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DISEASES IN DEPOTS.
15. Swine Fever 26 cases.
GRASS,
16. The total amount of Guinea Grass cut on the cultivated hillside at Kennedy Town was 1,677 piculs.
QUARANTINE.
17. The numbers of animals examined and passed through quarantine during the year were as follows:-
Horses Cattle Dogs 282 153 19018. The above does not include animals imported for slaughter or consigned to the Military Authority.
19. Imported horses and mules unless accompanied by a satisfactory "Mallein Certificate" are detained until they have passed the "Mallein Test".
20. Other animals are quarantined for varying periods according to their place of origin.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN QUARANTINE.
21. Glanders 1 case.
LIVE STOCK IN THE COLONY.
22. The following numbers of Live Stock were in the Districts under the supervision of Sanitary Inspectors on 31st December, 1931.
In the New Territories: Ponies Asses Cows Sheep and Goats 374 1,041 111 5 Ponies 259 Asses 7123. The above figures do not include animals kept by the Military Authority or animals for slaughter in Government Depots. No figures are given for work or store cattle as these fluctuate greatly and would be misleading.
24. No figures are given for swine owing to the difficulty of obtaining a record of sufficient accuracy to be of any value.