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PESTS INTERCEPTED. 



Approxiniatoly 4396 pieces of baggage belonging to immigrants from 

 foreign countries were examined, from which 36 lots of fruit and 24 lots 

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

 tercepted other tlian the above mentioned fruits ami vegetables follows: 



Ait.st fdlid. 

 Oct. 29. 4 plant, baggage; l)urned. Pioliihiteil. 



Chi)i(i. 

 Oct. 1. 1, lot corn, liaggage; burned. l'roliil)ited. 

 " 7. S lots pomelo, baggage; burned, Farlatoria zizjiphuH (iiid Fcr- 



r/andii, Hemichionaspi.'i aspidistrac and FJtomopsis ritri. 

 " 7. 1 Cactus plant, baggage; burned. Prohibited. 

 ** 7. 1 lychee tree, baggage; Ijurned. Ffifudoeoccns con}s(()ckii. 

 ** 11. 1 lot ])omolo, baggage; burned, ju-ohibited. 

 ** 22. 1 lot tangerines, baggage; burned; Fseudococcus romsioclii. 

 "■ 22. 1 lot sandpears, baggage; burned. Fsfudococcus rowstockii. 

 " 24. 1 lot tangerines, baggage; burned. Cladosporium citri. 



Japan. 



Oct. 7. 5 lots nuts, baggage; burned. Prohibited. 



'' 7, 1 lot sago palm, baggage; burned. Prohibited. 



" 11. 2 lots oranges, baggage; burned. Prohibited. 



'\ n. 3 lots sandpears, baggage; burned. Lcpido.sapJti s ficiiti. 



" 11. 1 ])kg. seed, mail; fumigated }n-ecautionary. 



" 11. 1 lot corn, baggage; l)urned. Prohil)ited. 



Fliilippiites. 



Oct. 1. 1 lot corn, baggage; Inuned. Prohibited. 



" 1. 1 lot Paddy rice, baggage; burned. Prohibited. 



" 1. 1 lot medicinal bark, mail; fumigated. Precautionary. 



" 7. 1 pkg. tree seed, mail. Williams to H.S.P.A. ; fumigated; prec. 



" 11. 1 jikg. paddy rice, mail; burned. Prohibited. 



" 19. 1 pkg. paddy rice, mail; burned. Prohibited. 



United Stat en. 

 Oct. 4, o cs. peaches, cargo ; returned. Wormy. 

 " 10. 1 pkg. chestnuts, mail; fumigated. Chestnut weevils. 



BENEFICIAL INSECTS. 



Oct. 2. 4 cs. plants — Ficus elastica — for Board of Agriculture and For- 

 estry from Indian Government. All dead. Found 5 species 

 caterpillars, 3 species moths, several beetles, 1 cockroach, 1.") 

 white grubs. Fseudococcus sp., Earwigs, Centipeds, Eidota 

 snail. Plants burned. Soil sterilized, 

 " A. 1 pkg. beneficial insects from California to Mr. Fullaway. 

 " 19, 1 pkg, beneficial insects, Dung beetles, from California to Board 

 of Agriculture and Forestry. 

 All were handled at the H. S. P. A. in the same manner as past 

 shiiunents, 



IIILO INSPECTION. 



Brother Newell, Inspector at llilo, i('])()rts the arrival of 11 steamers, 

 with 8 carrying vegetable matter consisting of 161 lots and 4519 parcels, 

 8800 bags of rice from the mainland, 200 bags of rice and 130 bags of 

 beans from Japan arrived and were passed. 



