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IMPORTATIONS OF LIVE STOCK. 



During the month of Scptonber there arrived at this port 22 dogs 

 of which number IS have been treated with anti-rabic vaccine. 



In reply to an inquiry, addressed to the Cutter Laboratory, Berke- 

 ley, California, in regard to the length of time that dogs treated with 

 this vaccine must be kept under observation, the manufacturers stated 

 that they did not consider it advisable to reduce the quarantine period 

 for the animals in question to less than /iO days. This will, however, 

 reduce the quarantine period for the animals to 3S to 40 days and the 

 dogs can be released November 2-5, in case the Board approves the 

 amendment to Rule YIII pertaining to the importation of dogs, copy 

 of which is appended. 



The Holstein bull at the Quarantine Station, which reacted to the 

 tuberculin test, as reported last month, will be retested October 14th, 

 and will then be slaughtered, the owners having decided that it would 

 be too expensive to return the animal to Kentucky. 



There arrived during the month nearly 100 large animals and it be- 

 came necessary to engage an assistant foa- the caretaker of the quar- 

 antine station. With more than 30 dogs, besides the other animals, it 

 is impossible for one man to attend to them all properly and an assist- 

 ant was engaged for the month at the rate of $65.00. Such expenditure 

 was apprrtved by Mr. Judd for the month of duly with the understand 

 ing that the assistant should not be permanently employed but only for 

 such periods when an unusual number of animals were at the station. It 

 is, however, recommended in case funds can be provided that the care- 

 taker be furnished an assistant permanently. There is a great <leal 

 of work to be done in repairs, painting and cleaning up and I am 

 informed that considerable importations of both cattle and mules may 

 be looked for in the near future. 



The caretaker has further been handicapped in his work on account 

 of lack of water. Our pipe line has recently beeti tH|tped for the 

 benefit of a neighboring house where they seem to use considerable 

 water. This was done without consulting either the caretak^er or myself. 



While in Hilo recently I found at the animal quarantine station four 

 5,000 gallon water tanks the use of which has been discontinued by the 

 installation of city water. I would, therefore, suggest that we have 

 one of these tanks knocked down and shipped to Honolulu, the same to 

 be set up at the quarantine station on a scaffolding sufiSciently high 

 to provide pressure for irrigation as well as for keeping the water 

 troughs full. The cost will probably not exceeil $100.00. 



Respectfully submitted, 



VICTOR A. NORGAARD, 



Territorial Veterinarian. 



SEPTEMBER, 1920. 



October 14, 1920. 



Dr. V. A. Norgaard, Chief Bureau of Animal Industry, Honolulu, T. H. 



Sir: — I beg to submit the following report for the month of Septem- 

 ber: 



