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HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of four 

 steamers at Hilo. Two steamers carried vegetable matter, consisting 

 of 53 lots and 882 parcels, all passed as free from insect pests. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr. Will J. Cooper, Inspector at 'the Port ofi Kahului, reports the ar- 

 rival of 7 vessels. Three steamers carried vegetable matter, consisting 

 of 12 lots and 1008 parcels, all being found free from infestation. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Fifty-eight steamers plying between Honolulu and the other island 

 ports were attended and the following shipments passed as free from 

 infestation: 



Taro 583 bags 



Vegetables 351 packages 



Fruit 159 



Plants 80 " 



Seed 22 " 



Sugar Cano tassels 3 bags 



Total Passed 1198 packages 



Six packages of plants and ferns were refused shipment on account 

 of infestation, undesirable soil and not complying with the regulations. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. EHRHORN, 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



Division of Animal Industry 



Honolulu, February «3, 1920. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen: — I beg to submit herewith my report on the work of the 

 Division of Animal Industry for the month of January, 1920: 



A wireless was received from the Deputy Territorial Veterinarian 

 on Maui on January 2nd, stating that "black leg" had broken out 

 among the thoroughbred cattle in the Makawao district and requesting 

 my presence there. Under authorization of the President of the Board, 

 I left the same evening for Kahului and found upon my arrival that one 

 pure-bred Hereford heifer and one steer had died. A post-mortem ex- 

 amination was made on the heifer, which had only been dead for a 

 few hours, with the fbllowing results: The carcass, which was in 

 first-class condition, was considerably swollen, especially along the un- 

 .der side of the neck, the breast and the fore legs. The swelling was 

 edematous and contained considerable amount of air bubbles. 



Upon incision, the muscles were found to be discolored, in places 

 being purple or nearly black, and in others of pink to red shade. The 

 blood was very dark but w^ell coagulated. The internal organs present- 

 ed the characteristic symptoms of hemorrhagic septicemia, the lungs 

 especially being very hemorrhagic and the lymph glands being swollen 

 and discolored and surrounded by gelatinous exudations. The spleen was 

 not enlarged. 



As a result of these observations the diagnosis of hemorrhagic septi- 

 cemia combined with malignant edema was made. The carcass was 

 burned and every precaution taken to destroy the infection in the 

 stables and in the yard where the sick animals had been kept. 



