Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-28
TERRITORY MAY
DROP WORkOF
MILK INSPECTION
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of 1914, out of 1891 cows tested, there
are only Is known reactors- At is,
animals indicating, tuberculous condi-
tion-stilI alive which, he remarks,
compares fayorably with the first test
made in 1910, which yielded All re-
actors out OF 2095 tested ldaiFy cows
whose wiki was being sold) and the
1911 test which gave z25 reactors out
CT Abs cattle tested.
What Or. horoaard Says.
In his report for december to the
beard OF agriculture and forestry, DIR.
Norgaard, the territorial veterinarian,
in connection with his recommends
Jon previously made or a regular -bac-
teriai count" of all the milk produced
here for human consumption, says:
If the new board Of supervisors
appoint "a competent milk slnspector
and direct him TO cooperate with this
division, that is, if they appoint the
only qualified milk inspector in the
county, Mr.. Joe Richard, who, as they
are well aware, has been carried on
the rolls of this board for the past
two years in order to retain his SER
vices and further develop his ability
and usefulness, then the milk inspec-
ton question is solved, and solved in
the most economic manner possible,
effecting considerable cash saving
to the board OF supervisors at the
same time as placing the authority
and responsibility under one head
"Any other appointment will mean
an impeachment to the service and a
complete disregard Of what the public
demands and are entitled to, and for
which they certainly have been wait
ing long enough, that is, clean milk
from healthy COWS. Whatever milk
and dairy inspection has been carried
on during the past two years has been
done by the division of animal indus
try. Every dairyman knows its Off
GERS and has confidence in them, and
the very idea of an unproficient and
inexperienced man attempting. to lay
down rules and regulations by the
rule of thumb or by the printed word
of the ordinance would prove either a
farce or q tragedy, without getting one
step closer to clean milk. But, as
have already laid this matter before
the president of this board for his
action, I only venture to hope for an
equitable solution of the subject, that
will not render useless the efforts Of
the board and of this division during
the past two years for the end in
view clean milk from healthy cows
However, If the board of supervi-
sors should not wish to cooperate
with this board as above suggested.
trust the board will not require this
division to educate another milk in
spector, which task would be equal TO
assuming the inspection work as
hitherto. BY the same token should
feel constrained to notify the board
that an ordinarily intelligent laborer
viii be sufficiently qualified to per-
form the duties required Of a lay as
sistant in carrying on the tuberculin
testing work. and that $35 or $40 per
month may thus be saved.
However, as Mr.. Dan Logan, who,
three years ago helped this division
by having the then city milk inspec.
tor, Mr. Richard, assigned to assist
us in the cattle testing, which work
in every way comedies and fits in
with the milk and dairy inspection
work, has now promised to lend his
influence toward similar arrange
ment, the two boards dividing the ex
lpensesAsalary snas transportation -
it would seem that a saving Of at
least $50 per month for each board
would be welcomed pnder the present
financial stringency, while duplica-
tipn of work and, more than every
thing else. the increased cost of trans
f,olf atior, sbo avoided