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First — Sec 1, line 1, after the word ''All" insert the words "pure- 

 bred. ' ' 

 Sec. 1, line 2, after the word "Hawaii" insert the words "for 



breeding purposes. 

 Sec, 3, line 1^ before the word "Swine" insert the words "pure- 

 bred. ' ' 

 Second — The addition of the following sections: 



Sec. 4. Sw^ine, other than pure-bred, shall be refused entry into 

 the Territory unless accompanied by the certificates and affi- 

 davits as in Sections 1 and 2 described and shall be imported 

 for the purposes of slaughter only. 

 "Sec. 5. Such swine shall be unloaded from the vessel into cars 



or drays and transported direct to the point of slaughter. 

 "Sec. 6. All such cars or drays shall be thoroughly cleaned 

 and disinfected under the supervision of the Territorial Vet- 

 erinarian before being allowed to return for reloading. 

 "Sec. 7. All expense connected with such cleaning and disin- 

 fection shall be borne by the owner or importer." 

 It is therefore recommended that action be taken on the above amend- 

 ments as soon as possible because of the fact that a large number of 

 butcher hogs are now on the way from California and due to arrive in the 

 next two or three days. 



The shipment of hogs is for C. Q. Yee Hop & Co., who received the 

 following cable on the 18th: 



"Yee Hop: — Leaving today with hogs subject to two 

 weeks quarantine." (s) LOCEY. " 



The wording of the above cablegram leaves little doubt that no at- 

 tempt was made by the importer to secure certificates of health or affi- 

 davits as to the absence of infectious diseases of swine in the districts 

 where purchased but that a direct attempt was made to take advantage 

 of Sec. 3 of the present regulation^ which section when written was in- 

 tended to apply to pure-bred breeding stock only and not to be used as 

 an excuse to import stock without the requisite health certificates. 



The chances of introducing virulent strains of infectious diseases of 

 swine in shipments of this character are great and we do not want any 

 repetition of such importations as occurred in June of 1909 when hogs 

 arrived here sick and dj'ing of hog cholera and had to be transported 

 miles through the city to the quarantine station. 



Kespectfully submitted, 



LEONARD N. CASE, 

 Territorial Veterinarian. 



