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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 
]\Iinutes of the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of 
Agriculture and Forestry, held in the Throne Room, at the Capi- 
tol, on Thursday, January 19, 1911, at 10:00 a. m. 
Present: Marston Campbell, President and Executive Officer; 
Messrs. D. P. R. Isenberg, H. M. von Holt and Albert Water- 
house, members. 
ENTOMOLOGY. 
Importation of the Banana Fruit, Banana Shoots or Plaiits. — 
President Cam])bell read the opinion drawn up by the Deputy At- 
torney General, Arthur G. Smith, in regard to the right of the 
Hoard of Agriculture and Forestry to prohibit the importation of 
banana fruits, shoots or plants from certain localities. He also 
read Rule VIII pertaining thereto. 
Mr. Waterhouse stated that the existing blight makes the im- 
portation decidedly dangerous. He wants to see a law put into 
effect which will absolutely prohibit all importation of banana 
fruit, shoots or plants from other countries, and if the Board can- 
not make such a ruling its power is very much hampered. We 
must frame a rule for the protection of the banana industry here. 
After some discussion the President suggested that the Attor- 
ney General's opinion be placed on file, that he be thanked for the 
same, and that the case be turned over to the court for decision. 
Mr. Waterhouse stated that he thought federal restrictions 
\vould be good. 
The Deputy Attorney General was then summoned. Mr. 
Waterhouse expressed to him his desire to make this law one of 
absolute prohibition. 
After further discussion Mr. Smith stated that the customs be- 
tween foreign nations are a question for the federal authorities 
and requested that it be referred back to the Attorney General 
with instructions that the same be taken up by him, for the Board, 
with the Secretai*y of Agriculture. Federal action would then 
depend upon evidence, after reasonable examination. 
Mr. Waterhouse stated that an entomologist must of necessity 
be a pessimist of the deepest kind, and the rule must go farther 
than simply to prohibit plants from entering that have been placed 
in possible contagion. No bananas should be introduced into the 
Hawaiian Islands from any part of the world. 
Mr. Smith stated that it occurred to him the law as drawn up 
was practically as stringent as the Board would want. 
The President then again read Rule VIII as amended by the 
Attorney General. 
It was voted that Rule and Regulation VIII, as prepared by 
the Attorney General, be adopted. It was also voted that the 
