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of Animal Industry. Dr. Norgaard has been delegated to attend 

 the American Veterinary Medical Association's meeting in Oak- 

 land. California, August 30 to September 3, this year, where he 

 will read a paper on this subject, and where he hopes to meet and 

 interest Dr. Melvin in the extension of this system to other parts 

 of the United States. 



Another problem confronting us here is the question as to the 

 advisability of allowing the use of the serum-simultaneous treat- 

 ment for hog cholera within the Territory. 



Two of the largest hog raisers here have come to the conclu- 

 sion that the serum alone treatment is not satisfactory and claim 

 to have sufifered heavy losses for want of permission to intro- 

 duce and use the virus here. A regulation recently promulgated 

 by the Board of Agriculture and Forestry forbids the introduc- 

 tion of hog cholera virus without special permission, and the 

 question, whether such permission would be to the best interests 

 of everybodv concerned, in an isolated territory where the intro- 

 duction of fresh infection from abroad can be most effectively 

 controlled, and where the disease has always shown a strong ten- 

 dency to attenuation in virulence, is one which has also actuated 

 the said board to send Dr. Norgaard to the Oakland meeting, for 

 elucidation. His main object will, however, be to meet Dr. Mel- 

 vin, whom he confidently expects will be there, and in case you, 

 Mr. Secretary, should decide to send him on a tour of inspection 

 to this Territory, to accompany him and assist him in every way 

 possible to make this trip as pleasant and as profitable to all con- 

 cerned as possible. 



Another matter which at any time may become of paramount 

 interest is the food supply of the Territory, which, as you are 

 aware, falls far short of what is required without constant im- 

 portations, not alone of flour and cereals, but likewise of most 

 meat food products and practically all dairy products. 



The question of supporting 200,000 inhabitants besides at pres- 

 ent 9600 and prospectively 15,000 or more officers and soldiers 

 for any lengthy period, in case of total or partial isolation, would 

 therefore seem to be one that merits consideration, and one for 

 which Dr. Melvin might possibly be able to suggest measures, at 

 least in so far as the live stock industry is concerned. 



It is therefore earnestly desired that this Territory be allowed 

 the benefit of Dr. Melvin's long experience and that you. ]Mr. Sec- 

 retary, will authorize him to spend a couple of weeks with us 

 immediately after the adjournment of the Oakland veterinary 

 meeting. 



Very respectfully, 



Lucius E. Pinkham, 



Governor of Hawaii. 



