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One colony of black scale parasites, ScuieUista cyanea, was 
liberated and two lots of Japanese beetle fungus delivered to ap- 
plicants. 
Brother M. Newell, inspector at Hilo, reports having boarded 
9 vessels, 3 of which carried vegetable matter, consisting of 187 
lots and 2570 parcels, all of which were passed except one lot of 
oranges badly infested with the purple scale, Lepidosaphes 
heckii, which was burned. 
Arrangements on the Coast. 
While in San Francisco, I made it my business to visit all the 
shippers and commission merchants, who send fruit and vege- 
tables to Honolulu, and I explained fully our requirements re- 
garding all shipments. I also furnished them with blocks of in- 
spectors' lists, which are to be filled out whenever any shipments 
are made. This last matter needed attention, for, although we 
have written to those who overlooked sending the lists, we did 
not get any satisfaction from them. My personal visit seems to 
have given results, for, since my return, our lists have almost 
doubled in number. I also took particular pains in looking over 
the shipments of pineapples and bananas which arrived during 
my visit, finding there is good room for improvement. Careless 
packing and poor fruit, either infested with scale or showing de- 
cay spots, should receive the attention of the shipper at this end, 
otherwise the Cahfornia inspectors will surely stop all future 
shipments. It seems to me that, if we are to continue pineapple 
and banana shipments to the Coast, the leading shippers could 
get together and either advise or supervise the less informed 
shipper so as to obviate the loss of future delivery. 
Respectfully yours, 
Edw. M. Ehrhorn, 
Superintendent of Entomology. 
DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 
Report for August. 
Honolulu, September 5, 1911. 
Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 
Gentlemen : — I have the honor to submit, as follows, the rou- 
tine of the Division of Forestry for the month of August, 1911. 
Trip to Hazvaii by Superintendent of Forestry. 
During the greater part of the month, from August 8 to 26, 
my own time was occupied with an inspection trip to the Island 
of Hawaii. Going first to Waimea, I inspected the forest plant- 
ing on the Kohala Mountain above Waimea villas^e, now being 
done under contract for the government by the Parker Ranch. 
