The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-11-15

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The Incident OF the Transport "Dlx"
brings forcibly to attention the neces-
sity of careful and expert inspection
at the port of Honolulu.
You may remember the report made
at our last meeting by Mr. Jared G..
Smith of his efforts last fall In WASH
ington to have an Inspector of the U.
:. Bureau OF Agriculture stationed in
this Territory. Under date of october
18th. DR.. Salmon, Chief OF the Bureau
of Animal Industry, writes to Mr..
Smith as follows:
About a year ago. believe we had
a conversation concerning the appoint
ment OF an inspector to be stationed
at Honolulu in which you offered to
cooperate with us in making the sal
airy sufficient for the maintenance of n
man providing he co-operated with you
In the Experiment Station work. l did
not for some time think of any one
who would be a suitable man, but
learn that DR.. V. a. Norgaard, who
was a few years ago, Chief of the
Patholos Ical Division of this Bureau,
desires suci a posi- on, and | think he
is fully competent to do the work
which you d-1ire and also to attend to
the ir,0ection and supervision of the
transportation of animals on behalf of
the United States.
IF you still think it desirable to
ments in animal husbandry for your
station. and have not already secured
one / will recommend the appoint
ment of Dr. Norgsard at sl,400, and
you can add s1,100 to his salary which
would bring 1t up to $500 and make
1t sufficient
Here is an opportunity to get the SER
vices of one of TIE best men in the
United States, who can besides super
visirg the inspection at Honolulu, d.
rect experiments IN the various ranch
es and study the diseases of cattle,
sheep and horses which we now have
and let us have the benefit of his ex
perieNce. Tee federal government will
provide s1,400 of his salary, If we can
locally find s1,100 lor him.
This matter should be acted on at
Thu meeting IL we are to avail our
selves Of DR.. Norge ards services.
Before leaving til subject of i9spec-
ton, it Is well to note that since April
of this year some importers of stock
hn IN
prescI he'd by stctute.
On April 25th, 1909. the Metropolitan
Meat Company, Limited, notified the
Superintendent OF Public Works that
they would no longer pay tnese fees,
basirg their refusal upon the ground
that the statute under which 1t was
sought to collect he fees was uncon-
stitut onal beng in violc ton of clause
8, section s. Article / of the COnsttu-
ton of the United States which author
ICES Congress to regulate commerce be-
tween different parts OF the Union"
The Meat Company owes now for
fees $52l. 40 Some other importers of
live stock have followed the lead of
the meat company in it's refusal to
pay. They are indebted to the Board
VIM. Norton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
c. H. Bellina. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6S OO
Gus Schuman NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. oil 90
The ranches which have imported
stock directly for themselves have
paid the fees without question.
I state the facts as l have been able
get them, leaving you to draw your
own conclusions and make your own
comments.
PAMAKANI
This pest hitherto confined to the
Island of Maui has appeared on the
uplands of Molokai. 1t Is probable
that the light, fluffy seeds have been
carried across the channel by the
strong winds. If this be so 1t Is not
unreasonable to expect that the pest
in time may spread further and find
Judgment on all Of the Islands.
GOVERNORS REPORT.
In August last by the request OF the
Territorial Executive your secretary
prepared a statement Of the progress
in and present condition Of the animal
industry of this Territory for incor-
poratlon in the Governors report to
the Secretary of the Interior for this
year. This statement was carefully
revised by the vlce-presdent Of the
association.
"OVER PRODUCTION" or BEEF
No program of papers has been pre-
pared for this meeting such as we
have enjoyed IN the past. Circum-
stances have chosen our subject for us
as given above,
Ten raisers ~ beef associated to-
gethor by an agency In this city pro-
posed 10 the Metropolitan Meat Com
pany that something be done 10 dis
pose OF the surplus of catlle which
they saw on their ranches would await
marketing during the coming year. n
was proposed that the meat company
can gfaz.ers convention ~ Honolulu
in The latter part ~ october % discuss
The whole question ~ tho marketing
Of boof in Honolulu such step
would have made II imppsslhle for
having n sur0fHsful annual mo,ilnH
~ ihs nHs4rlaii0n ln November Tho
huEFrHfl1u hHf made 90 drYHfH the enc