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REPORTS  OF  DEPUTIES. 
Dr.  Elliot  reports  from  Hilo  that  the  extensive  outbreak  of 
endemic  catarrhal  fever  which  has  been  prevalent  throughout 
his  district  for  several  months  is  abating  and  that  he  has 
the  glanders  situation  well  in  hand. 
Dr.  Fitzgerald  of  Maui  has  requested  that  200  doses  of 
mallein  be  sent  to  him  for  the  purpose  of  testing  all  of  the 
horse  stock  of  a large  plantation  and  the  same  has  been  for- 
warded. 
ANNUAL  REPORT. 
The  principal  part  of  my  time  has  been  taken  up  in  the 
preparation  of  the  annual  report  of  this  Division  which  will 
go  to  the  printers  by  the  end  of  this  week. 
Very  respectfully, 
VICTOR  A.  NORGAARD, 
Territorial  Veterinarian. 
INDEX  TO  VOLUME  V, 
The  Title  Page,  Index  and  Table  of  Contents  of  Volume  V of 
the  Hawaiian  Forester  and  Agriculturist  accompany  this  number. 
BY  AUTHORIIY. 
BRUSH  FIRES  ON  TANTALUS. 
Notice  is  hereby  given  that  in  accordance  with  Section  6 of  Act  71 
of  the  Session  Laws  of  1905,  it  is  FORBIDDEN  to  start  fires  for  the 
burning  of  brush,  dry  grasses,  etc.,  for  a period  of  twelve  (12)  months 
from  date,  within  that  portion  of  the  District  of  Kona,  Island  of  Oahu, 
bounded  on  the  East  by  Manoa  Valley,  on  the  North  by  the  Konahuanui 
Mountain  Ridge,  on  the  West  by  Nuuanu  and  Pauoa  Valleys  (including 
the  forested  portion  of  the  ridge  above  Pacific  Heights),  and  on  the 
South  by  the  makai  edge  of  the  Eucalyptus  forest,  the  Makiki  Reservoir 
and  the  mauka  boundary  of  the  Judd  land  in  Makiki  and  Manoa,  UN- 
LESS the  written  permission  of  the  District  Fire  Warden  has  been  first 
obtained. 
The  law  reads  “such  fires  shall  not  be  started  during  a heavy  wind 
without  sufficient  help  present  to  control  the  same,  and  the  fires  shall  be 
watched  by  the  person  setting  the  same,  or  by  competent  agents  of  his, 
until  put  out.  11 
The  District  Fire  Warden  is  Mr.  W.  M.  Giffard. 
RALPH  S.  HOSMER, 
Chief  Fire  Warden. 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  February  13,  1909. 
