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The attached graphs show the number of animals slaughtered in all Slaughter Houses during the past ten years.
Grass Supply for Government Bullocks.
The area under cultivation has been decreased by about an acre at Kowloon owing to building developments. The amount cut at Kennedy Town was 275 tons 8 cwt. and at Kowloon 234 tons 4 cwt. A considerable amount of this was supplied to the Medical Department to feed ponies used for the production of Anti-meningococcic Serum and no charge was made for this.
Export of Lard, Dried Meats, etc., to the Philippines and Canada.
1921 1922 1923 1924 Lard, lbs. 3,882,074 3,532,907 3,779,340 3,949,220 Dried Meats, lbs. 282,311 128,811 277,822 105,859 TotalIn addition 38,071 lbs. of Sausages was exported to Victoria, Vancouver B.C.; and Montreal against 48,084 lbs. in 1923. The amount of fees for official certificates was $4,543.50.
Quarantine.
The number of animals examined and passed through Quarantine during the year are as follows:-
Horses, mules 233 (This does not include 5 destroyed). Dogs 150 Cattle 49Horses and mules were kept in Quarantine until they had passed the Mallein test.
Dogs and cattle were kept under observation for varying periods.
Infectious Diseases in Quarantine.
Disease. Horses. Dogs. Cattle. Glanders 5As 4 of the above cases of Glanders occurred in a batch of expensive high-class ponies, it shows the value of the test as a protection to horse owners.
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The attached graphs show the number of animals slaughtered in all Slaughter Houses during the past ten years.
Grass Supply for Government Bullocks.
The area under cultivation has been decreased by about acre at Kowloon owing to building developments. The amount cut at Kennedy Town was 275 tons 8 cwt. and at Kowloon 234 tons 4 cwt. A considerable amount of this was supplied to the Medical Department to feed ponies used for the production of Anti-meningococcic Serum and no charge was made for this.
Export of Lard, Dried Meats, etc., to the
Philippines and Canada.
1921
1922
1923
1924
3,882,0741 3,532,9071 3,779,340 3,949,220
Lard, lbs.
Dried Meats, lbs. 282,311
128,8111 277,822 105,8591
'Total
In addition 38,071 lbs. Sausages was exported to Victoria, Vancouver B.C.; and Montreal against 48,084 lbs. in 1923. amount of fees for official certificates was $4,543.50.
Quarantine.
The number of animals examined and passed through Quarantine during the year are as follows:-
Horses, mules 233 (This does not include 5 destroyed).
Dogs
Cattle
150
49
Horses, mules were kept in Quarantine until they had passed the Mallein test.
Dogs and cattle were kept under observation for varying periods.
Infectious Diseases in Quarantine.
Disease.
Glanders
Horses.
5
Dogs.
Cattle.
As 4 of the above cases of Glanders occurred in a batch of expensive high class ponies it shows the value of the test as a protection to horse owners.
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