The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-25

seeds with insects coming through the mail?
Mr. Kotinsky-It has been my privilege several
sons to do inspection work with Mr.. Craw Perhaps
understand the procedure will have better idea of how
mail matter Inspected The postal authorities especially
the present Postmaster first refused allow Mr. Craw
to make inspections OF any kind because the postal rea
required mail be delivered unopened Spe
a correspondence had on the subject with the Post
General by the Board of Agriculture Forestry and
permit granted Inspector examine packages
Now, any package bearing description OF its contents if
separate table by Craw after arrival
of each steamer and all those packages examined and
those that require treated and ultimately all
the packages stamped with the inspectors stamp Mr.
Craw has special stamp for that purpose regret that
Mr.. Craw is here explain the instance referred by
Dr. Cobb If may say l inclined believe that be.
directed Dr. Cobb that Mr. Craw felt he
a surnise my part.
Mr. Gifard-1 take exceptions to those remarks Mr. Craw
will not allow anything through for Dr. Cobb for anybody
else, | don't care who it is.
DR.. Cobb-Hear! Heart
Mr. KotinskyThe officers of the T. S Experiment Station
have discovered that to their sorrow or JOY do not know
which do know that before they allowed receive
plants that they have receive Mr. Craws permit do
When package is found that shows suspicious signs of
insect or fungus work the plants those that dead
chucked (there treating them, for they
treated and delivered.
In order carry correspondence importer
ling him what had become of the plants you would have
to have special officer % do
Dr. Cobb think discussion OF sort does the most
good By venlating the whole Mr. kotinsky
remarked earlier in the meeting every person
tain extent be his inspectors and believe that great
deal OF conscientious thinking ought be done this
In addition package which received
corning the inspection of which know nothing l say
that have being here several
letters containing seeds and vegetation
that many other people have
flowers letters which inspected Now every
could be made to realize what damage might be
done country through Importation pests
IN this manner think would do deal OF good and
trust that the of this discussion will give
widest possible circulation
Mr. Mor-How about the plants
DR.. Cobb-Ihat would be much difficult matter.
Plants that quite dry condition might
easily the of the disease of those plants M
ing condition. although the plants themselves dead
Mr. Gifard-Ihe law is specific in regard plants, Mr.
ThaTman 1t states that no plants shall be imported into this
eVe the hne is somewhere between 100 and 500 dollars for
attention OF the authorities that
Mr. Gfard-To which Mr.. Chairman?
The Charmanln regard to plants. [ know they in
troduced
OF the losses by pests this country costing great
millions OF dollars might annually 1t should be well
Mr. SMITH think any who imports plants sur
repttousy without inspection should be subjected
penalty of the law.
Mr. Gitfard-It is criminal very easy people
living on the other islands when they plants shrubs
have through agents in Honolulu and be
carefully inspected and necessary fumgated, which
cation will them dollar they get them in
perfectly good order that is providing that they of such
to stand journey
The Charman-We have officers here country who
should that the law carried plant each year
good many trees (orange trees and peach trees). that
import, from Florida and from Francisco
They generally lands at our port
They through Honolulu and o Maui. | do not
KNOW whether they inspected all they
delivered there and boxes. should they
should be examined here this port but positive
as whether this has been done the
Mr.. Giard-My attention has been called by Mr. Moir Mr.
Chairman, the fact that good deal of
closed bags through Honolulu and bags
sent to Hilo they locked and Hio through
Honolulu without being opened here Of the post
has authority open locked bags destined
another port, but it that the Board
missones of Agriculture and Forestry something
towards having inspection made Hio Kahulu
at the posoflces there There parties there who
qualified to do and they would be only
3K1I
IN every make such Inspections and he would
small consideration whenever
call him. The trouble is however that pomasters
take interest the matter if anything along
will give them any trouble, they pay no attention to it.
The Charmans the law explicit that plants should be
examined in the out-ports?
Mr. Gifard-The law explicit that vegetable life,
cept fruits and vegetables for use I'M