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reasons only the most experienced of men in this chiss of work 

 should be allowed to handle such material. 



Since my last report 1 have received a ocnimnnicalinu frdin 

 the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology at Washington, D. C, 

 in which he informs me that the congressional a])propriation 

 to assist the Territory in the fruit lly camjiaign has passed 

 l)oth houses and would eventually find its way to the Presi- 

 dent for signature. If signed, the appropriation will become 

 available on July 1, and will, of course, be expended under the 

 direction of the federal bureau. The Chief Entomologist, Dr. 

 1.. O. Howard, in asking for cooperation and advice, states 

 that he has engaged a Dr. Back to direct the expenditure, and 

 that the gentleman would in all probability be in llonolulu 

 early in July. After the arrival of Dr. Back, the board will 

 cooperate with the federal department in extending the wH)rk 

 which will no doubt be possible with the larger sum available. 

 It goes without saying that Dr. Back will also haxe to under- 

 take work of control on the other islands, which our small 

 local appropriation has not made possible. As you already 

 know, the insular inspection and control has been in the hands 

 of district committees api)ointed by the island commercial or- 

 ganizations. The board, however, has kei)t in communication 

 with the chairmen of these committees, has issued commis- 

 sions to such inspectors as the latter have ap])ointed, and it 

 has furthermore arranged with the Territorial administration 

 to a])i)ortion the two larger islands a small sum to assist the 

 \-arious districts in the exclusion of the pest. Unfortunately, 

 the fruit fly has since been discovered in almost every district 

 on both islands, and it will not be long before the infestation 

 will be general owing to the iminterruiited large areas of guava 

 and wild fruits which pre\ail along the upper slopes. 



In view of changed conditions as to prevalence of fruit lly 

 on the other islands, there may perhai)s be necessity for a 

 slight modification in the Territorial regulations as now in 

 force. I do not think, however, that any change should l)t' 

 made until we have received an expression of opinion Iroin the 

 district and commercial organizations on each island. 



The alleged complaints because of a failure to cxixnl fruits 

 and vegetai)les from any of the other ilsands lo Oabu wi-re 

 based «)n a Avrong inter])retation of existing regulations by 

 • fficials over whom this board had no control. There ha\o 

 never been any legal restrictions as to the importation of such 

 supi)lies on f)ahu since the fruit lly was first discovered here. 

 The misunderstanding was easily and satisfactorily settled as 

 sf)on as investigated. 



In adflition to the usual inspection, gathering and deslruc- 

 tion of fruit, which has been maintained during the month, 

 there has also been considerable sjjraying of large sections of 

 fruit gardens in and about llonobdn. F.xiH'rimcntal trapping 

 for adult fruit llics under the Australian nutliod (kerosene 



