THE MOXTIILY BILLKTIX. 381 



QUARANTINE ^2 Jfe ^DIVISION. 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1914. 



By Fkedeuick Maskew, Chit-t liepuiy Quarantine Utticcr. San Fruncisco, California. 



For the past two years the writer of this has pii])lished a monthly 

 synopsis of the work and iindings of the Coast Division of the Quar- 

 antine Service of the State Commission of Horticulture for California. 

 The deliberate purpose of making a pulilie record of the pests inter- 

 cepted on imports of horticultural matt-rial was to attract the attention 

 of the officials having chai'ge of such matters at the various points of 

 origin of the infested jnaterial, in hopes of stimulating their interest 

 in better methods of inspection and disinfection of plant material for 

 shipment to California. The eft'ect. as anticipated, has been far 

 reacliiiig, and the results obtained have justitied the expectations of 

 the originator of the idea, and confirmed the policy of the maxim of 

 the division. The JMonthly Bulletin reaches all agricultural stations 

 and the officials of several of these are now taking drastic measures 

 to clean up, and thus prevent the constant repetition of the finding 

 of infested plants sent out from their respective countries. 



A phase of the quarantine Avork that has not been included in former 

 reports is fhe']niml)er of passengers arriving each month whose baggage 

 is searched for the presence of fruit fly nuiterial or other quarantined 

 products. This is really the most important part of the work, and 

 the extent to which it has developed is the true reason for the present 

 numerical strength of the quarantine force. The ability to handle 

 with dispatch the maximum numljer of passengers arriving on any 

 domestic liner from Honolulu will always remain the criterion from 

 which to judge of the nuad)er of inspectors required at the port of 

 San Francisco. For the information of those interested in this matter 

 the number of passengers arriving from fruit fly ports will be incor- 

 porated in future reports of the division. 



SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship baggage inspection. 



Ships inspected 34 



Passengers arriving from fruit fly ports : __I_3,no 



Horticultural imports. 



Passed as free from pests 40.17.^ 



Fumigated ~ 2'84o 



Destroyed or returned "'120 



Contraband destroyed J]^ 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 43,1.5.'5 



Horticultural exports. 



Inspected and certified ' II3 



