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Division of Entomology 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, December 31, 1915. 



Honorable Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, Hawaii. 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to submit herewith a brief re- 

 port covering the various lines of work performed by my de- 

 partment during the calendar year, 1915. 



The most important work of my division during the year con- 

 sisted of the usual and important quarantine inspection of fruit, 

 plants, seeds and vegetables from foreign countries, the mainland 

 of the United States and also inter-island shipments of fruit and 

 such other horticultural products as the traffic demanded. 



Next in importance was the breeding, distribution and care of 

 all the parasites which were introduced by Dr. Silvestri and Mr. 

 Fullaway during 1913-1915, the main object of this work being to 

 continue liberations of the various parasites and to keep all alive 

 until such time as we can be satisfied that they have established 

 themselves in the Territory. 



Besides the above work there has been a lot of general labora- 

 tory work connected with the quarantine inspection, parasite 

 breeding, care of insect collections and investigation of pests sub- 

 mitted for advice and remedies. 



Staff. Your Superintendent has continued as head of the Divi- 

 sion during this year and had the following assistance in the 

 quarantine inspection : Mr. D. B. Kuhns, as assistant inspector, 

 whose time was mostly spent on the harbor front in looking after 

 all vessels arriving at Honolulu. Under him there are three assist- 

 ants, Messrs. Edward Drew, R. W. Kanakanui and Isaac Ka- 

 hele. With this force of men I am able to handle all inspections 

 of outside shipments as well as the inter-island inspection. In 

 connection with the inspection work Brother Matthias Newell has 

 continued as fruit and plant inspector at the Port of Hilo, Hawaii. 



The following gentlemen, who are acting as honorary inspec- 

 tors at various ports on the other islands, have not reported any 

 active service during the year. In fact, there is such small chance 

 of any produce going to other ports on the other islands, without 

 first passing through Honolulu, that all these shipments are 

 looked after here before the vessel proceeds on its journey. 



Honorary Inspectors. Mr. E. E. Madden, Mahukona, Hawaii ; 

 Mr. E. R. Biven, Kahului, Maui; Dr. W. D. Deas, Hana, Maui; 

 Capt. C. F. Turne, Kaanapali, Maui ; Mr. W. D. McBryde, Koloa, 

 Kauai; Mr. G. C. Munro, Keomoku, Lanai. 



Work Performed. During the year we inspected 674 vessels 



