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year I left Honolulu on July 8th to take charge of the work dur- 

 ing his absence. I found his work in good shape and everybody 

 seemed pleased. During my stay I liberated a number of the 

 melon-fly parasites (Optus flctcheri) for Mr. Fullaway as I had 

 a good opportunity to do this between steamer arrivals. 



Inter-Island Inspection. 



Sixty-two steamers plying between the port of Honolulu and 

 other island ports w^ere attended to during the month. The fol- 

 lowing shipments were passed as free from pests : 



Taro 585 bags 



Plants 109 packages 



Vegetables 97 " 



Fruit 17 



Total passed 808 



The following packages were refused shipment as they did 

 not pass the regulations pertaining to soil and infestations : 



Fruit 11 packages 



Plants 20 



Total refused 31 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn, 

 Chief, Division of Plant Inspection. 



