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the same date, per Meiyo Miaru, a package of Betel nuts, in the mail 

 from Manila Avas fumigated, being infested with lepidopterous larvae. 



On October 20 a lot of corn and a plant in the baggage of a passenger 

 from Japan was seized and burned. A package of paddy rice from 

 Manila in the mail was burned; a package of beans in the mail from 

 Japan was fumigated precautionary; a package of nuts in the Manila 

 mail was fumigated on account of weevils. 



On October 22 a package of Daffodil bulbs was found in the mail from 

 California. Upon inspection two of the bulbs were found infested wdth 

 the Bulb-fly (Merodon equestris). These were burned and the rest 

 fumigated and passed. 



HILO INSPECTION 



Bro. Newell, inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of 9 steamers at 

 Hilo. Seven carried vegetable matter consisting of 301 lots and 6985 par- 

 cels, all clean; 5033 bags rice and -1:93 bags beans arrived from Japan 

 and were passed. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION 



Mr. L. Gillin, inspector at Kahului, reports G vessels arriving at 

 Kahului. Two carried vegetable matter consisting of 18 lots, 2101 parcels, 

 all passed as free from infestation. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION 



Fifty-six steamers plying between Honolulu and other island ports were 

 attended and the following shipments passed: 



Taro 488 



Vegetables 341 pkgs. 



Fruit 424 pkgs. 



Plants 127 pkgs. 



Pine Shoots 8,607 bags 



Sugar Cane 44 cases 



Seeds 6 pkgs. 



Total passed 10,037 pkgs. 



Sixty-four packages of plants and 1 package of fruit were rejected on 

 account of infestation^ undesirable soil and non-compliance with rules. 



Respectfully submitted, • 



E. M. EHRHORN, 

 Chief Plant Inspector. 



DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



REPORT OF ASSISTANT TERRITORIAL VERTERINARIAN, 

 OCTOBER, 1920. 



Honolulu, November 18, 1920. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen: — I beg to submit the following routine report for October: 



TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL 



"Work in this line was confined to retesting the imported Holstein bull 

 at the Quarantine Station which had reacted to the test two months 



