the municipal milk inspector. Dr. Case's 

 report shows that while there is an improvement over the condi- 

 tions reported on last month, there is still room for a considerable 

 reduction in the number of micro-organisms. found in most of the 

 samples. 



Epidemic Aiuoiu^ Horses on Hatcaii. 



On the 28th inst. a message was received from Messrs. Schaefer 

 & Company informing the Board that an outbreak of an unknown 

 disease had occurred among the horses in Waipio Valley on Ha- 

 waii and that six (6) head had died, requesting that the Terri- 

 torial Veterinarian be asked to investigate. P""our years ago an 

 epidemic of glanders occurred in Waipio Valley, resulting in the 

 loss of more than twenty (20) horses, but judging from the in- 

 formation available it did not seem likely that the present disease 

 could be glanders, and the Territorial \'eterinarian has conse- 

 quently been instructed to make an investigation imnu'diatcly. 

 In order to prevent the further spread of the disease a wireless 

 message addressed to the manager of the Kukuihaele Plantation 

 Companv was forwarded immediately instructing him to ]ilacc 

 Waipio Valley in (|uarantine, that is, not to allow any sick or 

 suspicious animals to leave the valley, but to hold the same for 

 examination by the Territorial X'eterinarian upon his arrival there. 

 As .soon as the true nature of the di.sease has been ascertained I 

 shall repor*^ to the l?oard, and expect to return from Hawaii with- 

 in a week or ten days. 



X'ery respectfully. 



\i( TOR A. NoRr..\.\Rn, 

 Territorial \'eterinarian. 



