361 



The usual careful examination was made with the following re- 

 sults : 



Disposal zvith Principal Causes. Lots. Parcels. 



Passed as free from pests 1168 27,390 



Fumigated 18 328 



Burned 53 74 



Total inspected 1239 27,792 



RICE SHIPMENTS. 



During the month 25,463 bags of rice arrived from Japan 

 which was found free from weevil and passed. 



PESTS INTERCEPTED. 



Sixty-two packages of fruits and vegetables were found in 

 baggage of foreign passengers and immigrants and all were de- 

 stroyed by burning. We found several lots of chestnuts from 

 Japan badly infested with weevils. Some apples from Japan 

 were infested with a fungus resembling the bitter rot. On a 

 shipment of plants from Manila we found mealy bug (Psen- 

 dococcus virgafus), the bamboo scale (Asterolecaniuni ham- 

 husae), a leaf bug (Capsus species) and some ants. One queen 

 bee arrived from Yokohama and on examining the package was 

 found dead. It was thought advisable to burn the box with the 

 bees. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Newell reports the arrival of seven vessels — six 

 steamers and one sailing vessel. Five steamers carried vege- 

 table matter consisting of 174 lots and 3247 parcels. One hun- 

 dred and eighty-five sacks of potatoes were not very clean and 

 the consignee had to sort them over. Two cases of cauliflower 

 were infested with caterpillars and were destroyed. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



During the month of November 62 steamers were attended to 

 and the following shipments were passed : Plants, 60 packages 

 (mostly forestry trees'); fruits, 4 packages; taro, 798 bags. 

 Total, 862 packages inspected and passed. 



The following packages were refused shipment : Various 

 fruits. 24 packages ; plants, 18 packages ; lilv root, 1 package 

 (clinging dirt). Total, 43 packages inspected and refused. 



Our honorary inspector, A^Ir. Robert R. Elgin, at Mahukona, 



