The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-25
CALIFORNIA; ME
AFRAID Of BUGS
EXCITED FOB FEAR HAWAII
MAY SEND A FEW
OVER THERE
Apply 20 the Federal Government
fer Protection Resulting n
an Order by Postoface
Department


/ WASHINGTON. Sept III appears
| that the state OF California, always on
/ the lookout for bugs. has become ex-
cited about the possibility Of the i'm
| portatiou OF insect pests from Hawaii
and the Philippine islands, and las APP
piled for protection To the federal gov
eminent The result OF this appeal Is
that the postof.iee department al Wash
ington has Just issued an ediet which is
as follows:
Whereas, the state board of horti-
| culture of the state of California has
represented to the postofiee depart
ment that dangerous insect pests ex-
list in the territory Of Hawaii and the
| Philippine Islands which are not known
in any part OF North America. and
which if introduced therein would do
great damage TO fruit and plants and
! the secretary OF agriculture having con-
| firmed such representation:
Therefore, it is ordered that all
postmasters at ports OF entry on the
/ Pacific coast intercept and forward.
under cover of penalty envelopes, IN
the state of California TO the post
master at Sacramento: in the state NJ
Oregon TO the postmaster az Salem,
and in the state OF Washington to the
postmaster al Olympia; all mail matter
containing fruit plants emanating from
the territory OF Hawaii or the Philip
pine Islands.
The poStnasters at Sacramento
Cal; Salem, Ore, and Olympia, Wash,
will submit all such matter received by
them TO their respective state boards OF
horticulture, the state board of hort
culture. Sacramento. Cal; the state
board OF horticulture. Salem, Ore, and
the commissioner OF horticulture,
Olympia, Wash, for the inspection II
same is forwarded to the addressee, IN
order to ascertain whether the fruit OF,
plants therein contain any dangerous
insects.
'Postmasters at port Of entry where
such matter is first intercepted and
forwarded to any Of the postofices
herein named will send notice Thereof
to the addressee, giving the name OF
the postoffice to which sent, of the
board or commissioner to which 1t will
be submitted, and the reasons for such
action.
All packages OF fruit or plants sub
mitted to state board or commits
sioner for examination under these in
structions should, when no dangerous
insects are found therein, be promptly
| forwarded to the addressee. II the
original wrapper on any package las
| become so torn, or the address so de-
faced as to render it unsafe to forward
the same to destination therein, 1t
should be enclosed in a penalty en-
velope
When any package contains infected
fruit or plants, the postmaster will no.
tify the addressee and detain the same
until the state board or commissioner
such other proceedings as may be
proper for the destruction thereof
This order will apply to registered
matter, but sealed matter must not be
opened and submitted for examination
to state board or commissioner with
out the consent of the addressee Where
such matter contains or Is believed to
contain fruit or plants. 1t will be COR
warded to the proper postmaster In
accordance with these Instructions
and notice thereof sent direct to the
proper state board or commissioner.
and to the addressee. informing the
latter OF the name of the postoffi, g
to which sent, Of the board or commits
sioner to which 1t will be submitted,
and the reason for such action. in or
der that the state board or commas
sioner may correspond with the ad-
dressee or take such other action as
may be proper. Upon authority OF the
| addressee sealed matter may be opened
and submitted to the state board OF
commissioner for examination.
E. s. L.