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Rice Shipments. 
Thirty-four thousand four hundred and ninety-five bags of 
rice arrived during the month, a large increase over last month's 
shipments, and each consignment was carefully inspected and 
found free from weevils and other pests. 
Pests Intercepted. 
Quite a number of small plant shipments were received dur- 
ing the month and a number of Australian lemons and apples, as 
well as a piece of sugar cane from Suva, Fiji, were taken from 
passengers. On orchids from England we found scale insects 
(Diaspis hoisdiwali) . On CameUias from Sydney wc found 
Thrips species. On Pine tree from Japan we found some plant 
bugs, a Capsus species, and on the lemons from Sydney we found 
two scale insects, Chrysomphalus biformis and Chionaspis per- 
mutans. Twenty-five boxes of lemons infested with several 
scale insects coming from California were returned to the shipper. 
Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of 
five steamers and two sailing vessels, of which three steamers 
brought vegetable matter consisting of 72 lots and 658 parcels, 
all of which was found free from pests. 
Beneficial Insects. 
During the month one colony of Vedalia was sent to Molokai 
and a large colony in all stages in a breeding cage to Midway 
Island, as the last shipment, owing to delay, arrived in bad con- 
dition. Four lots of Japanese beetle fungus was distributed. 
I received a lot of pupae of the California Oak Moth (PJiry- 
ganidia calif ornica) , which contained parasites of caterpillars. 
Unfortunately the lot did not yield many parasites, but those 
which issued were liberated. Last season this same parasite, 
Pimpla behrensii, was liberated in large quantities among the 
cocoanut groves for the purposes of attacking the cocoanut leaf 
roller. 
Interisland Inspection . 
Everything is in readiness now to start a thorough inspection 
between Qahu and the other islands. Since the Governor signed 
Rule IX, I have selected my inspectors, Messrs. Arthur E. Car- 
ter and Edward Drew, who will begin their duties on July 1st. 
Printed notices to passengers will be handed them when pur- 
chasing their tickets, and tags for shipment of plants are in 
readiness. Large notices in English, Portuguese, Hawaiian, 
and Japanese have been printed and will be placed in conspic- 
uous places on the dock. 
Respectfully yours, 
Edw. M. Ehrhorn, 
Superintendent of Entomology. 
