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time since his return has been occupied in breeding the parasites, 

 and he has been able to liberate a small colony in the Kona dis- 

 trict, where the bitter Chinese cucumber is growing wild in the 

 open pasture lands and offered an exceptional place for libera- 

 tion. He has been very successful in rearing a strong lot of para- 

 sites since his arrival here, and no doubt will shortly be able to 

 liberate a few colonies in very favorable localities. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother Matthias Newell reports the arrival of eight steamers, 

 of which six carried vegetable matter consisting of 143 lots and 

 2103 packages. All these shipments were passed as free from 

 pests. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



Sixty-three steamers plying between the port of Honolulu and 

 other Island ports were attended to during the month. The fol- 

 lowing shipments were passed as free from pests : 



Taro 476 bags 



Plants 184 packages 



Vegetables 131 packages 



Fruit 16 packages 



Total passed 807 packages 



The following packages were refused shipment, as they did 

 not pass the regulations pertaining to soil and infestations : 



Fruit 8 packages 



Plants 7 packages 



Total shipments refused 16 packages 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn, 

 Superintendent of Entomology. 



