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Division of Plant Inspection 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



Honolulu, December 31, 1917. 



Honorable Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu. 



Gentlemen: — I have the honor to submit herewith a brief 

 report covering the various lines of work performed by the 

 Division of Plant Inspection during the calendar year 1917. 



The work performed by the chief plant inspector and his as- 

 sistants during the year 1917 consisted of the following: 



1. The inspection of all fruit, vegetables and plants coming 

 into the Territory from foreign countries and the mainland in 

 order to prevent the introduction of pests and plant diseases 

 which do not at present exist in Hawaii and which are injurious 

 to agricultural interests in other places. 



2. The inspection of all fruit, vegetables and plants that are 

 shipped from the port of Honolulu to all ports of the other 

 islands. The purpose of this inspection is to prevent the spread 

 to adjacent islands of any pest accidentally introduced on Oahu, 

 of which Honolulu is the port of entry and consequently the 

 most likely place for an accidental introduction to make its first 

 appearance. 



STAFF. 



Your superintendent has continued as Chief of the Division 

 during this year and had the following assistance in the quaran- 

 tine inspection : 



Mr. D. B. Kuhns, as assistant inspector, whose time was spent 

 mostly on the harbor front in looking after all vessels arriving 

 at Honolulu. Under him there are tvvo assistants, Messrs. Ed- 

 ward Drew and Isaac Kahele. \\'ith this force of men I am 

 able to handle all inspections of outside shipments as well as the 

 inter-island inspection. In connection with the work, Brother 

 Matthias Newell has continued as fruit and plant inspector at 

 Hilo, Hawaii. On January 1 Mr. Will Cooper w^as appointed 

 plant inspector at Kahului. 



The following gentlemen, who are acting as honorary inspec- 

 tors at various ports on the other islands, have not reported any 

 active service during the year. In fact, it seldom occurs that 

 produce goes to the smaller ports of the other islands without 

 first passing through Honolulu. 



Honorary inspectors: Mr. E. E. Madden, Mahukona, Ha- 

 wai ; Air. Geo. B. Leavitt, Eleele, Kauai ; Mr. G. C. Munro, Keo- 

 muku, Lanai. Mr. AV. D. AIcBryde resigned as honorary inspec- 

 tor in Alarch, and Air. Geo. B. Leavitt was appointed to succeed 

 him. 



