The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-08
To TEST STOCK
ON THE COAST

A meeting of the Board of Commits
sioners of Agriculture and Forestry
was held on Wednesday. Present were
c. S. Holloway, president; G. r. Car
ter and w. NJ Giffard, members; Alex
ander Craw, superintendent of ento-
mology; DR.. V. A Norgaard, superin-
tendent of animal industry; Jacib Ko-
tinsky, assistant entomologist, and
David Haughs, forest nurseryman.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A communication was read from w.
G. Cox, assistant forester at Washing
ton, D. c., addressed to Mr.. Hosmer.
notifying him that a special appropria-
ton of $4,000 was available for expert
mental nursery and planting work in
Hawaii
A communication was read from
John D. Ritchie, Secretary Department
Agriculture. New Zealand offering all
possible assistance to the board in the
selecting of breeding stock for the Ter
ritory.
A
rendering his resignation as district
fire warden and district forester, to
take effect October !.
ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
DIR. Norgaard notified the board of
the intention of the L. S. Department
of Agriculture to inspect and test cat
tie and horse stock free of charge at
department will also furnish mallein
and tuberculin free of charge. AS
soon as he is notified officially of this
rule it will be necessary TO change the
present rules and regulations of the
board and the services of d.. Egan,
a representative of the board in San
Francisco, can be dispensed with.
Under the head of Mule Breeding in
the Territory of Hawaii" DR.. Nor
gard informed the board that the
local stock raisers of the Territory had
decided to go in for mule breeding on
a large scale and arrangements were
being made 10 send someone to Ken
tucky or Tennessee to select first-class
Jacks. Assistance in purchasing stock
will be furnished by the U. S. Bureau
of Animal Industry.
Owing to the difficulty of keeping III |
touch with stock on the different is
lands, Dr. Norgaard suggested the ad-
visibility of getting four young Veter-
inarians to come here. one to be sta
toned at Lihue, Kauai: one at Wai- !
luku. Maui: one at Kamuela, Hawaii, |
and one at Hilo, Hawaii; these TO be /
appointed veterinary inspectors by the
board and TO report 10 the Territorial |
Veterinarian all outbreaks of conta
gious diseases. He also suggested that |
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters and Ha-
waiian Cattle Raisers' Association be
asked to guarantee each of these vet
erinarians a salary of 800 per month.
1t was voted on molten of Mr.. Gift
fard, that copies of the portion of DR..
Norgaard's report headed stock In
spection" be sent the two associations
and that the matter be referred to the
committee on animal industry.
DR.. Norgaard asked permission of
the board to go to New Zealand to as
sist Mr.. Munro in selecting stock for
this Territory. This being the first
large shipment of live stock from New
Zealand for this Territory and wishing
it to be a success he felt it his duty
to go, although not anxious to make
the trip 1t was agreed, on motion of
Mr.. Carter, seconded by Mr.. Giffard,
that this request be referred to the
committee on animal industry with
power to act.
THE WAR ON PESTS.
"A letter was read from Maxwell Lef-
roy, government entomologist for In
dia, addressed to Mr.. Kotinsky, advis-
ing of his efforts to locate the parasites
of the melon fly (Dacus cucurbitae) in
India for the guidance of the Territory
in its search for them. 1t was moved
by Mr. Giffard, seconded by Mr.. Car
ter and carried, that the president of
ing him for his interest and services in
the matter.
NEW PARK PROVIDED.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Carter, Sec
onded by Mr.. Giffard, it was voted that
the Superintendent of Public Works be
asked to fence off a certain portion of
the Nursery grounds as needed for ex-
ecutive work, the rest to be thrown
open to the public.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that Messrs. Haughs and Kotinsky be
granted permission to attend the Rub
Der Convention at Nahiku, Maui, Oc-
tober u, and they to report on the
work pertaining to their division.