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On February 10, a number of workers of a common ant were 

 found in the packing of a case of fruit trees from California. 

 The trees were fumigated and the packing burned. 



On February 25, workers of the Argentine ant were discov- 

 ered in a shipment of trees from Oakland, California. The 

 plants were fumigated, and the soil and packing burned before 

 delivery. 



On February 28, a basket of lichee trees from China brought 

 by a sailor was returned to the ship. On one leaf we found a 

 bag worm, a very serious pest known to do great damage to 

 fcHage in the Orient. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Newell reports the arrival of four steamers, two 

 of which carried vegetable matter, consisting of 88 lots and 1623 

 parcels of fruit and vegetables. All were passed as free from 

 pests. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr. Will J. Cooper reports the arrival of six steamers, two of 

 which carried vegetable matter, consisting of 11 lots and 451 

 parcels of fruit and vegetables. All were found to be free from 

 pests. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Fifty-two steamers plying between Honolulu and other island 

 ports were attended, and the following shipments were passed 

 as free from pests : 



Taro 650 bags 



Vegetables 211 packages 



Plants 65 



Fruit 22 



Rejected 2 



Total shipments 950 packages 



Two packages of plants were refused shipment on account of 

 infestation and undesirable soil. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn, 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



