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dock and ship's store^^ such as fruits and vegetables are ex- 
amined and when found infested are condemned and destroyed. 
These vessels usually are in need of fresh supplies and we 
usually find small quantities of horticultural products on hand. 
Copies of the rules and regulations of the Board of Agricul- 
ture and Forestry as well as those of the Federal Horticul- 
tural Board are furnished each vessel, giving them the neces- 
sary information regarding horticultural products. Since the 
restriction of shipments of sugar cane, corn, alfalfa, cotton and 
fruits of avocado and papaya from the United States to Hawaii 
went into effect by Notice of Quarantine No. 51, all coast- 
wise vessels have been boarded at anchorage. The necessary 
papers and declaration blanks are furnished the pursers of all 
vessels and the regulations pertaining to Notice of Quarantine 
.No. 51 are being carried "out successfully. The Fumigation 
unit at Hilo has been completed and is a valuable asset to 
the Division of Plant Inspection on Hawaii. Inspection of 
plant produce irom Honolulu to other island ports has con- 
tinued on the same lines as last year. During the fiscal year 
586 vessels were attended and 15,270 packages of fruits, plants 
and vegetables were inspected. Of this number, 344 packages 
were refused shipment on account of infestation or having 
undesirable- soil on the roots. 
Animal Industry. — Conditions in general have been favor- 
able to the continued prosperity of the livestock industry of the 
Territory. More attention has been paid to the breeding of 
high class stock on the various ranches than ever before. A 
large number of the very best breeding stock has been im- 
ported during the year and up-to-date methods of breeding 
adopted. Cattle breeding in particular, has received consid- 
erable attention and many high-class animals of almost all 
the breeds have been introduced. The effect of such importa- 
tions is increasingly apparent on all the ranches. During the 
past year the regulations governing the importation of live- 
stock were revised and brought up to date and at present offer 
almost absolute protectior from the introduction of disease 
from abroad. The quarantine on dogs was removed and 
anti-rabies vaccination substituted as offering greater pro- 
tection to the Territory. Rabies has never existed here and 
anti-rabies vaccination with close observation of the animals 
during the period of vaccination, is considered the surest 
method of protection against its introduction. As in the past, 
the main work of this division is the control and eradication 
of infectious and contagious, diseases of livestock. Tubercu- 
losis eradication work has continued without interruption 
under what are considered the most liberal indemnification 
laws ever written. By means of such laws and systematic 
work, bovine tuberculosis has been reduced from 31.25% to 
less than 2% at the present time. Anthrax is practically a 
