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Rice Shipiiiciifs. 



Twenty seven thousand four hundred and forty bags of rice ar- 

 rived from Japan during the month of April and being found free 

 from pests were permitted to enter the Territory. 



Pcsfs Intercepted. 



Twenty-seven packages of vegetables and 52 packages of fruit 

 were confiscated from passengers and immigrants during the 

 month and destroyed by burning. Examination showed much of 

 these to be badly infested with scale insects and other pests, em- 

 phasizing that the prohibition of such materials into the Territory 

 is a very good regulation. A passenger brought a box of plants, 

 mostly roses, from Japan, and we found a Lepidopterous miner in 

 many of the stems ; the whole lot was destroyed by burning. Three 

 boxes of sandpears from Japan arrived by parcels post for a 

 Japanese at Papaikou, Hawaii. After passing the custom house 

 examination, we confiscated the packages at the postofifice, giving 

 the postmaster our receipt for the same. As fast as individuals 

 of the large numljer of immigrants from the steamer Harpalion 

 are released, we go through their belongings and we have found 

 quantities of seeds which we subject to a strong fumigation as a 

 precaution against hiding pests. 



Hilo Inspection. 



Brother AT. Newell reports the arrival of 11 vessels at Hilo, 4 

 of which carried vegetable matter and 1 vessel ballast. There 

 were all told 115 lots, consisting of 1827 packages of fruit and 

 vegetables, and from this amount 5 packages of vegetables were 

 destroyed, being in bad condition. 



Intcv-Ishuid Inspection. 



During the month of April 70 steamers were attended to and 

 the following shipments were passed on : 400 bags of taro, 86 

 crates of plants, 2 lots of cutflowers, 1 bag of cabbage, 1 bag of 

 cocoanuts ; total, 490 packages inspected and passed. 



The following packages were refused shipment : 93 packages 

 fruit, 1 package plants, 31 packages vegetables; total, 125 pack- 

 ages inspected and refused shipment. 



Beneficial Insects. 



Four boxes of predaceous beetles (Calosonia higubre) were re- 

 ceived from Dr. W. D. Hunter, bureau of entomology, \'ictoria, 

 Texas. About two years ago this matter was taken up by me 

 and the promise then made. At the request of the president, I 

 delivered the beetles to Mr. T. D. Fullaway of the United States 

 experiment station ; he and I carefully examined the boxes to- 

 gether. Out of 102 beetles, 59 arrived alive, four just showing 

 life, and the rest died. 



