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Orient. These being prohibited, they were destroyed by burning. 



One queen bee arrived from Texas and, finding it dead, we 

 burned the package and contents. 



In the soil around plants from Japan we found three distinct 

 species of Mclolonthid grubs, one being an Anomala species. This 

 group of insects are exceedingly injurious to vegetation and are 

 closely allied to the Japanese beetle. 



On a shipment of pinetree twigs sent here from Japan for New 

 Year decorations I found an Aphis (Lachnins species), a very 

 common pest in Japan, and fumigated the shipment for a few 

 hours before letting it go. 



Three species of Ants (Tetramorium guincense), (Sydney) ; 

 {Monomorium pharaonis) and a Cremastogaster species (Japan), 

 were taken in soil and on vegetables during the month. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother j\I. Newell reports the arrival of 6 vessels, 5 of which 

 brought vegetable matter. In a letter he reports that the ship- 

 ments received this month are the heaviest ever received at Hilo. 

 There were 325 lots, consisting of 6908 packages. Fifty bags of 

 potatoes were cleaned of soil before delivery, and three crates of 

 celery were treated for the celery fungus. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



During the month of December 62 steamers were attended 

 to and the following shipments were passed : 



Plants (mostly forestry trees) 66 packages 



Taro 768 bags 



Lily root 34 packages 



Vegetables 8 



Total inspected and passed 876 packages 



The following packages were refused shipment : 



Various fruits 16 packages 



Plants 12 



Vegetables 1 package 



Total inspected and refused shi])mcnt 2'> 



I'or several months reports have come to the office of the se- 

 rious damage done to some of our native ferns, Sadlcrias and 

 others, by the attack of the Australian fern weevil (Sya grins fitl- 

 ^•ifcrsus), which was accidentally introduced here a number of 

 years ago. This beetle is, unfortunately, already well established 

 in the ferneries and on {\]v mountains l)ark of I loiiolnln. I'rothcr 



