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is here omitted as it will later be published in the Forester as a 

 part of the proclamation of this Reserve.] 



Very respectfully, 



Ralph S. Hosmer, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



Honolulu, June 4, 1913. 



Hon. \V. ]\I. Giffard, President and Executive Officer, Board of 

 Agriculture and Forestry. 



Sir : — 1 have the honor to report on the work of this Division 

 for the month of May, 1913, as follows: 



Honohihi Quarautiiie Station. 



All of the pens and enclosures have now been finished so that 

 they may be said to be in perfect order and it is believed much 

 stronger than they ever were before. 



The sanding of all parts of posts, gates and plates that are at all 

 exposed from the teeth of horses and mules has proven abso- 

 lutely effective m preventing the animals from biting them. 



A gate has been cut in the solid board fence leading into the 

 glanders division and an alleyway built from this gate to the 

 testing chute so that animals arriving and leaving may be taken 

 through this chute to have halters removed or replaced without, 

 as hitherto, having taken them out on the road and risking their 

 escape. 



The concrete work in the dog division is well under way. though 

 work has had to be temporarily suspended on account of the rainy 

 weather. 



Hilo Quarantine Station. 



Dr. Elliot reports that work on this Station has been started, 

 and he requests that the caretaker be appointed at the earliest 

 possible date in order that he may put him to work on the macada- 

 mizing in the shelter sheds, which it l)ccame necessary to cut out 

 of the specifications for lack of. funds. He states that there is 

 plenty of mck availa1)le which this man can gather and use as a 

 foundation on which small cruslied roc'k can later be placed. 



Ccrcbro Spinal Mcnini^itis. 



As was expected this disease has made its a])pearance fitllmving 

 the recent rains, and it is possible that severe losses will occur 



