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Division of Animal Industry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, March 28, 1916. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, Hawaii. 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to submit herewith my report 

 for the Division of Animal Industry for the month of February, 

 1916: 



Quarantine Station. 



The prolonged period of inclement weather during the latter 

 part of last year and the beginning of this put the Animal Quar- 

 antine Station on the Beach Road to a severe test. The heavy 

 downpour at times flooded nearly all the paddocks for large ani- 

 mals and only the concrete construction in the dog kennels saved 

 these from inundation. When the rains subsided it was found 

 that extensive cave-ins had taken place in nearly all the pad- 

 docks, due undoubtedly to subterranean outlets for the surface 

 water that filters to them through the sand. As these cave-ins 

 and sunken areas had to be filled in, arrangements were made 

 with a local contractor to deliver and apply the necessary filling 

 — clean sand — in return for accumulated manure, on an equitable 

 basis. In this manner nearly two hundred small loads of sand 

 (the softened condition of the ground allowed of only one cubic 

 yard of sand to the load) have been exchanged for about 125 

 loads of manure and surface scrapings, and the Station put in 

 first class condition without cost to the Board. 



A number of the large algaroba trees were lost during the 

 February storm, but these have now been replaced by fast grow- 

 ing shade trees supplied by the Division of Forestry. Only one 

 of the smallest kennels was damaged by the fallen trees besides 

 which the entire station needs repainting. This will be attended 

 to as soon as the weather permits, there being on hand a con- 

 siderable supply of shingle stain as well as the crude oil required 

 for the posts. 



In spite of the unfavorable conditions above described the gen- 

 eral health of the quarantined animals has been excellent. The 

 dog kennels have been nearly full throughout the Avinter months 

 and it must be considered very fortunate that no epidemic made 

 its appearance. Twice it was found that distemper was about 

 to break out but in both cases the disease was checked and only 

 one dog was lost, an English bull which arrived here with run- 

 ning eyes. This animal, in spite of every efifort, became almost 

 totally blind and finally died from the nervous form of distemper. 



