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tion to the Honorable Alexander Lindsay, Attorney-General, 
asking him to frame it up substantially as presented. 
FINANCES. 
Mr. Campbell stated that, under date of October 24, the 
Board of Apportionment held a meeting at which it was de- 
cided that the allowance to the Board of Agriculture and 
Forestry shall remain at $3500 a month until further orders. 
He also stated that he had asked to have the unallotted bal- 
ance of the Pupukea forest reserve planting and fencing fund 
($1200) transferred to the fund for publication and printing 
of bulletins and reports. 
The regular financial statement, submitted by the Secre- 
tary to the Board, was approved and ordered placed on file. 
ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 
President Campbell read a letter to T. H. Petrie, secretary 
to the agents of the Matson Navigation Company, dated 
October 6, 1910, in response to communication from them 
dated September 19, in which they assure the Board of Ag- 
riculture and Forestry that all future shipments of livestock 
received for the Hawaiian Islands by vessels of their line 
will hereafter be accompanied by the required certificates in 
accordance with the Board’s instructions. 
DR. Melvin’s letter. 
President Campbell also read letter from A. D. Melvin, 
Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry at Washington, 
D. C., dated October 4, 1910, in response to one from the 
Board dated September 14, referring to Dr. Norgaard’s let- 
ter applying for Federal assistance, addressed to that Bureau, 
together with his report concerning the prevalence of tuber- 
culosis on these islands, in which he states that the Bureau 
at Washington had no inspectors available at the present 
time for assignment to these islands, but that they will be 
glad to continue to assist the Board of Agriculture and For- 
estry in the way of supplying tuberculin, in any quantity, 
necessary for official tests. The President said he would 
make reply to same immediately. 
LETTER TO HACKFELD AND COMPANY. 
A letter to Messrs. H. Hackfeld & Co., approved by the 
members previous to the meeting, and signed by the Presi- 
dent, was read by title. This bears the date of October 18, 
and pertains to 'the arrival on October 16 of the 57 horses 
on the steamship Hilonian. 
President Campbell stated that no reply had as yet been 
received from Hackfeld & Co. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
