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cattle are being milked. A number of these do not sell milk, 
and as many, both producers and consumers, are under the im- 
pression that, so long as no milk is sold^ it is not necessary to 
have a permit or to conform with the requirements of the munici- 
pal milk ordinance, it may be well here to emphasize that section 1 
of the said ordinance makes it obligatory for the milk producer 
to obtain a milk permit, whether his product is for sale, use or 
eonsumption. As nobody keeps a cow except for the purpose of 
either selling, using or consuming, or delivering for sale, use or 
consumption the milk from such cow I cannot see how even the 
keeper or owner of a single private or "family" cow can avoid 
taking out a milk permit. When this fact is fully known the num- 
ber of applicants will undoubtedly be somewhat increased, even 
though, as stated, a number of the applicants on the appended list 
do not sell milk. 
The requirements of section 2, to the effect that all applicants 
must furnish a certificate from a veterinary surgeon showing that 
all cows in his or her possession are free from tuberculosis would 
seem to be met by the transmission of the appended list in so far 
as those applicants are concerned whose names appear on the 
list. All other milk producers, or cattle owners, have either not 
complied with the requirements or else have had the test per- 
formed by veterinarians not connected with this office, and it 
must be left to the respective officials, whose ordinances or regu- 
lations require such certificates of health, to decide wdiether the 
same are acceptable or not. It is, however, suggested that such 
certificates specify whether the animals referred to have ever been 
tested before, and that, in case they have reacted to such previous 
test, the question of the health of such animals be referred to the 
Territorial Veterinarian for decision. The policy of this office is, 
however, the same as that adopted wherever official tuberculosis 
control work is undertaken and may be expressed in the one 
sentence "once a reactor, always a reactor." 
As already stated there still remain a few dairies to be brought 
into line, and the somewhat optimistic view in regard to the 
present status of the milk supply of Honolulu, as conveyed by 
this report, is not to be construed into a belief that ideal condi- 
tions have been reached or even are near at hand. Far from it. 
While hygienic and sanitary conditions of dairy premises in gen- 
eral have improved immensely, there is still plenty of room for 
further improvement, especially in the substituting of old stables 
and milk rooms with new and more modern ones. The immediate 
cooling of the milk, to a degree far below that required by the 
present ordinance, is another very important step toward which 
we must constantly strive, and which must be everlastingly kept 
before the producer who delivers his milk direct to the consumer. 
If another milk depot similar to the one on Sheridan street, and 
located in Palama or Kalihi, could be established, the regulations 
might be altered to compel the purifying, cooling and aeration 
of all the milk consumed in the city proper, but until such a time 
