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The entire shipment with cases and packing were destroyed by 

 burning. 



This termite will probably prove to be the same species that is 

 doing serious damage to the timber of the various docks and 

 buildings throughout the city. 



On July 9, a package of rice paddy from ^lanila by mail was 

 fumigated as a precaution. 



On July 16, a package of tree seed in the mail from Java was 

 fumigated. 



Oil! the same date two packages of tree seed in the mail from. 

 ]\Ianila were fumigated as a precautionary measure. 



On July 22, a case of peaches in baggage from San Francisco 

 infested with Peach ]\Ioth were sorted and the infested fruit 

 burned. 



On July 30, a package of dried insects from Samoa was found 

 to contain two sticks of sugar cane which were confiscated and 

 burned. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Xewell reports the arrival of five vessels, one of 

 which carried vegetable matter consisting of 119 lots and 2,216 

 parcels. All of these were passed as free from pests. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



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

 ports the arrival of five vessels at the port of Kahului, two of 

 which carried vegetable matter consisting of 50 lots and 343 

 packages, all of which were found to be free from pests. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Fifty-seven steamers plying between Honolulu and other 

 island ports were attended and the following shipments were 

 passed as free from pests : 



Taro 646 bags 



A^egetables 208 packages 



Plants - 85 



Fruit ' 63 



Total passed 1002 



Six packages of plants and one package of pineapples were 

 refused shipment on account of infestation or undesirable soil. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn, 

 Chief Plant Inspector: 



