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Cerebro  Spinal  Meningitis. — Dr.  Fitzgerald  reports  quite  an 
extensive  outbreak  of  this  disease  in  two  plantation  stables  on 
Maui.  Several  animals  have  died  and  he  has  found  it  a very 
difficult  disease  to  deal  with.  I have  supplied  him  with  such 
advise  and  information  as  was  at  my  disposal,  but  have  to 
admit  that  both  treatment  and  profylaxis  give  very  unsatisfac- 
tory results.  In  most  cases,  when  the  animal  does  not  die 
during  the  first  stages  of  the  disease,  it  terminates  with  a 
paralysis  of  the  pharynx  which  generally  causes  the  death  of 
the  animal  through  starvation  or  through  pneumonia  caused 
by  the  entrance  of  particles  of  food  into  the  lungs  through  the 
paralyzed  pharynx. 
Importation  of  Live  Stock. — Several  shipments  of  mules  ar- 
rived during  last  month  and  the  beginning  of  this  month,  both 
at  this  port  and  at  Hilo.  All  were  submitted  to  the  three 
weeks’  quarantine  as  prescribed  by  the  rules  of  this  Board. 
On  January  3d  the  British  steamer  “Den  of  Ruthven”  ar- 
rived with  the  first  consignment  of  live  stock  from  New  Zea- 
land. 
The  same  consisted  of  13  Shorthorn  bulls  and  4 Hereford 
bulls,  all  registered  stock.  Besides  the  cattle  the  steamer  had 
on  board  40  ewes  and  65  rams,  all  pure  bred  Merinos.  , 
One  bull  had  to  be  shot  on  account  of  a broken  leg,  but 
otherwise  all  of  the  animals  arrived  here  in  fine  condition. 
The  sheep  were  loaded  directly  from  the  steamer  into  three 
double-deck  trucks  and  taken  to  the  quarantine  station  in  Ka- 
lihi,  while  the  bulls  were  driven  by  cowboys  to  the  quarantine 
station  on  the  Beach  Road. 
The  bulls  will  be  kept  in  quarantine  for  90  days  from  the 
date  they  left  New  Zealand,  that  is  up  to  March  18th  of  this 
year.  The  rams  will  only  be  held  for  15  days  from  the  date 
of  arrival,  that  is  until  January  18th. 
All  of  the  bulls  are  fine  animals  and  will  undoubtedly  assist 
materially  in  the  improvement  of  the  live  stock  of  the  Terri- 
tory. While  the  sheep,  which  are  an  extra  fine  lot,  some  of 
them  show  animals,  will  help  to  increase  the  wool  clip  on 
the  ranches  they  are  destined  for. 
The  credit  for  this  importation  is  due  as  follows : 
Mr.  Harry  von  Holt — 11  Shorthorn  bulls  for  the  Railroad 
ranches.  , 
Mr.  A.  S.  Wilcox — 4 Hereford  bulls  for  the  Hanalei  ranch. 
T.  H.  Davies  & Co. — 1 Shorthorn  bull  for  the  Humuula 
Sheep  Station. 
W.  G.  Irwin  & Co. — 15  Merino  rams  and  30  ewes  for  Lanai. 
T.  H.  Davies  & Co. — 50  Merino  rams  and  10  ewes  for  the 
Humuula  Sheep  Station. 
