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2nd. As a result of said appropriation, the Secretary of Agri- 

 cultnre has authorized an investigation of the Mediterranean 

 fruit fly in this Territory, together with such expenditures as may 

 be necessary in connection therewith, the said investigation to be 

 conducted under the supervision of the iUireau of Entomology, 

 Washington. D. C 



3rd. Dr. E. A. Back, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 arrived in Honolulu on the 29th ultimo bearing a commission 

 from the Secretary of Agriculture and under instructions from 

 the Chief of the Bureau of Entomolog-y, his object being to direct 

 the expenditure of the federal appropriation referred to on such 

 lines as may be not only of benefit to Honolulu and adjacent ter- 

 ritory, but also as a means of protection to the mainland. 



4th. Doctor liack has instructions from the chief of his de- 

 partment to avail himself of the cooperation of the Territorial 

 Board of Agriculture in his proposed line of investigation and 

 control, and both he and Mr. Marlatt, the assistant chief of the 

 Bureau of Entomology, have asked for such cooperation and 

 assistance as your Board may be able to offer. 



5th. As a result of the federal appropriation, the California 

 State Horticultural Commissioner has notified your executive 

 officer that financial assistance will no longer be required by the 

 Territory from the State of California, and proposed to with- 

 draw such assistance as of September 1, 1912. 



In view of the facts above mentioned, your committee makes 

 the following recommendations, to wit : 



( 1 ) That the direction of the fruit fly control by artificial 

 means, as already organized and operated by the Territorial 

 Board of Agriculture and Forestry, be assigned to Dr. E. A. 

 Back, as its special agent, and that the president and executive 

 officer be authorized to commission Dr. Back as said special 

 agent for the purpose named, the said assignment and commis- 

 sion to be dated as of September 15, 1912. 



(2) That the president and executive officer be authorized to 

 allow the balance of the Territorial appropriation for combating 

 the fruit fly by artificial means to be expended under and by di- 

 rection of Dr. E. y\. Back, as special agent in cooperation with 

 the Territorial Board of Agriculture and Forestry, or its execu- 

 tive officer. 



(3) That the use of a portion of the premises, now partly 

 occupied by the offices and laboratories of the I'oard, be tender- 

 ed to Dr. I'ack for such i)ur])ose as he may deem necessary in 

 connection with the work to which he has been assigneil by the 

 U. S. Bureau of l-jitomojogy. 



(4) That your executive officer be authorized to officially ac- 

 (luiesce in the proposal of the California State 1 1(M-ticullural Com- 



