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take  hold  we  have  reason  to  believe  that  better  results  may  be 
had  from  them  than  from  the  Hydrophilid  beetles. 
Truly  yours, 
Edw.  M.  Ehrhorn, 
Superintendent  of  Entomology. 
Division  of  Animal  Industry. 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  October  20,  1909. 
Honorable  Marston  Campbell, 
President  and  Executive  Officer, 
Board  of  Agriculture  and  Forestry, 
Honolulu,  Hawaii. 
Sir : — I beg  to  submit  for  the  consideration  of  the  Board  Rule  9 
of  the  Division  of  Animal  Industry,  entitled  “Rule  9. — To  Amend 
Rule  8 of  the  Division  of  Animal  Industry  Governing  the  Quar- 
antine of  Horse  Stock  (Horses,  Mules,  and  Asses)  Arriving  from 
or  Through  the  State  of  California.” 
This  Rule  has  been  considered  by  the  Committee  on  Animal  In- 
dustry, the  report  of  which  is  enclosed. 
Animal  Quarantine  Station . The  new  Animal  Quarantine  Sta- 
tion on  the  Beach  Road  was  taken  in  practical  use  on  September 
25th  when  the  S.  ,S.  “Lurline”  arrived  with  a large  consignment 
of  live  stock,  which  a week  later,  was  supplemented  by  another 
consignment  arriving  by  the  “Hilonian.”  At  one  time  we  have 
accommodated  about  70  mules,  15  rams,  and  a number  of  horses 
which  were  divided  in  eight  different  inclosures.  The  arrange- 
ment and  facilities  for  handling  this  large  number  of  animals  and 
the  segregation  of  diseased  and  suspicious  animals  have  proven 
entirely  satisfactory. 
In  regard  to  a quarantine  station  or  to  an  extension  of  the 
quarantine  station  in  Hilo  I append  a letter  from  Dr.  H.  B.  Elliot, 
dated  October  nth,  and  which  is  self  explanatory. 
Tuberculosis.  Applications  for  tuberculin  as  supplied  by  the 
Federal  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  are  received  from  time  to 
time,  but  as  stated  in  my  last  report,  certain  conditions  are  re- 
quired to  be  complied  with  by  the  federal  authorities  before  such 
applications  are  granted. 
As  the  tuberculosis  question  is  one  of  the  most  important  ones 
in  the  live  stock  industry  in  this  Territory  and  as  the  assistance 
of  the  Federal  government  in  supplying  tuberculin  free  of  charge 
is  valuable,  I have  thought  it  well  to  formulate  certain  rules  to 
