160 



Of these shipments 23,034 packages arrived as freight, 180 as baggage, 

 and 109 as mail, 



EICE AND BEAN SHIPMENTS. 



During the month 19,123 bags of rice and 3,426 bags of beans from 

 Japan, and 2,318 bags of rice and 10 bags of beans from the United States 

 arrived. All were passed as free from 'pests. 



PESTS INTERCEPTED. 



Approximately 2,987 pieces of baggage belonging to immigrants from 

 foreign countries were examined, from which 22 lots of fruit and 14 lots 

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

 tercepted, other than the above mentioned fruits and vegetables, follows: 



Japan : 

 May 9 — 19 pieces timber, cargo; fumigated. Borer indications. 

 May 11 — 1 package citrus and tree seeds, mail; burned. Prohibited. 

 May 18 — 2 packages plants and timbers, baggage; burned. Prohibited, 



and ants. 

 May 18 — 1 package citrus trees, baggage; burned. Prohibited. 

 May 18 — 1 package corn, baggage: burned. Prohibited. 

 May 18 — 2 lots bamboo shoots, baggage; burned. Prohibited. 

 May 25 — 2 packages citrus plants; baggage. Refused landing; ordered 

 dumped at sea. 



Philippines : 

 May 6 — 1 package tree seeds, mail. Williams to H. S. P. A. CSo pre- 

 cautionary. 

 May 18 — 3 packages betal nuts, baggage ; burned. Infestation. 

 May 18 — 1 package sugar cane seed, baggage; burned. Prohibited. 



Portugal : 

 May 2 — 2 packages taro root, mail; fumigated. Decay mites. 



United States: 

 May 17 — 1 case plants, cargo; fumigated. Mealy bugs. 



BENEFICIAL INSECTS. 



Following is a summary of the beneficial insects sent by various col- 

 lectors now in the Orient to the H. S. P. A., received and inspected by me 

 personally at the H. S, P. A. Experiment Station in the "presence of Mr. 

 Muir: 



U. S. Logan, May 6 — 1 package fig w^asps. Williams, Manila. 



S. S. Makura, May 21 — 3 packages fern weevil parasites. Pemberton, 

 Sydney. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of 8 vessels 

 at Hilo, with 4 carrying vegetable matter, consisting of 147 lots and 2,803 

 parcels; 2,455 bags of rice, 456 bags of beans, and 10 bags of peas ar- 

 rived from Japan. All consignments were found clean. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr. Louis Gillin, Inspector at Kahului, reports the arrival of 6 ves- 

 sels, with 2 carrying vegetable matter, consisting of 17 lots and 908 par- 

 cels, all free from injurious infestation. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Fifty-seven vessels plying between Honolulu and other Island ports 

 were attended, and the foilowing shipments passed: 



