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Newell has continued as fruit and plant inspector at the Port of 

 Hilo, and Mr. Will J. Cooper as inspector at the Port of Ka- 

 hului and other landings on Maui. 



The following- honorary inspectors have been serving the 

 Division on the other islands: Mr. E. E. Aladden, Alahukona, 

 Hawaii ; Mr. George B. Leavitt, Eleele, Kauai, and Mr. G. C. 

 Munro, Keomuku, Lanai. 



EQUIPMENT. 



The equipment remains the same as last year, but it was found 

 necessary, owing to faulty construction, to make some necessary 

 repairs to the floors of the main building, which settled and 

 cracked, and also to raise the floors in the fumigating rooms. 

 These were on a level with the yard floor and during heavy rains 

 the Water would enter under the doors. 



The last legislature provided ample funds for further improve- 

 ments. The roofing over the yard between the main and rear 

 building is necessary, for in rainy weather we have had trouble in 

 keeping deliveries for the fumig'ating vaults dry. It is also con- 

 templated to put an addition to the rear building into which will 

 be placed a vacuum fumigator. This will be very useful for the 

 fumigation of dense materials into which the ordinary gases or 

 fumes cannot penetrate sufficiently to guarantee absolute safety. 



The additional land which has been set aside by the Governor's 

 proclamation wnll allow us more room for other buildino^s in the 

 future and we can now fence in the property with a high fence 

 and necessary gates which will prevent the loitering of unde- 

 sirables around the premises. 



WORK PERFORMED. 



During the year 1919 we inspected 838 vessels arriving at the 

 Ports of Honolulu, Hilo and Kahului. Of these 298 vessels car- 

 ried vegetable matter, consisting of 11,728 lots and 263,331 pack- 

 ages. Of these 246,619 packages were fruits and vegetables, 

 chiefly from the mainland of the United States and imported as 

 food for local consumption; 2,158 packages were seeds of trees, 

 shrubs, flowers, vegetables and cereals, and 6,665 packages were 

 plants and roots. 



Out of all these shipments, 810 packages were destroyed, hav- 

 ing been found infested wnth serious pests or being contraband 

 shipments under rulings of the Federal Horticultural Board of 

 Washington, D. C. ; 6,220 packages were fumigated before deliv- 

 ery, either on account of slight infestation with pests already here 

 in the islands or as a precautionary measure, and 42 packages 

 were refused entry, either being returned to the shipper or sent 

 back vn board the vessel bringino^ them. 



