Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-27
EMBARGO ON PLANTS

Pineapple plants from Australia. cof
fee plants from Samoa, sisal from tho
Bahamas and cocoa cuttings from the
Dutch East indies will be kept out Of
this Territory, II possible. Reports Of
pests working destruction among
these plants in the countries mention.
ed have caused the Territorial Board
cr Agriculture and Forestry to take
arm stand against the importation Of
the affected articles.
The Board met yesterday afternoon
In the office of the Superintendent OF
Public Works. l.. A. Thurston pres
idenu. II. Z. Cooper lsecretary). w.
NJ. Giffard and J. d. Dole were on
hand. Professor X. l.. c. Perkins
was present to advise.
In view of the alarming reports 1t
was decided to prohibit the importa.
ton of an plants. except through this
port. where they could be properly ex.
amined. until the new agricultural law
IT, put into effect.
Professor Perkins had received re.
ports from the Dutch East Indies that
the cocoa there was being attacked by
pest. He also reported that the leaf
, of Samoan coffee was suffering from
a serious fungus disease. He thought
1t was getting pretty close to Hawaii.
Mr.. Dole had received a report to
the effect that Bahaman sisal had
been attacked by disease. He also re.
ported the Importation of Ave thou.
sand pineapple plants from Australia.
r. A. Jordan imported the plants.
Dole was to receive a portion Of them.
This species of pineapple was one not
now In the Islands and was one that
Dole was anxious to introduce. But
Dole had received an authoritative re-
port to the effect that Australian pine.
apples were being generally attacked
by a fungus disease tnat would prove
the ruin OF the fruit In Hawaii II II was
oLce introduced here. Dole said he
was going to burn his; he would moi
run any risks.
Professor Perkins had examined the
importation and had passed the ship.
ment OF pineapple plants; 1t was al
most Impossible 10 determine the pres
shipped weeks ago. The Board voted
TO exclude the shipment and asked
Professor Perkins to use moral sua
sion to recover the plants from Mr..
Jordan.
Mr. Gifiard said all kinds OF plants
were coming from abroad through
! ports OF the Territory other than Ho
| AL, Inns
Board decided to take immediate steps
and forbid the entry OF any plants ex
) ccpt through Honolulu.
: Professor Perkins read letters from
Professor Koebele, written at Colum
! brs, Ohio. The ento'nologist had dis
! covered another parasite which preyet
: upon the leaf-hopper. He had sen
D some parasites, which had arrived
/ This discovery Of Rochelle, according
= t. Perkins, will not do away with thu
/ necessity Of koebele going to Austria
!. liza.
; II was decided that no more permit
o b. granted for the taking OF ferns, etc
from Government lands.
Secretary Cooper presented plan
for the remodeling OF the Government
nursery building.
The following appointments OF vo
. unteer foresters were made;
u Hawaii-E. l., Gliding. North Kohi
la; + B. McStocker, Puma; DAME
= Forbes, Hamakua; +. W. Cartel
. South Kohala; Franz Bucholtz, Sout
. kona, from Kau to ,Kona plantatio
&c line; Manager Hewitt OF Hutchinso
: plantation, Kona TO Pahala.
u Maul-H. p. Baldwin, Kaanapall
c. b. Wells, Wailuku.
i Oanu--Andrew Adams, Koolauloa
70 l.. l.. McCandless, Koolauloa TO He
70 la; c. Bolte. Heela to Maunawil
II Hurd, Koolaupoko, from Maunawi
" and Kaneohe TO Makapuu Point Wa
ter Dillingham;, EVA; Novel;, Waialu
. Kauai-Geo. II, Fairchild. from l.
hue To Kilauea; Albert Wilcox, Han
lei, Andrew Moore, Kilauea to Han
In lei: +. Weber Lihue.
: h, A. Jordan, yesterday afternoo
turned over TO Professor Perkins Il
pineapple plants received from Az
tralia On learning that they We
probably diseased Mr, Jordan willin
" surrendered the plants, aud Il
moral suaslOn' recommended at Il
meeting Of the Board was not |
Iquired