Diseased Cattle In Samoa
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THE reinstitution of the inspection of meat intended for human consump tion, has revealed a high percentage of diseased (TB) cattle killed on the NZRE plantations whence the Apia butcheries draw practically the whole of their beef.
Mulifanua has the highest percentage of diseased beasts. Out of 32 killed one day, nine were wholly condemned, and four partially condemned. On another day, six out of 11 were condemned. Vailele, Vaitele and Aleisa Plantations also have a proportion of diseased beasts.
Members of the Legislative Assembly have been asked to seek the fullest de tails of this sorry state of Samoa’s main
nlriat supply
Mr. Edward M. Grant, Mr. C. Prentice and Mr. A. R. Sahu Khan have been granted commissions as Justices of the Peace in respect of the Southern District, Fiji.
A new industry in Hawaii, the manu facture of hats from immature leaves of the coconut palms, and already providing goods worth 370,000 dollars annually, is attracting the attention of the author ities on account of its destruction of trees. It is proposed to establish planta tions of palms especially devoted to this industry.