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gation Company calling attention to three animals in a shipment 
from Seattle which arrived here unaccompanied by the required 
certificates of mallein test, which is a violation of the rules and 
regulations of this Board. ^Ir. Campbell read letter in response 
to this, dated September 19, setting forth that that company will 
be very careful that all future shipments of live stock received in 
the Hawaian Islands by vessels of their line will be accompanied 
by these certificates. The Secretary of the Board was instructed 
to acknowledge the receipt of this letter and to thank the agents 
of the ^latson Navigation Company for the assurance that our 
instructions will be strictly carried out hereafter. 
Mediterranean Fruit Fly. 
The Board then went into executive session. Mr. E. ^I. Ehr- 
horn, Entomologist, of the Board of Agriculture and Eorestry, 
rppeared before the Board and stated that with much regret he 
had to report the appearance of a new pest on the Island of Oahu, 
named the ^Mediterranean Emit Ely (Ceratatis capitata) and 
from the general distribution he thought, with other authorities, 
that the pest must have been in the islands at least two ^ years, if 
not longer. ^Ir. Ehrhorn realizing the enormous danger of this 
pest, not alone to the agricultural industries of the Hawaiian 
Islands, but to California, he thought it but just for the Board 
of Agriculture and Eorestry to officially notify the State Com- 
mission of Horticulture of California of the appearance of this 
dreaded pest so that they may be on the lookout and prevent the 
introduction of it into their State. 
The Board acquiesced in this matter and on rhotion of Mr. 
Waterhouse, seconded by Mr. von Holt, the Entomologist was 
instructed to officially communicate with the State Commissioner 
of Horticulture in regard to this matter, but before doing this 
his letter should be submitted to the Board for perusal. 
Division of Entomology. 
REPORT OF SUPERIXTEXDEXT OF EXTOMOLOGY. 
Honolulu, October 26, 1910. 
Honorable Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Eorestrv, 
Honolulu, T. H. 
Gentlemen : — Since my report to you on the finding of the 
^Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratatis eapitata). m Honolulu and 
\icinity and receiving your instructions regarding the sending of 
an official notice of the appearance of this pest to the State Com- 
mission of Horticulture of California, I beg to say that due notice 
