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ing of 191 orchids. These were overhauled, all soil removed 

 and fumigated on account of finding a few scale insects. 



On June 16 a passenger brought a box with 10 plants. All 

 soil was removed and the plants were fumigated. Among them 

 was an orange tree, which, under Nptice of Quarantine No. 19 

 of the Federal Horticultural Board, is prohibited from entry, 

 and was seized and burned. 



On June 19 one case of orchids arrived from England. The 

 plants showed some slight infestation of palm aphis and were 

 fumigated before delivery. 



Hilo Inspection. 



Brother Matthias Newell reports the arrival of nine steamers, 

 of which five carried vegetable matter, consisting of 210 lots and 

 2013 packages of fruits and vegetables. All being free from 

 pests, they were passed for delivery. 



During the month the Japanese steamer Seiyo Maru arrived 

 direct from Japan with 4852 bags of rice, 263 bags of beans, 

 2 bags sesame seed, and 3 bags of peanuts for Hilo, and 1200 

 bags of wheat for Honolulu. This wheat was shipped to Ho- 

 nolulu by the Inter-Island boat and was found badly infested 

 with the grain weevil and was ordered fumigated for 48 hours 

 with carbon bisulphide. 



Brother Newell took his usual vacation during the month, and 

 Mr. D. B. Kuhns was sent to Hilo to attend to the inspection 

 work during his absence. 



Kahului Inspection. 



Mr. Will J. Cooper reports the arrival of seven steamers, three 

 of which brought vegetable matter, consisting of 24 lots and 601 

 packages. All of the shipments were passed as free from pests 

 except four crates of turnips, which were infested with the radish 

 maggot and were refused a landing and ordered destroyed. 



Inter-Island Inspection. 



Fifty-eight steamers plying between Honolulu and other Island 

 ports were attended to during the month. The following ship- 

 ments were passed as free from pests : 



Taro 654 bags 



Plants 184 boxes 



Vegetables 173 boxes 



Fruit 17 boxes 



Total passed 1028 packages 



