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RICE AND BEAN SHIPMENTS. 



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During- 1919, 209,289 bags of rice and 31,757 bags of various 

 kinds of beans arrived in the Territor}^ through the Ports of Ho- 

 nohiht and Hilo from Japan and China ports. All these ship- 

 ments were thoroughly inspected and found free from cereal 

 pests. A thorough understanding and cooperation with the au- 

 thorities at Japanese ports in regard to enforcing Rule III of 

 the Board of Algriculture and Forestry has done much to pre- 

 vent infested shipments being made. However, on account of 

 infested shipments of rice and beans destined to mainland ports 

 being placed in the hold of the steamer carrying shipments for 

 Hawaii, there is always an uncertainty of clean shipments arriv- 

 ing. Our splendid equipment in Honolulu could readily handle 

 infested shipments, but not so at Hilo, where occasionally ship- 

 ments go direct on steamers of the T. K. K. South American 

 line. From allotted funds we contemplate erecting a large fumi- 

 gating vault at Hilo for the purpose of handling infested ship- 

 ments should such be found in the future. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



During 1919 we have continued the inspection of horticultural 

 products shipped from Honolulu to all other island ports. On 

 June 1, Rule XX of the Division of Plant Inspection went into 

 effect. As this rule prohibits the taking of soil, earth or sand at- 

 tached to the roots of plants, we have been very careful not to 

 allow any plant shipments to leave Oahu until they have been 

 thoroughly inspected and all soil washed from the roots. Since 

 the discovery of the Australian fern weevil on Hawaii, and a 

 ginger weevil on Oahu, we have stopped all fern and ginger 

 plant shipments to the other islands. 



Seven hundred and four steamers plying between Honolulu 

 and ports of the other islands were attended to during the year 

 and 41,461 packages of plants, fruits, vegetables and sugar cane 

 were inspected. Of this number 182 packages were rejected 

 either on account of infestation or as not complying with the 

 regulations of the Board. 



FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD. 



On June 1, 1919, the Federal Horticultural Board of Washing- 

 ton, D. C, published and passed Notice of Quarantine No. 37, 

 with regulations. These regulations govern the importation of 

 nursery stocks, plants and plant products from foreign countries. 

 Regulation 3 enumerates the classes of plants which may be im- 

 ported for propagation under permit and in compliance with the 

 other requirements of the regulations. All shipments must be 

 free from sand, soil or earth. Since the passing of these regula- 



