under a strict quarantine, the boundaries of which are still 

 guarded by county police day and night. 



The Territorial Veterinarian at once visited the infected dis- 

 trict, confirmed the diagnosis, arranged for the proper disposal 

 of carcasses and prepared for the vaccination of the animals with 

 the vaccine and serum which had been ordered by cable. Realiz- 

 ing the seriousness of the presence of this disease the legislature, 

 fortunately still in session, passed a special appropriation of 

 $25,000 for the suppression of the disease. 



To date over 100 animals have died from the disease, but prac- 

 tically all the animals in the district have now been vaccinated 

 and the epidemic is well in hand. Further detailed reports of this 

 outbreak will be printed in the next issue. 



Recent Legislation 



Among the acts passed by the 1917 Legislature were measures 

 on the following subjects which concern the work of this Board: 



The transfer of the Division of Hydrography to the Commis- 

 sioner of Public Lands. This took efifect on March 23. 



The separation of the Division of Entomology into the Divi- 

 sion of Plant Inspection and the Division of Entomology, which 

 takes effect on July 1, 1917. 



The placing of the Marketing Division under the jurisdiction 

 of this Board, effective July 1, 1917. 



(By the above acts, the Board loses one Division but gains two 

 so that after July 1, 1917, there will be five Divisions under the 

 Board instead of four, as formerly.) 



The keeping of rabbits and Belgian hares in the Territory for- 

 bidden except upon permit issued by this Board in accordance 

 with rules and regulations to be promulgated. 



Authority to pass rules and regulations for the protection of 

 plant and animal life on several small islands on the windward 

 side of Oahu. 



Authority to pass rules and regulations to destroy Spanish 

 moss which may become a pest in the native forests. 



A special appropriation of $25,000 to combat anthrax and 

 hemorrhagic septicemia on Kauai. 



Provision for the prosecution of the campaign for the eradica- 

 tion of bovine tuberculosis and for indemnification of the owners 

 of diseased animals. 



