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foreign countries were examined, from which 22 lots of fruit and 86 lots of 

 vegetables were taken and destroyed. 



On June 2 a package of orange plants in the mail from United States was 

 fumigated for an infestation of purple scale. 



On the same date one rose plant and one azalea in the baggage from 

 Japan were destroyed, being a prohibited importation. 



On June 2 a package of seed corn in the mail from Japan was returned 

 as unmailable. 



On June 13 a package of plants in the baggage from Japan was burned, 

 being a prohibited importation. 



On June 17 a package of tulip bulbs in the mail from Portugal was re- 

 turned as unmailable. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother AX. Newell, Inspector for Hilo, reports the arrival of seven 

 vessels at the port of Hilo, three of which carried vegetable matter, consist- 

 ing of 67 lots and 1547 packages, all of which were free from pests. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr, Edwin C. Moore, acting for Mr, W. J. Cooper, Inspector at Kahului, 

 reports the arrival of five vessels at the port of Kahului, one of which car- 

 ried vegetable matter, consisting of nine lots and 450 packages, all of which 

 were free from insect pests. 



INTEB-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Fifty-eight steamers plying between Honolulu and other Island ports 

 were attended and the following were passed as free from pests : 



Sugar cane 11 packages 



Taro 264 bags 



Vegetables 244 packages 



Plants 132 packages 



Fruit 112 packages 



Total passed 763 packages 



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

 shipment on account of infestation, undesirable soil and not complying 

 with the regulations. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



E, M. EHRHORN, 

 Chief Plant Inspector, 



Division of Animal Industry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, July 18, 1919. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



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

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



THE ANTHRAX SITUATION ON KAUAI. 



As stated in my report for last month, the Deputy Territorial Veteri- 

 narian, Dr. Golding, had reported that the vaccination for anthrax in a 



