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Kawa makai — None. 



Nihupohaku — 1 mare; 1 colt. 



Mauna Kaliko — 2 cows ; 1 steer. 



Wainini — None. 



Hanapai — None. 



No. I paddock — 1 cow. 



No. II paddock — None. 



No. Ill paddock — None. 



Beef — None. 



Stables — 2 steers ; 1 horse. 



Kalihiwai district — None. 



Kalihikai district — None. 



From the above list it will be seen that a total of 11 deaths 

 from anthrax occurred during the month, as against 56 deaths 

 for the month of May. 



A total of nine head — one bull and tliree steers — developed 

 swellings on various parts of the body and were treated with 

 serum in amounts varying from 50 cc. to 100 cc. Three received 

 Cutter serum and six received Mulford serum. 



Of the above number, seven made complete and rapid recovery 

 and two died. The two that died were both steers ; one had been 

 vaccinated before and later became sickly and refused to eat. It 

 was given 50 cc. Cutter serum, but failed to recover. The other 

 was a wild steer from the mountains which had broken into Kawa 

 mauka paddock and was found to be sick. It had never been 

 vaccinated; 100 cc. Mulford serum was given subcutaneously, 

 but the animal died the following morning. 



The situation at Hanalei appears to be improving rapidly, and, 

 while more deaths are to be expected from time to time, the out- 

 break is well under control. 



On the 21st I received a telephone message from Dr. Glaisyer 

 saying that anthrax had broken out among the sheep at Kealia. 

 It was nearly dark when I arrived at the place of meeting, where 

 a consultation was held between Dr. Glaisyer, Dr. Kuhns and 

 myself. As far as I could learn, only one animal had died and 

 had been buried before Dr. Glaisyer's arrival. How long it had 

 been buried could not be definitely ascertained. An autopsy on 

 the exhumed carcass led to little except a slightly enlarged dark 

 soft spleen. Smears were made from this material and stained 

 and examined by Dr. Kuhns, who pronounced the cause of death 

 as anthrax. 



Considering the lateness of the hour, and the isolated position 

 of the sheep, I decided to do nothing until I had examined the 

 slide myself, which I did the following morning, when I failed 

 to find anything resembling anthrax. It was therefore decided 

 not to vaccinate, but to await further developments, giving in- 

 structions to have the sheep watched closely and anything sus- 

 picious reported immediately. Nothing further developed in this 

 herd, thereby demonstrating the non-existence of anthrax. 



On June 25 a cow, which appeared perfectly healthy the day 



