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NEW TERRITORIES.
The new enterprise of pig feeding by the Hongkong Milling Company has only had a qualified success owing principally to the difficulty of avoiding infectious disease.
There have been no cases of infectious disease among cattle reported from the New Territories.
A case of glanders in a pony belonging to an employee the Kowloon-tanton Railway was diagnosed." The animal was destroyed and the owner compensated.
The breeding of European pigs was tried at Castle Peak farm but has been only noderately successful.
STAFF.
I was on leave from March till December. During my absence Dr. CLARK acted for me.
Kennedy Toum.-Up till June this was in charge of Inspector CorTON and Inspector WARD. Inspector WATSON then returned from leave and leave was granted to Inspector COTTON. Inspector WARD was transferred to the Medical Officer of Health's Staff and Inspector HYNES came in his place.
Inspector of Markets.-These duties were discharged by Inspector C. W. BRETT up til! the end of September when the office was abolished.
Inspector of Cattle Depôts, Kowloon.-These duties have been and still are discharged by Inspector C. W. BRETT.
ADAM GIBSON, M.R.C.V.S.
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