The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-01-01
AN ISLAND
INSPECTION.
Closer Watch Will
Be Kept Of
Pests.

Hereafter inter-island steamers will
be subjected to the same supervision
and inspection in the transportation Of
plants as the Board of Agriculture re-
Pquires the larger trans-Pacific vessels.
4 At the meeting Of the Board yesterday
1t was decided to draw up regulations
for the control of the inter-island boats
in carrying plants, shrubs or vegeta-
ton of any kind. While no rule was
adopted 1t will probably be arranged to
have all plants furhgated and passed
this will be made a condition of the ac-
ceptance of the freight by the steam
ship companies. The new regulation Is
deemed to be necessary because of the
prevalence of blights on one island,
which have not reached some of the
| other islands. A strict observance of
the rule would have prevented the Maui
blight from being spread to the island
of Oahu.
w. NJ. Giffard called attention to the
need of such rule in Offering the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas: Section s. Paragraph l (b)
of Act A entails upon this Board the
duty of providing ways and means of
DISCRIMINATING such insect pests and
diseases as are liable to become inju-
as are already in the Territory, and
| Whereas Section 5, Paragraph 3 Of
the same Act provides that the Board
shall make rules and regulations Sub
ject to the approval of the Governor)
for and concerning the quarantine, in
! spection, fumigation, disinfection, ex-
clusion or destruction at any time or
place within the Territory, of any soil,
nursery stock, tree, sugar cane, plant,
fruit, vegetable or other vegetable
growth or substance which is or may
be infected or liable to assist in the
transmission or dissemination of any
insect, blight, scale or disease injurious
or liable to become injurious to trees,
plants or other vegetation, and
Whereas: 1t is is further provided in
the Section and Paragraph aforesaid
that Rules and Regulations may be
formulated by the Board governing the
shipping and shipment between the diff
ferent islands of this Territory of the
specific article or class of articles above
enumerated which are liable to intro
duce or disseminate blight insects,
scale or disease injurious to vegetable
growth, and
Whereas: 1t Is further provided in
said Act that all rules and regulations
made as aforesaid shall have the force
and effect of law,
Be 1t Resolved: That the Committee
on Rules and Regulations of this Board
be hereby instructed to at once formu-
late such rules and regulations as may
Systematically subject all consgnments
between the different islands of the
Territory of soil, plants, trees and 9TH
er vegetation, to inspection by the
Boards Entomologist, prior to ship
ment or acceptance by inter-island
carriers, and
Be 1t Further Resolved: That the
said committee submit to the Board
for its approval such rules and regu-
lations as they may formulate for the
purpose aforesaid.
Mr. Giffard suggested as a means for
carrying out this supervision, the adop-
ton OF regulation, requiring the
steamers to accept only such plants as
bore the label of the government en-
tomologist. He believed the companies
would be willing to agree to such a
proposition.
Mr.. Thurston said 1t would mean
great increase of labor for the en-
tomologist IL he was required to meet
every inter-island boat and examine the |
stuff brought by it. He stated that
the planters who were paying half the
salaries of the entomologists had been
given to understand that two men
would spend their time in searching
for measures to kill the various pests
with which the Territory Is afflicted,
and that it would require the services
of one man TO keep the watch on local
steamers. The planters also We're anX-
ious for man to visit the plantations
regularly and investigate conditions as
to insect and other pests. Besides, a
very large correspondence has grown
up with chronological institutions, and
1t required time to answer these let
tiers. All this with the inspection of
inter-island shipments would be more
work than one man could do.
Professor Perkins stated that 1t would
require the time of one man almost ex-
clusively to watch the island steamers.
Mr.. Carter thought the request of the
planters was unreasonable. Mr.. Gift
fard explained that the planters paid
half the salaries of three entomolo-
gists, Professor Koebele and the man to
assist him. This was to have n man
to take up Koebeles work If he should
be compelled to give 1t up.
Mr.. Perkins stated that he was pre-
pairing plan now to keep a closer
watch over the plantations. He had
prepared a list of questions which lu-
mas and managers would be asked TO
answer and which would keen him in