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tions very few shipments of plants and seeds have entered the 

 Territory and all shipments which do not conform with the regu- 

 lations are seized and destroyed. Owing to two serious plant 

 diseases (Flag smut and Take-all) attacking various cereals, the 

 latter known to exist in Australia, Germany, Belgium, Italy, 

 France, Great Britain, Ireland and Brazil, and the former known 

 to exist in India, Japan and Australia, all seed or paddy rice, 

 wheat, oats, barley and rye in the raw, uncleaned or unpro- 

 cessed state for planting, is prohibited from entry into the United 

 States or its Territories from any of the above countries under 

 Quarantine Notice No. 39. 



PESTS INTERCEPTED. 



During the year a number of dangerous insect pests and 

 fungous diseases were intercepted in the course of inspection. 

 Chrysanthemum plants from Japan were seized and burned on 

 account of a Lepidopterous borer in the stems. A package from 

 Porto Rico containing taro which showed signs of a disease was 

 destroyed by burning. Fig trees from Japan were infested with 

 larvae of a wood-boring beetle (Cerambicidae) ; gladiolus bulbs 

 infested with Aphis ; peas from Japan infested with the Pea Wee- 

 vil (Bruchus pisorum) ; loquat seeds from Japan infested with 

 weevils, and various scale insects, all of which were found on 

 plant shipments. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. ]\I. Ehrhorx, 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



Honolulu, April 19, 1920. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to submit the following brief 

 report covering the work of the Division of Animal Industry for 

 the calendar year 1919. 



IMPORTATIONS OF LIVE STOCK. 



The following live stock were imported into the Territory: 



. Horses 218 



Mules '. 316 



Cattle 114 



Sheep 50 



Swine 11 



Dogs 51 



Cats 2 



Poultry 515 crates 



