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It is wonderful what a quantity of prohibited fruits and vege- 

 tables is attempted to be brought into these Islands every month. 

 One should suppose that the foreign consuls would long ago have 

 succeeded in making it generally known in their respective coun- 

 tries that these things are contraband except when accompanied 

 by a Federal permit, and absolutely with respect to certain 

 ofrowths and certain countries of origin. 



Any month's report of the division of entomology, with its 

 record of pests intercepted, must create the conviction in the 

 minds of all who read it that, were it not for the eternal vigilance 

 exercised, tillage of the soil in Hawaii would be the most des- 

 perate form of human activity. It would be fighting an alliance 

 of millions of foes. 



Reports of fruit fly control by means of the parasites intro- 

 duced by Dr. Silvestri from Africa seem to be more encouraging 

 each successive month. The breeding of fresh contingents from 

 the original distribution fields would indicate that these natural 

 enemies of the pest have been locally established. 



The report of the superintendent of forestry for July show.-^ 

 that the fencing of forest reserves is being done in a substantial 

 manner. Anyone who has noticed the difference in forest growth 

 between adjacent lands fenced and vmfenced in these Islands will 

 realize the importance of this branch of the work of the division 

 of forestrv. 



Mr. Hosmer's encomiums passed upon the park creations at 

 Kalaheo homesteads on Kauai ought to awake emulation on the 

 part of homesteaders elsewhere. 



A distribution of 13,692 tree plants to the general public in July, 

 together with a total of 70.000 for the season to plantation^^and 

 other corporations, shows that the forestation of bare spots in the 

 islands is going ahead in magnificent style. 



Superintendent Larrison's anticipation of "a large irrigation 

 and power project which will serve leeward Kauai," as a result 

 of the operations of the division of h3'drography, will give an 

 idea of the value of the work being done on all the islands by 

 that branch of the bureau of agriculture. In time countless mil- 

 lions of gallons of water now wasting into the sea will be con- 

 trolled for the purposes of agriculture, manufactures and the peo- 

 ple's comfort. Honolulu, also, will shortly be informed of avail- 

 able resources now popularly unknown from which to supply its 

 citizens with the additional water that the growth of the city will 

 demand. 



