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October, 1913, at which time he was sent to the Philippines on 

 research work by the U. S. Government, 



Miss Agnes Buchanan was appointed as assistant in the 

 parasite laboratory as well as Mr. Rodrigo Yillaflor, their par- 

 ticular work being under Mr. Fullaway and Mr. Bridwell. On 

 January 1, 1914, the work of distribution of parasites was cur- 

 tailed and on my recommendation Miss Buchanan was appointed 

 laboratory assistant under me, principally to care for the valuable 

 collection of insects and to prepare, mount and label all insects 

 collected, donated and taken in quarantine, also to assist in other 

 important work when called upon. Brother Matthias Jewell has 

 continued as our regular inspector at the Port of Hilo, Hawaii, 

 and the following gentlemen have served as honorary inspectors 

 at the various ports on the other Islands : 



Mr. E. E. Madden, Mahukona, Hawaii; Mr. E. R. Bevin, 

 Kahului, Maui ; Dr. W. D. Deas, Hana, Maui ; Capt. 0. F. Turne, 

 Kaanapali, Maui ; Mr. W. D. McBryde, Koloa, Kauai ; Mr. G. C. 

 Munro, Keomoku, Lanai. 



WORK PERFORMED. 



During 1913 and 1914 a decided increase in the arrival of 

 horticultural products as well as a material increase in the num- 

 ber of vessels entering the Territory has been noted, especially 

 since the opening of the Panama Canal. The inspection of fruit, 

 plants, vegetables, also of rice, beans and other cereals arriving as 

 freight, express packages, through the U. S. mail, and in the bag- 

 gage of the travelling public has kept the force very busy. 



During the biennial period the superintendent and his assist- 

 nats including the Port of Hilo, boarded and inspected 1113 ves- 

 sels and found 681 of these carrying vegetable matter consistina: 

 of 628,725 packages. Of this amount 606,222 packages consisted 

 of fruits and vegetables imported from the mainland as food for 

 home consumption; 8090 packages were seeds and 14,413 pack- 

 ages were plants. , From these shipments on account of infesta- 

 tion by insect pests or plant diseases, 1,777 packages were de- 

 stroyed by burning, 14,521 packages were fumigated before de- 

 livery, and 776 packages were returned to the shipper. 



RICE AND BEAN SHIPMENTS. 



The enormous consumption of rice and beans by the Oriental 

 population of these Islands has created a great movement in these 

 commodities from the Orient into the Territory, which apparently 

 is increasing annually. All shipments of rice and beans are con- 

 stantly watched and are carefully inspected not only for the rice 

 weevil (Calandra orysae), which species already exists on the 

 Islands, but more especially for the rice moth (Paralipsa mo- 



