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will insure the preservation of this interesting territorial forest 

 reserve. One of the largest koa trees in the islands, within this 

 reserve, is among the incidental points of interest viewed by 

 visitors to the volcano of Kilauea. 



The 31 inches of rain which fell in upper Nuuanu during 

 November was the heaviest monthly rainfall recorded since the 

 rain gauge was established in 1911, and assures Honolulu of a 

 sufficient water supply for some months to come. 



The reappearance of hog cholera on Oahu in November con- 

 firms the wisdom of the Board in passing, several years ago, 

 Rule VII of the Division of Animal Industry which forbids the 

 shipment of hogs from Oahu piggeries to any of the other 

 islands. 



The idea that there is a considerable amount of accessible awa 

 root growing in the forest reserves is rapidly being dispelled. 

 The holder of permits for gathering awa root in the Puna and 

 Hamakua Pali forest reserves on Hawaii is having a hard time 

 in locating much, if any, of this commodity. 



Each of the 1350 school children who called at the government 

 nursery on Arbor Day and took away a tree for planting, should 

 have been impressed with the lesson of the value of trees at 

 least for ornamental purposes. 



DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



Honolulu, December 30, 1915. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit as follows my report for 

 the Division of Animal Industry for the month of November, 

 1915: 



Hog Cholera. 



This disease has again made its appearance in Honolulu and 

 vicinity, beginning in Kalihi in a small piggery, where the disease 

 has never been known before. From there it spread to Wahiawa, 

 by the transfer of infected pigs, and a number of animals were 

 lost. By the prompt application of serum the Wahiawa outbreak 

 was checked, but, without any traceable means of transmission, 

 the disease appeared in a large piggery in Kuliouou and in a 

 smaller one at Puuloa. As the available serum supply became 

 exhausted a number of hogs were lost at Puuloa, even though 

 most of the animals had previously been serum treated. The 

 same applies to the Kuliouou outbreak, where serum fortunately 

 was on hand and serious losses were prevented by prompt appli- 



