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All  of  the  animals  are  doing  well  and  are  rapidly  recovering 
from  the  effects  of  the  16  days’  trip  from  New  Zealand. 
Importation  of  Cavalry  Horses. — On  the  12th  inst.  the  S.  S. 
'‘Virginian”  arrived  with  502  cavalry  horses  for  the  detach- 
ment of  cavalry  which  has  been  ordered  to  this  Territory. 
Arrangements  had  been  made  with  the  Depot  Quartermaster 
for  the  inspection  of  these  animals  upon  arrival  and  as  they 
were  led  in  single  file  off  the  boat  each  animal  was  briefly  ex- 
amined. The  entire  consignment  was  accompanied  by  mallein 
test  records,  the  animals  having  been  tested  by  the  army 
veterinarian  at  Fort  Wingate,  New  Mexico,  just  previous  to 
shipment.  All  of  the  certificates  had  been  examined  by  the 
Federal  Inspector  in  San  Francisco,  who  detained  18  head,  the 
certificates  of  which  were  not  satisfactory  to  him.  Besides 
this  he  detained  65  head,  which  were  suffering  from  influenza. 
The  examination  after  arrival  disclosed  a number  (14  head) 
suffering  from  catarrhal  discharge  of  the  nose.  All  of  these 
will  be  quarantined  at  the  Quartermaster’s  corrals  in  Iwilei 
until  they  have  fully  recovered.  None  of  them  showed  any 
suspicious  symptoms  and  the  entire  consignment,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  the  14  animals  mentioned,  will  be  allowed  to  pro- 
ceed to  the  cavalry  camp  at  Leilehua  as  soon  as  it  is  desired 
to  remove  them.  The  shipment  was  accompanied  by  one  of 
the  regular  Army  veterinarians,  who  has  had  charge  of  these 
animals  for  a long  period  and  who  assured  me  that  no  glanders 
had  occurred  among  them  for  a long  period.  . The  Quarter- 
master Captain  further  assured  me  that  the  animals  will  be 
kept  from  contact  with  any  other  animals  for  the  period  of 
two  weeks. 
It  should  be  added  that  the  entire  consignment  arrived  by 
train  in  San  Francisco  on  the  morning  of  January  5th  and 
were  taken  direct  from  the  train  to  the  steamer,  where  they 
were  placed  on  board  without  having  entered  any  corrals  or 
yards  in  San  Francisco.  The  steamer  left  San  Francisco  at  5 
o’clock  the  same  afternoon,  and  I am,  therefore,  of  the  opinion 
that  the  animals  could  not  possibly  have  been  exposed  to  any 
infection  while  passing  through  California. 
The  local  Quartermaster  Veterinarian,  Dr.  Monsarrat,  will 
have  charge  of  the  14  isolated  animals  and  will  report  on  their 
condition  from  time  to  time. 
Very  respectfully, 
Victor  A.  Norgaard, 
Territorial  Veterinarian. 
