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REPORT OF ASSISTANT VETERINARIAN. 



Honolulu, Dec. 3, 1912. 



Dr. V. A. Noroaard, Chief of Division of Animal Industry, 

 Honolulu, f . H. 



Sir: — I beg to submit herewith the following' report for the 

 month of November : 



Tuberculosis Control. 



Thirty-two head of dairy stock have been submitted to the 

 intradermal test during the month, the results of which appear 

 below in tabulated form. Most of these animals are newly pur- 

 chased cows from Kona, Hawaii : 



T. P. C. 



Oct. 30-Nov. 2— P. M. Pond 4 4 



Nov. 10-Nov. 14— C. M. White 1 1 



Nov. 12-Nov. 15— Bernal Stock Co 8 8 



Nov. 12-Nov. 15— H. B. Brown 7 6 1 



Nov. 12-Nov. 15 — F. Grouviera 3 3 



Nov. 26-Nov. 29— P. M. Pond 5 5 



Nov. 26-Nov. 29— Bernal Stock Co 2 2 



Nov. 2^Nov. 29— A. Bomke 2 2 



The one condemned animal taken from Mr. Brown's dairy 

 was purchased by him from the F. M. Swanzy Ranch, Koolauloa. 

 This ranch and the Kaneohe Ranch are two places where little 

 testing has been done, principally because they have held their 

 drives at times when we were busy testing at other points on the 

 island. There are undoubtedly some tuberculous animals on 

 each of these two ranches, and we expect to make a complete test 

 upon their next drives. 



T.ispcctiou Service. 



In connection with the inspections of live stock entering this 

 Territory the captain of the S. S. Ventura and Maurice Brasch, 

 a passenger, were fined fifteen dollars and costs each because of 

 the violation of certain of the rules and regulations of this 

 division pertaining to the furnishing of a list to the inspector 

 and the quarantining of all dogs entering the Territory. A 

 minimum fine w^as imposed as it was a first ofifense, but it is 

 hoped from the publicity given the afifair that a similar occurrence 

 will be prevented. 



Because of failure to furnish the inspector wnth a list of live 

 stock consigned to this Territory, thereby imposing upon the in- 

 specting officer considerable unnecessary work, it was deemed 

 advisable to write to the companies concerned a letter asking that 



