240 



cautionary. 



Sept. 4 — 1 pkg. Mango seed, mail, burned, proliibited. 

 Sept. 10 — 5 Pomelo, baggage, burned, Paiiatoria zizyyhus. 

 Sept. 17 — 1 Pomelo, baggage, burned, Chrysomplialus aurantii. 

 ,Sept. 17 — ] orange, baggage, burned, pupae of lepidoptera. 

 Sept. 17 — 1 pkg. lemon, mail, iburned, prohibited. 



BEiNEFIOIAL INSECTS. 



The following beneficial insects were received from Australia dur- 

 ing the month: 



Sept. 13—1 bskt. grubs of Staphilinid and Sylpihid beetles. Also 

 pupae af Diptera with parasites for Horn Fly control. Brought by 

 Illingiworth. 



Sept. 24 — A basket from Pemberton, Sydney, containing: 



1 pkg. figs with Pleistodontes sp. 



1 pkg. leaf hopper parasites (Eed Spider). 



1 pkg. leaf hopper parasites (Cyrtorhium eggs). 



1 pkg. wirewonu parasites (Predatory mite). 



These were all handled at the H. S. P. A. by me in the same man- 

 ner as past shipments. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother Newell, Inspecitor at Hilo, reports the arrival of 7 steamers 

 with 5 carrying vegetalble matter consisting of 252 lots and 4591 par- 

 cels. 1 case of peaches from California, badly rotted, and a package 

 of sandpca.rs from Japan were destroyed. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr. Louis Gillin, Inspector at Kahului, reports the arrival of 5 

 vessels with 2 carrying vegetaible matter. 14 lots and 1309 parcels 

 were passed, all free from pests. 



INTEE-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



53 steamers plying between 'Honolulu and other island ports were 

 attended and the following inspections made: 



PASiSED. • REJECTED. 



Taro 135 bags. Plants 14 pkgs. 



\''egetables . . . ., 89 pkgs. Fruit 1 pkgs. 



Pruit 185 pkgs. Sugar Cane '2 pkgs. 



Plants 105 pkgs. 



Pine Shoots 211 bags. 17 pkgs. 



Sugar Cane 60 cases. 



Seeds 22 pkgs. 



807 pkgs. 



ResipectfuUy sulbmitted, 



E. (M. EHBHORN, 

 Chief Plant Insj^eetor. 



