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S. S. Wilhelmina, San Francisco — 1- cts. poultry, 1 ct. guinea 

 pigs, 1 ct. pigeons, W. F. X. Co. 



S. S. Manoa, San Francisco — 1 ct. quail, 1 can live fish, W. F. 

 X. Co. ; 1 dog and 6 pups, Dr. Fitzgerald, Alaui ; 29 cts. poultry. 



S. S. Matsonia, San Francisco — 1 dog. City Transfer Co. 



S. S. Great Northern, San Francisco — 1 dog, R. N. Horton ; 

 1 dog (Brussill Griffon), Mrs. Weir. 



Blackleg in Cattle. 



As reported to the Board verbally, a case of blackleg had oc- 

 curred on a ranch in Kalihi during the early part of the month, 

 and in order to guard against the further spread of this disease, 

 blackleg vaccine was cabled for and arrived a week later from 

 San Francisco. With this preventive the remaining young stock 

 on the ranch, seven head in all, were vaccinated, and no further 

 cases have developed since that time. The origin of the disease 

 has not yet been ascertained. It is claimed that no bone meal 

 has been used on the ranch in the salt licks, nor has bone meal 

 been sold as a fertilizer in that neighborhood or within a dis- 

 tance of a couple of miles from the place of infection. 



Leave of Absence. 



Owing to ill health in his family. Dr. H. B. Elliot of Hilo was 

 granted a leave of absence from his position as deputy territorial 

 veterinarian, for a period of six weeks, dating from March 28, 

 and the assistant territorial veterinarian. Dr. L. N^. Case, was 

 directed to fill his position at Hilo during Dr. Elliot's absence. 



Anhnal Quarantine Station. 



The two collie pups which arrived on the steamship Lurline 

 during the early part of this month were both affected with dog 

 distemper at the time of their arrival, and both died from the 

 disease. This new introduction of this easily transmitted infec- 

 tion again necessitated the vaccination of all the young dogs in 

 the station, and none of these up to the present writing developed 

 the disease. 



The construction of new kennels will be begun as soon as pres- 

 sure of work will permit. 



Very respectfully, 



Victor A. Norgaard, 



Territorial Veterinarian. 



What is believed to be the largest Hevea rubber tree is de- 

 scribed in the India Rubber World. The tree, which is situated 

 near the river Acre, in Brazil, is 127 feet in circumference at the 

 base, and has a record of yielding for 120 days an average of 22 

 pounds of rubber a day. 



