The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-05
PLANTERS
PAY HALF
Plans Are Made for
Australian
Trip.
The Parasite Hunt Will
Extend to Fiji and
Australia.
The Banana Questions VIII Be
Answered Board Of AgricuI.
ture to Get Exhibit.

/ The Hawaiian Planters Association
| and two-thirds the expenses of the gov
eminent entonologists while they are
in Australia in search of leaf hopper
parasites and other beneficial insects.
Professor Koebele and Professor Per-
| kins will leave on the Siberia next We'd
nesday for Australia and FIJI and will
| be gone for six months or mere. The
| matter was fully discussed at the meet
| ing of the Board of Agriculture yester
day and it was agreed to accept the of
sequently will have to pay one-third of
the expense and half of the salaries of
the two experts
w. NJ. Giffard stated that it had been.
estimated by Professor Koebele that the
expenses of the trip would be to start
with about $780, but it had been de-
cided to give at least $4,000 for the be-
ginning. Mr. Holloway suggested that
the board of agriculture would be will
ing to pay half the salaries of the two
men and one-third of the expenses. Mr..
Carter put this in the form of motion
and it was unanimously carried.
Mr. Giffard stated that Mr. Perkins
had asked for letters of introduction to
the various steamship companies in AUS
tralia in order to expedite the shipment
of specimens. The matter had already
been attended to- Mr. Perkins also
asked to facilitate the entrance into Ho- |
nolulu of the insects, as they would |
come from a foreign country. Mr. Gif- |
fard said that he had a conversation I
with Mr. Stackable in the morning and I
the latter had offered to cooperate in |
every way possible with the board in T
bringing in the parasites. He had also I
offered to send customs inspector with |
the shipment when it arrived to the in
sect house, where it might be opened /
without danger to the parasites.
THE BANANA QUESTIONS.
]. T. Brown of the agricultural COM
nnittee stated that he had talked over
the letter of inquiry relative to the ba-
mana industry with Mr.. Dee. They
had come to the conclusion that it would
be best to get together such information
about the banana industry as. might be
and to prepare letter for sub
mission to the board. Mr.. Brown said
that he couldn't see anything in the
query which couldn't properly be an
swered and he didn't believe there was
to the letter of inquiry, unless
it was that lots of hard work would be
needed to dig out the desired informa-
ton Mr.. Giffard suggested that gen
eral reply be sent, as is sent by the
Planters Association in response to let
tiers of inquiry. Mr. Brown said that
he believed the best way was to answer
such letters in order to encourage pos
sible settlers. He finally promised to
bring to the next meeting a draft of the
etter for editing by the board.
MIR. Giffard said that he had had a
talk with Mr.. Macfarlane in which the
latter had stated his intention of sending
70 the Board of Agriculture rooms, the
exhibit of fruits and vegetables prepared
Tor the fair. Governor Carter had con-
'ented to the proposed disposition of
he display and Mr.. Giffard thought
here would be no objection to receiving
he exhibit when the formal offer should
,e made. The exhibit is to be placed in
he display room at the board headquar l.
ers.
A report was received from Forester
1osmer of the work in the Nuuanu for
.stry and at the nursery for the week.
1r. Hosmer, during the week, inspected
he forests about the Honolulu planta-l
ion. w NJ. Giffard. A. w Carter, J. F.
Brown and c. S. Holloway were in at
enhance at the meeting