lulu, it is expected that we will arrive here by the Matsonia on 

 September 14. 



\^ery respectfully. 



Victor A. Norgaard. 

 Territorial Veterinarian. 



THE GOVEKXOk's LETTER. 



Executive Chamber, Honolulu, Hawaii. 



August 10. 1915. 



flon. D. F. Houston, Secretarv of Agriculture, A\'ashington. 

 D. C. 



Dear Sir: On behalf of the Hoard of Commissioners of Ag- 

 riculture and Forestry of the Territory of Hawaii I have the 

 honor herewith to request that the Chief of your Bureau of 

 Animal Industry, Dr. A. D. Melvin, be delegated to visit this 

 Territory in the near future in order to secure for that board 

 expert advice and information in regard to the present status of 

 our live stock industry with a view to its further development. 



While this Territory must be said to be remarkably free from 

 infectious and contagious diseases of live stock — neither anthrax. 

 Texas fever, rabies, blackleg nor glanders existing here, and 

 bovine tuberculosis, with which work the said board has now 

 remain problems Avhich an uninfluenced mind might solve more 

 readily than one constantly impressed by local conditions. Among 

 these problems might be mentioned the control and eradication of 

 bovine tuberculosis, with which work the said board has now 

 been engaged for more than five years, the results showing a 

 reduction of bovine tuberculosis on the Island of Oahu from 

 nearly 30 per cent to a fraction more than 2 per cent, while the 

 local Board of Health records show a corresponding decrease 

 in cases of tuberculosis in children under five years of age. An 

 aggregate of about 1300 head of tuberculosis cattle have been 

 destroyed, the owners receiving no compensation excej^t that re- 

 sulting from an increase in price of the market milk. 



This system, which appears extremely simple, is based on the 

 public demand for clean milk from healthy cows only, and is 

 unsupported by stringent laws, rules and regulations, or by any 

 aj)])ropriation beyond the usual salaries of the same number of 

 territorial and municipal officers as were employed before the 

 eradication of bovine tuberculosis was decided upon. It is fully 

 believed that this system can be carried through successfully in 

 any state, county or community where the local veterinarians, 

 whether sanitary officials or private practitioners, can secure the 

 support and cooperation of the local board of health, the mu- 

 nicipal or county sanitary officials and the medical fraternity or 

 association. This work has been in direct charge of Dr. V. A. 

 Norgaard, who for many years was connected with your Bureau 



