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have lieen liberated in sections most favorable at this season of 

 the }ear. There has been considerable complaint of damage done 

 by the Japanese rose beetle, and cjuite a lot of inocnlated beetles 

 have been distributed. Outlying" districts surrounded by waste 

 lands have suffered more than others. 



HILO INSPFCTION. 



Brother '\L Xewell reports the arrival of eleven steamers and 

 one sailing vessel of which six steamers brought vegetable mat- 

 ter consisting of 315 lots and 4,616 packages. One crate of tur- 

 nips was destroyed on account of infestation of the cabbage mag- 

 got. 



Seventy-nine sacks of potatoes were destroyed on account of 

 being badly infested by the potato tuber moth. The Anyo Maru 

 arrived direct from Japan with 8,974 bags of rice, 543 bags of 

 beans and one bag of sesame seed, all of which were found free 

 from pests. 



Owing to the constant increase of steamers and vessels and 

 the changing of crew I deemed it advisable to have our regula- 

 tions printed in condensed form for posting on vessels coming" 

 into the port. Every vessel now arriving whether it remains 

 here or is only passing through is furnished with several notices 

 with a request to post them in conspicuous places on board the 

 vessel. 



INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 



During" the month of April 58 steamers plying between Hono- 

 lulu and the ports of the other Islands were attended to. The fol- 

 lowing shipments were passed : 



Plants 66 packages. 



Taro 644 bags. 



A'^egetables 60 packages. 



Fruit 4 



Total inspected 774 



The following packages were refused shijiment on account of 

 infestation or of having soil attached to the plants: 



Plants 8 packages. 



Fruit 14 



Total refused 22 " 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. 'M. Ehrhorn, 

 ^Superintendent of Entomology. 



