92 



which carried vegetable matter and 11 came by way of Panama. The 

 following disposal was made of the various shipments: 



Passed as free from pests 37,451 pkgs. 1(578 lots 



Fumigated with earbonbisulphide 1 " 1 " 



Burned 45 " 45 ' ' 



Keturned 1 " 1 " 



Total inspected 37,498 pkgs. 1725 lots 



Of these shipments 37,159 packages arrived as freight, 124 as bag- 

 gage and 215 as mail. 



EICE AND BEAN SHIPMENTS. 



During the month 5575 bags of rice and 1257 bags of beans arrived 

 from Japan and were passed as free from pests. 



PESTS INTEECEPTED. 



Approximately 851 pieces of baggage belonging to immigrants from 

 foreign countries were examined from which 34 lots of fruit and 19 lots 

 of vegetables were seized and destroyed. A tabulated list of material 

 intercepted, other than the above mentioned fruits and vegetables fol- 

 lows: 



From Australia: 



March 23 — 1 plant, baggage, burned, prohibited. 

 March 23 — 1 plant, stop-over passenger, held in quarantine. 

 From Philippines: 



March 7 — 1 pkg. seeds (Ficus), baggage, fumigated, precautionarv. 

 From Florida, U. S. A.: 



March 14 — 2 lots Citrus fruit, baggage, destroyed, prohibited. 



BENEFICIAL INSECTS. 



Following is a summary of the beneficial insects sent by Mr. Williams, 

 now in Manila, to the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. These 

 were opened and examined by me in the presence of Mr. Muir. 

 Sherman, March 7 — 1 pkg. containing a lot of Fig ijisects. 

 1 vial of Lycaena egg parasites. 



1 vial containing parasites of a seed pod moth similar to the 

 Koa seed moth. 

 West Hixton, March 20 — 2 pkgs. Blastophaga on Ficus retiisa. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of 9 vessels 

 at Hilo. 5 carried vegetable matter consisting of 146 lots and 3887 

 parcels, all clean. ]5S0 bags of rice, 105 bags of beans and 8 bags of 

 peanuts arrived from Japan and were passed. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr. L. Gillin, Inspector for Maui, reports the arrival of 5 vessels at 

 Kahului. 3 carried vegetable matter consisting of 15 lots and 1970 

 parcels, all passed as free from pests. 



INTEE-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Sixty-two steamers plving between Honolulu and other Island ports 

 were attended and the following shipments passed: 



