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parasites in the laboratories and send them by mail in safety 
to all districts. In this manner it has been possible to widely 
extend their distribution. 
Besides fighting the existing pests in the only sensible and 
effective method, we still guard our Territory against new or 
fresh importations. Every vessel arriving from outside the 
Territory is boarded and its manifest examined, and everything 
of a vegetable nature is inspected, and if found infested is fumi- 
gated or destroyed. 
Various importations of sugar cane attacked by diseases un- 
known in our Hawaiian sugar plantations have been inter- 
cepted and destroyed. Those came from Formosa, China, the 
Philippine Islands, and Florida. Other plants and seeds have 
been held up and destroyed or deported. Two importations, 
each of 200 crates of potatoes from Australia, in April last, 
were found to be very seriously infested with the larvae of the 
"potato tuber moth" (Lita solanclla). Hardly an inch of the 
potatoes was free from the effects of the caterpillars' work. 
Each shipment was placed on board again, taken out one day's 
sail to sea, and dumped overboard, crates and all. 
During the season of 1906, 22,924 sacks of infested Japanese 
rice were fumigated with carbon bisulphide. The agents of the 
steamships plying between Central America and the Hawaiian 
Islands have been cautioned against accepting citrus fruits as 
freight or allowing any of the crew or passengers from bring- 
ing such fruit from Salina Cruz or other ports in Central 
America. 
ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 
The division of animal industry began its operations on July 
I, 1905- 
Every incoming steamer carrying live stock is met by the 
Territorial veterinarian or a local live-stock inspector, and no 
stock is allowed to be landed until a certificate of health has 
been issued. The former custom of collecting a fee for each 
animal inspected was completely abolished. The most impor- 
tant feature of this new system of inspection is, however, the 
insisting upon the mallein test for all horse stock and the tuber- 
culin test for all cattle imported. The great prevalence of 
glanders in certain districts of the Territory is undoubtedly 
due to continued importations of diseased animals, especially 
mules from California. In three instances, during the past 
two years, have shipments of mules arrived in Honolulu with 
glanders among them, and only for the compulsory mallein 
test and vigilance on the part of the inspectors inestimable 
loss might have resulted. The tests of all cattle, whether 
dairy cows or breeding stock, for tuberculosis have prevented 
the introduction of a number of affected animals. 
By the appointment of an authorized inspector in San Fran- 
cisco facilities have been provided for the testing of all such 
