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success. The disease is, however, known to disappear as sud- 

 denly as it appears, but the very fact that the organism causing 

 it is, so to speak, ubiquitous, makes all effort at eradication seem 

 more or less futile. It is the only known infectious disease which 

 may originate spontaneously — it does not have to be introduced — 

 the infection is here and everywhere, but it becomes disease pro- 

 ducing only under certain obscure circumstances on the disap- 

 pearance of which the infectious agent again becomes innocuous. 

 Neither horses, dogs nor poultry is exempt from the disease, 

 but fortunately human beings seem to be immune. It is, there- 

 fore, of importance that all poultry be kept away from the hog 

 yards where the disease appears. 



Importation of Livestock. 



Permit has been obtained from W^ashington for the importation 

 of 50 merino rams from New Zealand. They are for the Parker 

 Ranch on Hawaii and will be shipped from Wellington to San 

 Francisco and reshipped to Honolulu for quarantine. In previous 

 years these shipments went via Sydney, the direct New Zealand 

 steamers refusing to carry livestock, but as will be seen from the 

 appended correspondence the new arrangement is expected to 

 prove more satisfactory. 



The Parker Ranch also expects five purebred Kentucky jacks 

 by an early steamer, the official inspection certificates having 

 already arrived. 



Quarantine Station. 



The wire fencing for the new kennels is expected here on the 

 next "Hilonian" when the construction of the same will begin 

 without delay. 



\^ery respectfully, 



Victor A. Norgaard, 

 Territorial Veterinarian. 



REPORT OF ASSISTANT VETERINARIAN. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, November 6, 1916. 



IMr. X. A. Norgaard, 



Chief of Division of Animal Industry, 



Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



Sir : — I have the honor to submit the following report for the 

 month of October: 



