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danger as carriers of fruil fly as any shipment of a commercial nature 

 can be made. 



The regulations prohibit the shipment of all host fruits from Hawaii to 

 the mainland excepl the Chinese and Bluefield bananas and pineapples. 

 \o bananas or pineapples may be shipped from any plantation or field 

 which has net been inspected by an official of the Federal Horticultural 

 Bi ird to determine that conditions in and about such places of produc- 

 tion, and about the packing houses and sheds adjoining, are sanitary 

 from a fruit fly standpoint. These inspections include the supplies of 

 wrapping media and the sources from which they are obtained. After 

 li.i\ in-- had their plantations inspected, those desiring to ship fruit must 

 notify the federal officer in charge in Honolulu, sufficiently far in 

 advance, of the location and amount of fruit to be offered for shipment 



the nan E tin osignor and consignee of each shipment, the name of 



the ship by v\ hich it will go forward to the coast, and the date of sailing. 

 With these data, inspections are arranged for the various plantations so 

 that each bunch of fruit may be inspected for the removal of all prema- 

 turely ripe, split, bruised or decayed fruits, and inspection tags attached 

 to each hunch or crate of fruit offered to the transportation companies. 



After inspect ems of the fruit have been made and the inspection tags 

 attached, permits are issued in triplicate to the transportation companies 

 permitting them to accept consignments of fruit answering the descrip- 

 tion given in the permit. The original of this permit is attached to the 

 bill of lading, while the duplicate and the triplicate remain in the files 

 of the transportation company and the Federal Horticultural Board 

 respectively. 1'pon arrival at the Coast, no fruit consignments are 

 permitted to leave the ship until the permit attached to the bill of lading 

 lias been examined by the board official at the port of entry to make 

 certain that the information as to amount and destination agree with 

 the consignment on board. 



The work of the Federal Horticultural Board in Hawaii has met with 

 the hearty cooperation of all parties concerned. Even the express com- 

 panies will not knowingly accept fruit not bearing an inspection tag. 

 Only those familiar with the infinite patience of the Oriental, can 

 appreciate the thoroughness with which the bunches of bananas are 

 cleaned by the Chinese growers, to whom great credit is due. 



ON BOARD SHIP. 



It has been found impossible thus far to prohibit ships' stores being 

 taken on board at Honolulu, or to prohibit passengers from carrying 

 with them on their voyage delicacies in the nature of fruits. The trans- 

 porting companies and individuals are, however, liable to fine or arrest 

 provided contraband material is found in their possession by the federal 

 officers after tin' ship arrives within the three mile limit of the mainland. 

 At presi mi. slips containing fruit fly information are distributed to each 

 passenger. In the future, cadi passenger will be required to sign a 

 Statement thai he has no contraband material in his baggage or upon 

 his person The most difficult task of the officials at California's ports 

 of entry is the detection of fruit fly coming from ships' stores and the 

 baggage of travelers. 



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