The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-31
Many Cattle Tested.

tuberculosis within this Territory IL
practically impossible. "
Many Cattle Tested.
Doctor Cases report of the tubercu-
losis control work showed that during
June 104 head of dairy stock were
tested. Six head were condemned and
branded. These were one imported Hol-
stein COW belonging to w. Il. Wall, one
cow belonging to A. w. Seabury and
four belonging to George Holt. Ninety.
eignt-cow belonging to the following
dairymen were pronounced clean:
r. Fugita, 2; X. Shimdsu, Il t. Mat.
shoka, 5; +. de Mello, 6; X. Okomoto,
4 Eva Boarding House, l; G.. A. Vas
eoncellas, 8; :. Mendonca, 2; II. Dias,
/; A. Ornellas, !; J. T. Ornellas, /;
p. A. Ornellas, ]; J.. Lado. IL; NJ. X.
Young, 1; w. T.. Wall, l6; George Holt,
25; A. r. Cooke, 8; and Kamehameha
Schools, 1. ..t
Doctor Norgaard said; ar
GAS reports have reached this office
about actually filthy milk-that is, m TX
with dirt in visible quantities on the
bottom of the containers-it has been
decided to make thorough investiga-
ton of each individual dairy in the
entire district and to prepare a report
on the same. " " "a
eat the same time bacterial count
is being made Of samples of milk OBJ.
tanned from diaries in unsatisfactory
sanitary condition, with a view to, IL
possible, submitting all the dairies to
this most searching test" E..
The board granted leave of absence
for one month to q. X. harrison, in
order that he may attend the national
photographic convention in Washington
in December, ,, ~, 49, 81.
Territorial Forester r. s. Hosmer re.
ported that under the date of June 10,
1914, formal agreement was signed
by the Governor and the commissioner
of public lands, acting for the Terri
tory, and by the Hon. George r. Carter,
whereby the latter transfers to the
board of agriculture and forestry for
period of FIVE years tract of 1872
acres of forest land on the slopes Of
the mountain at the head of Manoa
Valley, Honolulu, for forest purposes
The land forms part of the Honolulu
Watershed Forest Reserve. The object
Of turning the custody and control OF
it over to the government is that, along
with the government land at the head
of Manoa Valley, il may be cared for
| by the territorial division of forestry
in accordance with the principles Of
practical forestry. = -.
Under Chapter % of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii the government may
accept such transfers of lands, under
conditions to be fixed by the board.
As long as an area of forest remains
exclusively in the control of the gov,
eminent, it is, upon demand, exempted
from taxation. The amount of the taxes
RENTED on this ManOa land is not
great. Mr.. Carter's idea being rather
to signify in a public manner his will
| ingness to cooperate with the Board
of Agriculture and Forestry and his be.
lief in its forest work. D..
| One other similar transfer has al,
ready been made in Hawaii. This was
in November, 1906, when certain lands
in the KOolau district on Maui, leased
and owned by the Alexander & Baldwir
interests, were turned over to the gov
eminent for a term Of seventeen years
The action of Ex-Governor Carter iu
regard to his Manoa Valley land is OF
especial importance as it helps to con
| firm and establish a precedent. In
later years, when the territorial govern
ment is equipped with an administra
tive force adequate to the task Of prop
erly caring for its forest reserves, thu
present transfer may be Of assistance
in helping to bring other owners Of
private forest lands into line.
superintendent of entomology r. M
FhrhOrn reported about medicine
worms and various other parasites. <
During the month two packages 0,
medicinal worms arrived one by par
cells post, in which the worms wer
very much alive; in fact one moth ha'
almost emerged from the pupa; thi
shipment was identical with the on
destroyed in the month of Februar!
but no instructions accompanied tb
sending. The other package consiste,
of tube made ont Of a joint of BAN
boo, sawed into at one end, making