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there would be no objections to allowing the entry of fresh 

 pears, that are free from infestation, fropi New Zealand. 



It will be remembered that this rule was on October 31, 

 1919, amended so as to allow fresh apples to come to Hawaii 

 from New Zealand. To date shipments of apples have not 

 been made owing to the impossibility of securing cargo space. 



The amendment to allow the entry of pears was approved 

 by the Governor on March 24, 1921, and is published on the By 

 Authority page of this issue. 



C.S.J. 



FIJI DISEASE OF SUGAR CANE. 



On March 8, 1921, an announcement was received from the 

 Chairman of the Federal Horticultural Board of the presence 

 of the Fiji disease of sugar cane in the Island of Mindoro, 

 Philippine Islands, where it is doing a large amount of damage 

 especially on the Hawaiian 109 variety. This destructive 

 disease has not been reported from other cane countries except 

 Fiji and possibly New Guinea. Steps have been taken to pro- 

 hibit the movement of cane seed from Mindoro to Luzon and 

 other cane growing islands in the Philippines. 



The presence of the Fiji disease in the Philippine Islands 

 was already known here previous to this announcement and 

 the Chief Plant Inspector of this Board is taking every precau- 

 tion in his inspections to keep this disease out of Hawaii by 

 enforcing the provisions of Rule I of his Division which abso- 

 lutely prohibits the entry of sugar cane into this Territory 

 from other countries. 



C. S. J. 



PRICES PAID FOR FOREST LAND. 



The National Forest Reservation Commission which makes 

 recommendations to Congress for the purchase of lands for 

 National Forest purposes on the headwaters of navigable 

 streams under the Weeks law authorized, up to the end of 1920, 

 the purchase of private lands for this purpose at a cost of 

 about $10,500,000.00 and this year has asked Congress to make 

 a lump sum appropriation of $10,000,000.00 to enable the Com- 

 mission to continue its purchase program. 



The following table shows the acreages purchased in the 

 last nine years and the average price paid per acre : 



