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In order to prevent the further spread of certain insect and 

 plant pests in this Territory, a new rule of this Board — "Rule 

 XXI — Division of Plant Inspection" — was recently approved 

 by the Acting Governor and appears on the By Authority 

 page of this issue. 



The protection of one more forest reserve on Oahu from the 

 ravages of stock was completed during January by the repairing 

 of old fences and the building of a stretch of new fence on the 

 boundaries of the Kuliouou Forest Reserve at the eastern end 

 of the island. A total fence length of 1.82 miles was thus made 

 stock-proof. 



Hawaii has no snakes and fortunately has very few poisonous 

 plants, so that one may tramp in the hills with unhampered 

 pleasure. There are certain plants and fruits, however, which 

 are poisonous, and for this reason it is well for the stranger to 

 refrain from tasting or handling the fruit or leaves of unfamiliar 

 plants. One common mistake is for the newcomer to eat raw 

 kukui nuts, and the eating of a few raw castor oil beans has late- 

 ly resulted in a fatality. In order to help those who are unfamil- 

 iar to recognize the plants that should be avoided, there is print- 

 ed in this issue a brief article by Consulting Botanist J- F- Rock 

 on the more common poisonous plants, both native and intro- 

 duced, found growing in these islands. 



New Animal Industry Rule 



The Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestrv on 

 February 11, 1920, adopted a new rule, known as "Rule XIV — 

 Division of Animal Industry," which was needed to prevent the 

 further spread of bovine tuberculosis by the inter-island ship- 

 ment of untested dairy cattle. 



The reasons for adopting this new rule are fully set forth in 

 the Territorial Veterinarian's report for January. This rule re- 

 ceived the ^approval of the Governor of the Territory on 

 February 25, and is printed on the By Authority page of this 

 issue. 



New Plant Inspection Rule 



On February 11, 1920, the Board of Commissioners of Agri- 

 culture and Forestry adopted a new rule, known as "Rule XXI 

 — Division of Plant Inspection," to prevent the further spread 

 of certain known insect and plant pests. This new rule, which 

 appears on the By Authority page of this issue, received the ap- 

 proval of the Acting Governor on February 25, and has since 

 been published. 



