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this fruit, the tree of which is now in full bearing. It takes 

 but a glance at the number and fruiting conditions of these 

 scattered trees to realize the stupendous work of efficiently 

 gathering and destroying a fruit which during the season is 

 continuously falling from all these large trees day and night. 

 It is almost unnecessary to say that with such immense crops 

 of mangoes extending over a period of three months or more 

 perfect work in gathering and destroying these cannot be ex- 

 pected, more particularly under the peculiar local conditions 

 which exist in the area of approximately 50,000 acres under 

 quarantine between Kaimuki and Moanalua. To properly 

 cope with such conditions, it would take a force ten times as 

 large, and even then the work would be partially ineffective 

 unless a very much larger proportion of householders co- 

 operated. Of course, there are many who keep their grounds 

 fairly free of fallen mangoes, but the large majority of resi- 

 dents, and particularly those who can ill aft'ord to employ a 

 yardboy, leave the gathering of this fruit to our inspectors 

 and such laborers as we are now forced to employ at odd times 

 to help out the situation. Even where mangoes are not used 

 by householders, there are but few, including the wealthier 

 class, who voluntarily strip the trees or care to have this done 

 for them. Again, there are a large number of vacant lots con- 

 taining mango trees, the owners or controllers of which it is 

 difficult to locate. In the majority of such instances as these 

 we will be obliged to strip and gather the fruit ourselves, as 

 well as cart the same to the incinerator, if there is not suffi- 

 cient brush to burn same on the premises. During the month 

 we have had a wagon busy hauling several loads of such fruit 

 every day, and during June, if the payroll will stand it, several 

 more carts and day laborers will have to be employed. It is 

 surprising what immense quantities of this fruit have been 

 burned on the ground or else carted away to the incinerator 

 since the season opened, all of which would have been left as 

 formerl)'-, to ferment and rot on premises, causing not only a 

 very insanitary condition in localities, but also would have been 

 the means of an altogether unnecessary reproduction of fruit 

 flies in countless numbers. Unfortunately there is a very bad 

 fungus condition existing in much of the mango fruit which is 

 causing it to rot and ferment before falling. This fermenta- 

 tion attracts numerous species of vinegar flies, the small mag- 

 gots of which give the impression that the fruit is all infected 

 with the Alediterranean fruit fly. Such is not the case, but 

 nevertheless man}- of the fruits are really attacked by the latter 

 pest and it is impossible to discriminate amongst such large 

 quantities as daily fall to the ground. Whilst there is much 

 good fruit on many of the trees and on the ground it is best 

 to be on the safe side and sweep up and destroy every one 

 that has fallen. I am dwelling at some length on these pecu- 



