41 



On January 31, two bags of tree seed in the mail from Egypt 

 were fumigated as a precaution and passed. 



IIILO INSPECTION. 



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

 carrying vegetable matter consisting of 116 lot> and 2,554 pack- 

 ages of fruit, plants and vegetables ; all of which were passed. 



KAIIULUI INSrECTION. 



Mr. Will J. Cooper, Plant and Fruit Inspector for Maui, re- 

 ports the arrival of seven steamers at the port of Kahului, 

 three of which brought vegetable matter consisting of 15 lots 

 and 1007 parcels. No injurious pests were found, and all were 

 passed. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Fifty-eight steamers plying between Honolulu and other island 

 ports were attended to, and the following shipments were passed 

 as free from pests : 



Taro 4Sv3 bags 



Vegetables 269 packages 



Plants 164 



Fruit 14 



Total passed 930 packages 



Two lots of fruit were rejected on account of infestation. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Edward M. Ehrhorn, 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



How the work of the federal forest service was realigned to 

 meet war conditions is described in the annual report of the 

 Forester, which in the absence of the head of the service is made 

 by x\cting Forester A. F. Potter. The report also states that 

 practically every form of use of the forests was greater than 

 ever before, that the receipts again touched a new high level with 

 a total of $3,457,028.41, and that the increase in receipts over 

 the previous year was $633,487.70. 



