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RICE AND r.EAN SHIPMENTS. 



During" the month 23,038 bag's of Japanese rice, 155 bags of 

 Chinese rice and 1762 bags of Japanese beans arrived from Ori- 

 ental ports which after careful inspection were found free from 

 pests and were passed for deHvery. 



PESTS INTERCEPTED. 



Thirty-one packages of fruit and 5 packages of vegetables were 

 ibund in the baggage of passengers and immigrants from foreign 

 countries. All were seized and destroyed by burning. In one 

 package of juniper seeds from Japan arriving by mail were found 

 larvae of a Torticid moth. The seed was fumigated before de- 

 livery. A passenger from Japan brought a dwarf ornamental 

 thuga tree on which all the soil had to be removed. In this 

 soil were found twenty-one grubs of a small weevil. It is the 

 same species which has been found in soil on i)lants from Japan 

 before and which is rcjiorted as being a serious pest on pot 

 plants in that country. Two bundles of Christmas greens were 

 taken away from a passenger on account of being infested by 

 scale insects (Phenacaspis cugcniac). These greens came from 

 Sydney, N. S. W., and were intended to be landed in the Terri- 

 tory. 



BENEFICIAL INSECTS. 



Mr. D. T. Fullaway has continued with the breeding of the 

 various parasites for the fruit fly and horn fly. During the month 

 many parasites have been distributed in various sections as shown 

 by his report attached hereto. 



HILO INSPECTION. 



Brother M. Newell reports the arrival of six steamers and two 

 sailing vessels. Four steamers brought vegetable matter consist- 

 ing of 163 lots and 2,729 packages. Out of this number twenty 

 sacks of potatoes were returned to the shipper on account of being 

 infested with potato scab. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



During the month of December 61 steamers were attended to 

 and the following shipments were inspected and passed : Plants, 

 91 packages ; taro. 532 bags ; vegetables, 58 packages ; fruit, 1 

 package ; total, 682 packages. 



