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exposed to the infection which nndouhtedly stiU lingered on 

 Mr. Pond's place. 



On July 27 the Governor approxed Rule Vlll of this di\ision, 

 which forhids the introduction of hog cholera \irus without 

 special permission from this board. While this measure might 

 have seemed superfluous so long as the federal Bureau of Ani- 

 mal Industry had already forbidden the shipment of the virus in 

 interstate trade, it was nevertheless deemed advisable to follow 

 the lead of numerous other states and territories where similar 

 regulations have been promulgated. The principal effect of this 

 rule would therefore be to prevent a resident of or a visitor to 

 this Territory from bringing the virus with him when return- 

 ing to or arriving in Hawaii from the mainland, whereas it is 

 held the federal regulation applies only to its unauthorized in- 

 troduction by a public carrier. 



BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL WORK. 



The testing of the dairy cattle of Honolulu for tuberculosis 

 was resumed during the last week of July and, as was expected, 

 some very high percentages were met with in those dairies where 

 no testing had been done for sixteen months or more. ( )n the 

 other hand, it was very gratifying to find a number of dairies 

 absolutely free from the disease, while several of those which 

 have submitted their herds to regular tests have only a single 

 animal affected. It is, however, too early to draw any conclu- 

 sions as to the ultimate result, except to say that the percentage 

 of reactors most likely will exceed that of last year. On the 

 other hand, the results are encouraging in so far as they show 

 conclusively that the milk producer who actually desires to gel 

 rid of the disease can do so, and can with very little care maintain 

 his herd clean — at least so long as his neighbors do the same. 



It is, of course, to be regretted that the indemnification bill 

 which was introduced before the last legislature, at the instiga- 

 tion of this board, failed of passage, but as nol)ody is to blame 

 except the dairymen themselves, it is only to be ho]ied that this 

 just measure will meet with better understanding and support 

 in 1917. In the meantime the cooperation which has now been 

 established with the municipal sanitary authorities cannot fail 

 to be of benefit to the dairy industry, and will undoubtedly ha\e 

 telling effect upon the wholcsomcncss of the local milk supply. The 

 moral and monetary sujjport of (he lioard of Supcr\isors and 

 the reai)]K)intment of Mr. jose])h Richards as dairy live stock 

 insi^ector ha\'e convinced the milk producers and dealers of the 

 earnestness of ihc public in the (Icniand for clean milk from 

 healthy cows; and while the ultimate end— that is. the complete 

 eradication of bovine liibcrculosis- uiujuestionably received a 

 setback of perhaps a year through the opposition engendered 

 during the last legislative session, the cost of the setback, it is 



