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HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of six steamers 

 at Hilo, and two sailing vessels carrying lumber. Two steamers carried 

 vegetable matter, consisting of 105 lots and 2328 parcels; all were passed 

 as free from insect pests. The ''Anyo Maru" arrived direct from Japan, 

 bringing 603 bags of beans and two bags of sesame seed; all were found 

 to be free from pests. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr. Will J. Cooper, Inspector at the port of Kahului, reports the arrival 

 of six vessels, of which one, the S. S. " Manoa, ' ' brought vegetable matter 

 consisting of 698 packages of fruits and vegetables, all being found to 

 be free from infestation. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Fifty-six steamers plying between Honolulu and other island ])orts were 

 attended and the following shipments passed as free from pests : 



Taro 251 packages 



Vegetables 371 packages 



Pineapple shoots 6764 bags 



Plants 147 packages 



Fruit 178 packages 



Grass seed 22 bags 



Sugar cane 2 cases 



Total passed 7735 packages 



Six packages of plants and one package of sugar cane were refused 

 shipment on account of infestation, undesirable soil, and not complying 

 with the regulations. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. EHRHORN, 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



Division of Animal Industry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, November 15, 1919, 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen: — I beg to submit herewith my report on the work of the 

 Division of Animal Industry for the month of October, 1919: 



BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS ERADICATION. 



It is gratifying to be at last able to report success in the efforts of this 

 office to secure for the livestock industry of the Territory, and especially 

 for the dairy interests, the benefits contained in the federal agricultural 

 appropriation bill, which benefits, it wall be remembered, were withheld 

 from the Territory through the omission in the act as passed by Congress 

 during December', 1918, of the word "territory" in all places where 

 *' states, counties or municipalities" were mentioned. 



The benefits referred to consist in the payment by the federal Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture of one-third of the indemnities, within certain 

 limitations, assumed by the Territory in the reimbursement of owners of 



