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had an opportunity to discuss the subject personally with Dr. 

 Jordan and in the interview Dr. Jordan offered to send an 

 expert from Stanford University to collect the fish and bring 

 them to Hawaii on condition that the Territory pay simply 

 the expenses of the undertaking. This offer was fully appre- 

 ciated by ^he Territory. On a recommendation from the 

 Citizens' Mosquito Committee, the Governor presented an 

 item of $1500 to the Legislature of 1905 to cover the expense^ 

 of the experiment. The communications on the subject were 

 as follows : 



(Letter from the Citizens' Mosquito Committee to the Governor.) 



Honolulu, Hawaii, March 12, 1905. 



Hon. George R. Carter, 



Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. Honolulu. 

 Sir: Dr. David Starr Jordan, of Stanford University, having offered to 

 send an expert of that institution to collect for these islands certain fish 

 of the Southern States and Mexico, at present entirely unrepresented here, 

 that feed upon the larvae of mosquitoes, providing the Territory pay the 

 expenses of such trip, the undersigned, at your request, beg to say that for 

 the expense of such a trip a sum of not less than $1,500 should be provided. 

 We suggest that, if appropriated for the above puruose. this sum, or as 

 much thereof as is necessary, be spent under the direction of the board 

 of health, since the president of that department of the government is the 

 chairman of the Citizens' Mosquito Committee. 



Very respectfully yours, 



CHAS. B. COOPER, M. D., 



Chairman Legislative Committee. 

 D. L. VAN DINE. 



Chairman .idz'isory Committee. 

 Representing the Citizens' Mosquito Committee of Honolulu. 



At the opportune time the above communication was trans- 

 mitted to the legislature with the following indorsement: 



(Letter of May 10. 190.:;, from Governor Career to the legislature.) 

 To the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii: 



Herewith, I transmit for your consideration copy of a letter of March 

 T2, containing a proposal made by Dr. David Starr Jordan, of Stanford 

 University, to provide an expert, with the necessary apparatus, to under- 

 take the importation into these islands of a certain small and vigorous fish 

 found in Mexico that feeds on the larva? of the mosquito, provided the 

 Territory simply pays the exnense of such an undertaking. 



You are aware that the only fish w*» have at present exclusively occupy- 

 ing our fresh waters is a species of mud fish, commonly known as the oopu, 

 and the gold fish. You are also aware that there is known to exist here 

 the species of mosquito which carries the perms of yellow fever, which, 

 fortunately for us. has not as yet been inoculated, but with the completion 

 of the Panama Canal it will only be a question of time before cases of 



