462 



During the month there arrived at the port, of Honolulu 48 

 vessels, of which 19 carried vegetable matter subject to inspec- 

 tion. Two vessels arrived via Panama. The following disposal 

 was made of the various shipments : 



Disposal Lots Parcels 



Passed as free from pests 628 30,720 



Fumigated 4 505 



Returned 4 878 



Burned 24 24 



Total inspected 660 32,127 



Of these shipments 31,995 parcels arrived as freight, 95 parcels 

 as mail and 2)7 parcels as freight. 



RICE AND BEAN SHIPMENTS. 



During the month 46,553 bags of rice and 2,838 bags of beans 

 from foreign ports were inspected and found apparently free 

 from infestation. 496 bags of wheat from Australia were found 

 infested with a cosmopolitan grain weevil and fumigated before 

 delivery. 



PESTS INTERCEPTED. 



Approximately 2,409 pieces of baggage belonging to passen- 

 gers and immigrants from foreign ports were examined, from 

 wdiich 12 lots of fruit and 8 lots of vegetables were taken and 

 destroyed by burning. 



On November 7, 12 packages of seeds in the mail from Ma- 

 nila, consigned to the Hawaii Experiment Station and the Board 

 of Agriculture and Forestry were fumigated as a precaution. 

 Included in shipment were two packages of Job's tears and two 

 packages of citrus seeds, which were burned, being prohibited 

 by regulation of the Federal Horticultural Board. 



On November 12, a parcel of flower seed in the mail from 

 New Zealand was fumigated before delivery as a precaution. 



On November 24, one package of tree seed, one package of 

 peony roots and one package of chestnuts in the mail from 

 Japan were refused entry by the United States Post Office as 

 unmailable. 



On the same date a' consignment of 875 fruit trees from Japan 

 were refused entry owing to the failure of the importer to comply 

 with the regulations of the Federal Horticultural Board which 

 requires shipments of plants from foreign countries to bear a 

 certificate of inspection. 



For the accommodation of local merchants we have fumigated 

 the following cereals during November : 



Barley 1 bag; beans 61 bags; corn 591 bags; corn meal 22 



