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Hog Embargo Removed 



REPEAL OF RULE VH, DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUS- 

 TRY, RELATING TO THE SHIPMENT OF HOGS 

 FROM OAHU. 



At the meeting of the Board held on June 20, 1917, it was 

 voted to repeal Rule VII of the Division of Animal Industry, 

 which prohibited the shipment of hogs from Oahu to the other 

 islands in the group. Rule VII was passed in 1913 at a time 

 when hog cholera was prevalent on Oahu and it was necessary to 

 prevent the spread of the disease to the other islands. 



In the following report on the matter the Territorial Veteri- 

 narian points out the reason for no longer continuing this prohi- 

 bition. The notice of repeal of Rule VH was approved by the 

 Governor on July 28, 1917, and appeared in the By Authority 

 page of the last issue : 



Honolulu, July 19, 1917. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Gentlemen : — With reference to Rule VII of the Division of 

 Animal Industry, prohibiting the shipment, transfer or exchange 

 of hogs from the Island of Oahu to any other island of the Ter- 

 ritory of Hawaii, it is recommended that said rule be repealed. 



No case of hog cholera has come to the notice of this office for 

 more than a year, and the disease known as swine plague, while 

 still occurring now and then, is no more prevalent on Oahu than 

 on any of the other islands. Under these circumstances Rule Vll 

 acts as a hindrance to trade only, and its usefulness has come to 

 an end. 



Very respectfully, 



Victor A. Norgaard. 

 Territorial Veterinarian. 



