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in several plaees and the disease either checked or eradicated, 
while experiments have been made with many remedies for 
the fly pests. 
Heartworm disease in dogs, hematuria in cattle, osteoporosis 
in horses, as well as a number of intestinal parasitic diseases, 
have come under observation and will be thoroughly investi- 
gated as soon as the new laboratory, for which the last legis- 
lature provided, has been erected. 
One of the main efforts of this division has been in the line 
of improvement of the live stock through importation of pure- 
bred stock from the mainland or from New Zealand. Through 
special permit from the United States Department of Agricul- 
ture a trial shipment of pure-bred stock from Xew Zealand 
has been authorized. In this importation, which will consist 
of 22 selected bulls and 95 rams, thirteen different ranches 
will participate. At the same time a large number of pure- 
bred bulls and rams have arrived or will arrive from the 
States. 
The division of animal industry has, during the first two 
years of its existence, been considerably handicapped for lack 
of funds, but the last legislature showed its appreciation of 
what had been accomplished by a liberal appropriation for 
working expenses as well as for the establishment of a pathol- 
ogical laboratory for the investigation of diseases of live stock. 
FOREST WORK. 
Forest work as a branch of the Territorial government has 
now come to have a recognized place in Hawaii. Appropria- 
tions by successive legislatures, the enactment of comprehen- 
sive forest laws, and the steady growth of public sentiment are 
Self-evident proofs of this assertion. The underlying reasons 
are not far to seek. In Hawaii the intimate relations between 
a protected forest cover and regulated stream flow are appar- 
ent and well understood. Hence it is but natural that forestry 
should play the important part that it does in the internal 
economy of the Territory. 
The forest work of Hawaii falls under two main heads, (1) 
the creation and maintenance of forest reserves — essentiallv 
"protection forests" on the important watersheds — and (2) 
forest extension — the planting of waste and barren areas with 
useful trees, and the introduction of exotic trees and shrubs of 
value to the Territory. The creation of forest reserves holds 
first place in the activities of the division, but the work in 
forest extension is steadily progressing in interest and im- 
portance. 
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, a number of sub- 
stantial grains are to be recorded in Hawaii's forest work. 
Among them are: (1) The creation of five new forest reserves 
with a total area of 147,715 acres, of which 120,926 acres are 
