434 
On  October  27  I was  able  to  take  advantage  of  unusual  weather 
conditions  to  spend  a whole  day  on  the  Kohala  Mountain  un- 
impeded by  clouds.  Mr.  Carter  has  recently  had  a number  of 
trails  cut  in  connection  with  laying  a pipe  line.  I went  over  these 
and  also  followed  up  the  upper  Hamakua  Ditch  trail  to  its  head — 
a trip  that  I had  not  before  made — so  that  the  day  was  a very 
satisfactory  one. 
POULTRY  ASSOCIATION  MEETINGS. 
The  Hawaiian  Poultry  Association  has  begun  preparations  for 
its  annual  show  to  be  held  in  the  Armory  January  12  to  15  in- 
clusive, 1910.  The  President  of  the  Association  has  requested 
that  this  Department  cooperate  as  in  previous  years  by  an  ex- 
hibit illustrating  the  work  of  its  several  divisions.  In  anticipa- 
tion of  the  show,  meetings  of  the  Association  were  held  in  the 
Library  Room  of  the  Board  Bhilding,  on  October  20  and  29. 
Very  respectfully, 
Ralph  S.  Hosmer, 
Superintendent  of  Forestry. 
Division  of  Entomology. 
REPORT  OF  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  ENTOMOLOGY 
FOR  SEPTEMBER. 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  October  1,  1909 
Honorable  Board  of  Commissioners 
of  Agriculture  and  Forestry, 
Honolulu,  Hawaii. 
Gentlemen : — I beg  to  present  herewith  the  routine  report  of 
the  Division  of  Entomology  for  the  month  of  September. 
INSPECTION. 
We  boarded  30  vessels  for  the  purpose  of  inspection  and  located 
matter  for  inspection  on  17.  The  results  of  the  inspection  are 
shown  in  the  following  table: 
Disposal  with  Principal  Causes. 
Lots. 
Parcels. 
Passed  as  free  from  pests 
709 
12,921 
Refused  landing 
3 
230 
Fumigated 
12 
1,068 
Burned *. 
10 
19 
Total  examined 
734 
14.238 
