267 



Plants 856 packages 



Fruits 12 packages 



Taro 700 packages 



Total passed 1568 packages 



The following packages were refused shipment : 



Fruit 9 packages 



Plants 28 packages 



Total Z7 packages 



These were refused shipment on account of infestation and soil 

 attached. 



During" the month I visited Hilo for the purpose of going over 

 the work with the local inspector, Brother Newell, and also for 

 the purpose of looking into existing conditions for the future 

 welfare of the horticultural quarantine work. Brother Newell 

 and I visited every available warehouse to ascertain whether or 

 not any of them could be used for fumigating the rice shipments 

 which are now being shippepl to Hilo, direct, from Japan. One 

 of these could be used by lining the lower portions and floor 

 with heavy building paper. We also visited the new rice mill 

 which is located in a very convenient place so that all the rice 

 which is consigned only to this mill could be hauled directly to 

 the mill from the landing and cleaned as fast as hauled ; and in 

 this way infested rice, should any arrive, would not become a 

 menace. However, if infested rice is stored for a time all pests 

 infesting same have a chance to escape. Especially is this true if 

 rice goes through a sweating. The milling of uncleaned rice does 

 much toward eliminating rice pests if the rice is handled imme- 

 diately upon arrival. 



I also had an opportunity while at Hilo to be present at the 

 arrival of a large shipment of fruit from the Coast by the 

 steamer Enterprise. I watched the inspection of these shipments 

 very closely and I am pleased to say that it is done in a very 

 thorough manner. 



While on Hawaii the president of the Board of i\griculture and 

 Forestry requested me to accompany him through Puna, Kau and 

 Kona districts to aid him in the distribution of parasites of the 

 Mediterranean fruitfly and the hornfly. it being rather difficult 

 for one man to handle large quantities of these perishable insects. 

 I was glad of the opportunity to visit these localities as it gave 

 me a chance to study in a limited way some of the pests which 

 people often complain about. Wherever I could, I also made in- 

 vestigations of ferneries to ascertain whether the fern weevil 

 (Syagriits fidi'ifarsus) had made its appearance in these districts; 



