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as per instructions and opened under my supervision in the presence of Mr. 

 Muir where they are being cared for. 



Nanking: , 



February 1 — Fig Wasps for Ficus reiusa, from Fullaway, Hongkong, 

 for Board of Agriculture. 

 Tenyo Maru: 



February 4 — Fig Wasps on figs in vials for Ficus retusa, from Full- 

 away, Hongkong, for Board of Agiiculturo. 

 Ventura : 



February 9 — Pleistodontes froggatti on Moreton Bay Fig, from 

 Pemberton, Sydney, for H. S. I*. A. 

 8anta Cruz: 



February 9 — Vial containing Lycaena egg parasites from Williams, 

 Manila, for H. S. P. A. 

 Kiyo Maru: 



February 14 — Fig Wasps for Ficus retusa from Fullaway, Hongkong, 

 for Board of Agriculture. Tbe5-:3 were all dead, the 

 boy in whose charge they were placed neglecting to put 

 them in cold storage. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of 6 vessels at 

 Hilo; 4 carried vegetable matter consisting of 125 lots and 3461 parcels, all 

 clean; 1930 bags of rice, 404 bags of beans and 5 bags of peanuts ar- 

 rived from Japan and were passed. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr. Louis Gillin, Inspector at Kahului, reports 6 vessels arriving at Ka- 

 hului; 2 carried vegetable matter consisting of 13 lots and 1300 parcels, all 

 passed as free from pests. 



INTER ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Fifty-five vessels plying between Honolulu and other Island ports were 

 attended and the following shipments passed : 



Taro 208 bags 



Vegetables 166 packages 



Fruit 149 packages 



Plants 84 packages 



Pineapple shoots 4875 bags 



Seeds c 11 packages 



Total passed 5493 packages 



Eighteen packages of plants, 2 packages of fruit and 5 packages of sugar 

 cane were rejected on account of infestation, undesirable soil and non-com- 

 pliance with the regulations. 



Eesjjectfully submitted, 



E. M. EHRHORN, 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



