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have at times practically inundated the station, it is safe to say- 

 that, except for the substantial construction of the kennels, the 

 concrete foundations and the elevated sleeping floors, sickness 

 and deaths could hardly have been avoided. The new hospital 

 building also proved of great value in housing the more delicate 

 animals and protecting them against the prolonged cold damp- 

 ness of the period. As it is, no disease has made its appearance 

 even though the mosquitoes have begun annoying the short-haired 

 dogs to a considerable extent. If at least half of the kennels 

 could be made mosquito proof, I believe it would be a defensible 

 expenditure, as quite a number of dog owners are very anxious 

 to have their pets protected against these pests, especially dog 

 owners who have heard about the heart worm being transmitted 

 by mosquitoes. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Victor A. Norgaard, 

 Territorial Veterinarian. 



Report of Assistant Veterinarian. 



Honolulu, January 18, 1916. 



Dr. V. A. Norgaard, 



Chief of Division of Animal Industry. 



Sir : — I have the honor to report as follows for the month of 

 December, 1915 : 



Tuberculosis Control. 



During the past month the following dairy herds were tested : 



Tested. 



Kawailoa 227 



Kahuku 810 



Malaekahana 319 



Mokuleia 359 



Honouliuli 4 



Kunia 641 



Waimanu 104 



F. de Mello 13 



M. Okomoto 7 



S. Saito 8 



F. Fugita 3 



From the above list it will be seen that a total of 2495 animals 

 were tested, out of which number 2482 were passed and tagged, 

 and 13 condemned and branded. 



