Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-05
INCREASE EFFORTS
TO Check PESTS

All imported plants which are in
fected with pests will be seized and
destroyed by duly authorized agents
of the Board of Agriculture at the
ports of entry, in the Territory of
Hawaii. In order to enforce the law,
section 3S6, paragraph II, of the Re
vised Laws, the Board Of Agricul-
ture, at its meeting yesterday after
noon, authorized its officials to write
ITO the several Boards of Supervisors
In the different Counties, asking
them to instruct the police authori-
ties to render assistance in checking
and preventing the importation of
plants infected with pests.
The Board, after hearing the re-
ports of the committee of the ento-
biological division, decided that It
was necessary to prevent the spread
OF the pests and to check the impor-
tation OF plants which are infected
with pests, some of which are entire.
ly new so far as Hawaii is concern
cd, to the officials of the. entomology
ical division.
The reports of Jacob Kotinsky, SUI
perintendent of entomology, stated
that % parcels of turnips infested
with cabbage maggot and covered
with soil, were burned. The total
inspection covered 1912 parcels and
577 lots. The inspection of bees and
honey was delegated to MI. Van Dine.
the entomologist of the Federal Ex-
pertinent Station. Kotinsky asked
that the salary of his assistant be
raised from $75 to 800 per month.
but his request was deferred until
| next meeting.
ID. laughs. forest nurseryman, re-
ported that 5777 plants were sent out
to various schools to be planted In
school grounds on Arbor Day, No
vember 10.
DIR. Norgaard, the; Territorial vet
erinarian. who attended the, confer
ence held in Washington. made a
lengthy report of his division. lie
read the following letter:
Referring to your letter of the 9th
ult., with enclosures relative to the
action of the Hawaiian Territorial
Government, resulting from the APP
pearance of CHAMBERS among mules
shipped from California after they
had failed to react to the mallein
test. Its action In placing n twenty
one days quarantine on, all horse
stock coming from or through Cali
fornia, although unfortunate for the
live stock exports of that State, H.
however, apparently the only safe
course which 1t could have pursued
In order to prevent the possible I'm.
portation OF glandered animals.
This matter of glandered stock I'm
California was also called to the at.
tention of DIR. Charles Keane, State
Veterinarian, by this bureau. DIR
keane states that he is instituting 3
campaign for the suppression of CLAN.
ders in that State as far as the
amount of money appropriated will
permit. For the Miller 4 Lux ranch
from which the animals originated
which developed CHAMBERS after land.
ing In Hawaii, DR.. Keane has secured
one thousand doses of bureau mallcir
to test their animals.
DR.. George s. Baker, inspector In
charge, San Francisco, and DIR. A. Il
Richel, inspector in charge, Los An,
geles, have been requested to render
Dr.. Keane all possible assistance.
Very respectfully,
tSigncd) A. d. MELVIN,
Chief of Bureau.
Present at the meeting were c. s
Holloway, chairman; w. M. Giffard
Paul ISenberg DIR NOrranrd and