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Rice and Bean SJupiiieiits. 



During the month 17,872 bags of rice and 2366 bags of beans 

 arrived Irom Japan and having been found free from pests the 

 various shipments were passed for deHvery. 



Pests Inlcrcepted. 



Sixty-five packages of fruit and 22) packages of vegetables were 

 found in the baggage of passengers and immigrants from foreign 

 countries, all of which, being prohibited from entry, was seized 

 and destroyed by burning. 



One hundred and sixty boxes of wormy apples were returned 

 to the shipper at San Francisco and 363 cases containing apples 

 had to be overhauled as a few worms had spun their cocoons on 

 the boxes, but we found the apples free from worms. No doubt 

 these shipments have been standing in a packing house where a 

 lot of wormy fruit has been handled. 



A shipment of various species of Yam tubers sent here by the 

 U. S. Experiment Station at Manila for trial in these Islands 

 arrived on the S. S. Siberia. The yams were in good clean con- 

 dition. However, in the packing we found a nest of our common 

 black ant (Prenolepis longiconiis). After fumigation we passed 

 the shipment for delivery. Five packages of plants were found in 

 the post office, which had arrived from foreign countries, and 

 as these are prohibited from entry under the new ruling of the 

 Federal Morticultural Law they were returned to the sender. 



A small box of dead baked worms, similar to those found iji the 

 twigs, and which arrived during last month, was found in the 

 mail. These were to be used as medicine. 



Hilo Inspection. 



Brother Newell at Hilo reports the arrival of nine steamers and 

 three sailing vessels, of which six steamers brought vegetable 

 matter consisting of 107 lots and 1924 packages, all of which was 

 free from pests. There also arrived direct from Japan per 

 T. K. K. steamer Kiyo Maru 6100 bags of rice and 420 bags of 

 beans, all of which was found free from pests and all passed 

 for delivery. 



Inter-Island Inspection. 



During the month of February 67 steamers plying between the 

 Islands were attendetl to and the following shipments were in- 

 spected and passed : 



