Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-13
STACKAblE THE MAN
he KEPT SNAKES
OUT OF HAWAII
Collector Of Customs First Brought
Matter 10 the Attention Of Autho-
rites al Washington Water
front Discussion.

A somewhat heated discussion took
place in well known captains resort
on the waterfront this morning as to
whom belonged the credit OF keeping
snakes out of the Paradise OF the Pa.
cific. II was the opinion OF numerous
shippers and waterfronters that the
credit belonged in Washington.
That the Territory OF Hawaii de-
serves all that is coming in the way OF
credit for defending itself from poison
Gus reptiles, and that Collector OF Gus
toms T.. X. Stackable Is the man who
first brought the matter before the
Washington authorities, is shown by
the following communication received
by Collector Stackable in the last mail
from Washington:
Treasury Department.
Office OF the Secretary.
Washington. May %. 1870.
Division OF Customs.
The Collector of Customs. Honolulu
II. |.
Sir: referring to your letter of the
18th of February last. in which you
suggest that measures be adopted to
prevent the landing of snakes at any
port in the Hawaiian Islands from
foreign ports. or from the continental
ports Of the United States. or from any
port in our insular possessions, have
| to state that this Department has con-
| suited with the Secretary Of Agricul.
/ ture in the matter and | enclose. fol
| your information and guidance. a copy
of circular issued by his Department
under date of the 22d inst requiring
on and after July /. 1902. and until fur
Their notice, permits for reptiles brought
into the Territory of Hawaii, and pro
hibiting the issuance of permits fo
poisonous snakes Of any kind.
Respectfully.
o. L. SPACLDING,
Assistant Secretary
The copy of the circular referred t,
and enclosed with the above letter, II
as follows:
Importation of reptiles into Hawaii
L. S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Secretary, Washing
ton. d. c., May %, 1902:
Under the provisions of Section o.
| the Act Of Congress approved May %
1900. entitled: An Act to enlarge the
| powers of the Department of Agricul'
! ture, prohibit the transportation by in
terstate commerce of game killed IN
! violation of local laws, and for other
purposes" the Secretary of Agriculture
Is authorized to regulate the introduc.
ton of birds and animals in localities
where they have not heretofore exist
ed. and to make and publish all need
full rules and regulations for carrying
| out the purposes of the act.
In accordance with the authority thus
conferred. and for the purpose of pre-
venting the introduction Of noXious
reptiles into the Territory of Hawaii
the order issued under date OF Septem'
Der 10. 1900. extending the list Of for.
eign animals and birds which may be
imported without permits Circular No
/ 80. Biological Survey is hereby amend.
ed. so that on and after July |, 1902
and until further notice, permits will
be required for the entry OF reptiles al
all ports OF the Hawaiian Islands. Such
permits will be issued by the specia
inspector of this Department in Homo
lulu in the same form and subject tC
the same regulations as those now Is
sued for mammals aAl birds. But nc
permits will be issued for the entry o.
poisonous snakes Of any kind. All ap
plications for permits to import rep
tiles into Hawaii should be addresse,
to the Special Inspector OF Foreign
Animals and Birds, Bishop Museum
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Under the regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of the Treasury. undel
date OF June 2S. 1900 Circular No. l0l
Division of Customs). persons who
have not already secured permits viii
be allowed reasonable time in which
to secure them after the arrival of the
shipment at the port OF entry. In cast
the application for entry is not granted
or the required permit is not obtained
in due time. the reptiles will be imme'
diately exported or destroyed at the
expense of the owner or agent.
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary
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