113 



without yardmen and have no means of paying for any extra 

 labor arbitrarily thrust on them. 



Insular Conditions. In my last report I referred to the con- 

 dition which had made itself manifest in North Kohala, Island 

 of Hawaii. In consequence of this, I was requested to visit the 

 districts on Hawaii and there organize committees of control, the 

 idea being that each district would handle its own peculiar condi- 

 tions. The results of my visit and that of Mr. Ehrhorn, the 

 superintendent of entomology, have already been submitted to you 

 by a special report. Since my return from Hawaii your board 

 has adopted a new regulation (Rule XIV), having particular 

 reference to any fruitfly conditions on the island of Hawaii. I 

 am pleased to report that the Governor approved of this regula- 

 tion the day it was transmitted to him and copies thereof have 

 already been sent by me to the chairman of the committee in each 

 of the districts of Hawaii. The regulation in question will be 

 printed in due course. 



In my last report I referred to a cjuestionable case under ob- 

 servation in the laboratory, from Kona, Hawaii. I am now much 

 pleased to say that the breeding of the fruit under suspicion pro- 

 duced melon fly (Dacus cucurbitas) and not the Mediterranean 

 fruitfly (Certitis capitata). We still have other fruits under 

 observation from Hawaii, which may have to be reported on later. 



I would also report that the attorney general is at present 

 formulating another regulation suitable to present conditions on 

 Maui and Lanai, where the fruitfly, as yet, has not been found. 

 This rule will give power to local authorities on the above named 

 islands to prevent the introduction of any Hawaiian fruit (ex- 

 cepting bananas and pines ) at the landings. Just as soon as this 

 regulation has been drawn it will be submitted to your board for 

 consideration. 



General Remarks. In view of the fact that Rule X has not 

 been found to exactly fit conditions as regards fallen fruit, your 

 director has requested the attorney general to formulate an 

 amendment whereby it will be compulsory on the householder to 

 clean up and destroy fallen mangoes and other fruit daily. This 

 amendment will shortly be submitted to your board for adoption 

 or for such other action as may be deemed necessary. 



Since my last report the following Honolulu fruits have been 

 found by us to be infected with the ^Mediterranean fruitfly and 

 should be added to the long list of those already reported on. 

 viz.: Kumquat (Citrus japonica), Murraya exotica (small red 

 fruit locally known as mock orange), Eugenia (species). 



I would further report that coffee berries, varieties of orange, 

 loquats. varieties of eugenia, and kamani seeds (species) appear 

 to be among the worst infected fruits so far examined. It is not 

 to be inferred from this, however, that other fruits are not also 

 more or less attacked. Peaches are again coming into season 

 .and these will have to be specially watched, as that variety of 



