The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-14

for a closer and more careful inspec-
ton Of animals coming to or through
the port of Honolulu.
"Glanders.-This disease has prevail
ed off and on in the city of Honolulu
during the last year but without being
epidemic. l have memorandum from
j. r. Shaw, d. V. S. to the effect that
he destroyed between January and
March 9Th of this year 10 glauded hor-
ses and glanded mules. Six of these
We're among imported animals. DR..
Rowat reports that since May, 1904, he
has slaughtered eighteen animals for
glanders and two for tuberculosis. DR..
Monsarrat has killed seven animals for
glanders since January 1st, 1904.
1T is my belief however that more
than 81 animals have been killed for
glanders since the first of the year, the
above data not Deing a complete rec
ord. Rumors have come to the secre-
tary of an epidemic of glanders in
North Kohala District, in the Island of
Hawaii. Investigation by correspond
ence has been unsatisfactory. If these
rumors are true those whose animals
have been afflicted have tried to con-
ceal the fact. The Territory is without
funds to meect the emergency of any
epidemic among animals.
From Mr.. Clark of the Board of In
spectors / have the following list of
importations at the port of Honolulu
since January 1st, 1904:
Horses o. mules 81, bulls 49, swine
334S goats 0, cows 40, calves 2 sheep 73.
The incident of the transport Dix
brings forcibly to attention the neces-
sity of careful and expert inspection at
the port of Honolulu"
Continuing, the report states that as
a result of previous reports DR.. V. A.
NOrgaard, formerly Chief of the Path
illogical Division of the United States
Bureau of Animal Industry, has signi-
fled his willingness to become inspector
of animals imported here. DIR. Salmon,
Chief of the Bureau, offers to recon-
mend his appointment at 81, 400 per year
if the local association will add 81, 100.
Secretary Judd recommended such ac-
tion. The report also contained the fol-
lowing regarding inspection fees under
present conditions;
"On April 25th, 1904, the Metropolitan
Meat Company, Limited. notified the
Superintendent of Public Works that
basing their refusal upon the ground
that the statute under which it was
sought to collect the fees was uncc
stitutional. The meat company owes
now for fees S521.40. Some other i'm
porters of live stock have followed the
lead of the meat company in its refusal
to pay. They are indebted to the
Board of Inspectors as follows: VIM.
Morton, $56 G. H. Bellina, IS; Gus
Schuman, S21l.
The ranches which have imported
stock directly for themselves have paid
the fees without question. I state the
facts as 1 have been able to get them,
leaving you to draw your own cOnclu-
sions and make your own comments.
Ten raisers of beef associated to-
gether by an agency i'm this city pro-
posed to the Metropolitan Meat Com
pany that something be done to dis
pose of the surplus of cattle which they
saw on their ranches would await
marketing during the coming year. 1t
was proposed that the meat company
call "A graZiers convention i'm Honolulu
in the latter part of October to discuss
the whole question of the marketing of
beef in Honolulu. Such a step would
have made it impossible for having
successful annual meeting of the Asso-
citation in November The suggestion
was made to devote the entire time of
our meeting to the discussion of these
questions. This suggestion was adopt
ed by the executive committee and the
notice for the meeting issued
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