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On June 22 per Nanking, in the baggage, a plant and a package of 

 taro were seized and destroyed. A lot of peas also in the immigrant 

 baggage was burned on account of weevils. 



On June 23, per Colusa, two packages of potato seed from France, 

 were seized and destroyed, being prohibited. 



On June 23, per Siberia Maru, a package of bulbs in the baggage 

 of an immigrant and seven lots of plants belonging to passengers were 

 seized and destroyed. A lot of Betel nuts from Mteinila were fumigated 

 precautionary. 



On June 29^ per Manoa, 20 boxes of peaches were destroyed on ac- 

 count of peach worm. 



On June 30, per Sonoma, two packages of grass seed in the mail 

 from Sydney were fumigated precautionary. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrvial of six 

 steamers at the Port of Hilo. Four carried vegetable matter consisting 

 of 239 lots and 1,945 parcels, all clean with the exception of one lot 

 of turnips, which were wormy. These were destroyed. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr. Will J. Cooper, Inspector at Kahului, reports the arrival of 

 seven vessels at the Port of Kahului. Two carried vegetable matter 

 consisting of 14 lots and 534 parcels, all clean. 



INTEK-ISLAND INSPE'CTION. 



Fifty-six steamers plying between Honolulu and the other Island 

 ports were attended, and the following shipments passed as free from 

 pests: 



Taro 583 bags 



Vegetables 390 pkgs 



Fruit 342 pkgs 



Sugar Cane 21 cases 



Plants 105 pkgs 



Seeds 3 pkgs 



Total 1444 pkgs 



Fifty-one packages of plants (which includes Spanish Moss on 

 leis) were refused shipment on account of infestation, undesirable soil, 

 and not complying with the regulations. 



During the month I visited Hilo in company with the President 

 and Executive Offi'cer of the Board to look into th© matter of erecting 

 a fumigating plant at Hilo. This matter will be taken up later on after 

 a certain location has been secured. I also visited Maui at the request 

 of the President of the Board, and went over the work of the local In- 

 spector at Kahului. Everything is being done to protect the Island 

 from infested fruit and plants from the Mainland. During my brief 

 stay I made a search for the fern weevil and inquired from many if 

 any damage to house ferns had been noticed. Nothing has been noticed 

 nor reported, and I did not find any indications as far as I went. How- 

 ever, I believe that further search should be made in the very near 

 future, not only on Maui, but on the other Islands. 



Respectfully submitted. 



E. M. EHRHORN, 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



