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to Hawaii. In Hilo the matter of organization for that district 

 was handled by the Hilo board of trade at a meeting held on the 

 7th inst. At that meeting I fully explained the situation in so far 

 as the district of Hilo was concerned and outlined a plan of cam- 

 paign to prevent, if possible, the introduction of the pest from 

 adjacent districts, as well as from the port of Honolulu or any 

 other infested ports in the Territory, which Hilo was in commu- 

 nication with. The whole matter was thrashed over with the 

 members of the board of trade and they were assured of the 

 cooperation and assistance of the Territorial board of agriculture 

 in any campaign they might efihciently organize. The resvilt of 

 the Hilo meeting was that a committee of five members were 

 appointed to handle the situation there, consisting of A. Lindsay 

 (chairman), H. V. Patten, E. F. Nicolls, D. S. Bowman and 

 Brother Matthias. 



From Hilo I proceeded to Kau and Kona and in both of these 

 districts I met the prominent members of local organizations and 

 explained matters to them in the same manner as I had already 

 done in Hilo. In Kau Messrs. W. G. Ogg and C. Wolters pro- 

 mised to handle the campaign, and in Kona three members 

 (Messrs. Macfarlane, Curts and Wallace) of the executive com- 

 mittee of the Kona Improvement Club also assured me that they 

 would keep in line with what was done in the other districts of 

 Hawaii. The Kona coffee growers appeared to be somewhat wor- 

 ried (and rightfully so), because of the possibility that the fruit- 

 fly pest might be brought into their district from Kohala by road 

 conveyances coming from the latter district and were anxious 

 that any regulations formulated by the Board would include the 

 prohibition of all Hawaiian fruit from any section of North and 

 South Kohala, in addition to the seizure and destruction of any 

 which might be landed at any of their ports. I assured them that 

 the object of the board of agriculture was that any regulation 

 passed and having force of law would not only provide for the 

 conditions which already existed in Kohala but also would, as far 

 as was possible, protect the other districts of the island against 

 the introduction of the pest by way of both ports and public high- 

 ways. The organizations in all the above-mentioned districts have 

 been informed in a like manner. 



Before leaving Hawaii I gained the impression that each of 

 the organized committees would endeavor to secure funds either 

 through the county supervisors or by private subscription, or 

 both. The general opinion prevailed, however, that the Terri- 

 torial government should, if at all possible, assist financially in 

 their campaign and I would therefore suggest that this important 

 question be taken up by your board at an early date. 



Since my return from Hawaii I have communicated with the 

 agents of the several plantations located in the Hamakua dis- 

 trict and have asked for their assistance and cooperation in get- 

 ting the managers together and forming an organization to 



