360 



Passed as free from pests 1718 lots 36,182 pkgs. 



Fumigated 20 ' ' 20 ' ' 



Burned 63 '' 63 *' 



Returned 1 " 1" " 



Total inspected 1802 36,266 



Of these shipments 35,869 packages arrived as freight, 237 as baggage 

 and 160 -as mail. 



RICE AND BEAN SHIPMENTS. 



During the month 34,229 bags of rice from Japan, 280 matts of rice 

 from China and 1-426 bags of beans from Japan arrived clean. 



PESTS INTERCEPTED. 



Approximately 5173 pieces of baggage belonging to immigrants from 

 foreign countries were examined, from which 34 lots of fruit and 15 lots 

 of vegetables were seized and destroyed. 



On November 2 a package of roots from Japan and 2 packages of Betel 

 nuts from Manila, all in the mail, were fumigated precautionary. A 

 package containing lily bulbs, fern fronds, anemone roots, moss, chest- 

 nuts and yams was found in the baggage of a passenger. A large colony 

 of Prenolepis sp. was found in the packing; all but the chestnuts and yams 

 were destroyed which in turn were released after fumigation. 



On November 5 a package of tree seeds from Mr. Knshi, North Queens- 

 land was found in the mail for Dr. Lyon and fumigated precautionary. In 

 this package was a dead land shell for the Bishop Museum and some Dip- 

 tera pupae (Phoridae) were in the shell. Evidently it was not thoroughly 

 cleaned when packed. A package of dead butterHies from Mr. Kushi for 

 the Bishop Museum were also fumigated precautionary. Two packages 

 of tree seeds and a ba.g of large beans were found in the mail for Dr. 

 Lyon from C. E. Pemberton, Suva, Fiji. In the latter, 2 lepidopterous 

 larvae were found and all seeds were fumigated with carbonbisulphide. 



On November 7 a package of tree seeds and a package of Palm seeds 

 were found in the baggage of passengers from the Orient. These were 

 destroyed. A package of tree seeds in the mail from Japan for Dr. 

 Lyon was fumigated precautionary. 



On November 17 a package of corn was taken from the baggage of an 

 immigrant from Japan and destroyed. Fourteen packages of Chestnuts 

 were also found in the baggage. Eleven were badly infested with moth 

 larvae and weevils and were destroyed; the other three were fumigated 

 precautionary and released. A bag of yams in the cargo from Japan was 

 fumigated and later released, an ant colony (Prenolepis sp.) being found 

 in the lot. The Oriental mail brought 5 packages of Chaulmoogra seed 

 from Prof. Rock, Siam, for Dr. Lyon, also a package of Chestnuts from 

 Japan. These were all fumigated precautionary. 



On November 20 a package of Wialnuts was taken from an immigrant 

 from the Orient and destroyed. 



HILO INSPECTION 



Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of 6 steamers 

 at Hilo; 4 carried vegetable matter consisting of 195 lots and 3,590 

 parcels, all clean. 



KAHULUI INSPECTION. 



Mr. L. Gillin, Inspector at Kahului, reports 4 vessels arriving at Kahu- 

 lui; 2 carried vegetable matter consisting of 14 lots and 3,233 parcels, all 

 clean. 



