The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-28
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At a meeting of the Board of Agri-
culture and Forestry held yesterday
afternoon at the offices of the Board
there were present several horticul-
turalists and business men interested
in the eradication of the Mediterra-
nean fruit fly. Marston Campbell &C.
cupied the chair, and read a report
submitted by the Board, containing
the following:
ITO the Board of Agriculture and
Forestry, Honolulu, T. H.
Gentlemen: Your committee on
entomology begs to report that at a
meeting Of interested citizens, called
by Professor Gilmore, of the College
of Hawaii and held on Tuesday, June
20. 1911, at the University Club,
resolution was passed whereby the
Board of Agriculture and Forestry
were requested to take up the matter
of the control of the pest (Mediterra-
mean fruit fly, which has appeared
in our midst.
For the sake of expediting the
matter, your committee has taken up
on itself the responsibility of MAX
ing a report, together with recon-
mendations to the board, previous to
having been given authorization to
do the same. Your committee hopes
that this step will not be regarded as
usurping the authorities of the board,
but will be taken as a measure of
necessity in the face of the great
danger which is confronting the COM
munity.
A Special Committee.
"The committee makes the follow
ing recommendations
First. That a resolution be passe1
appointing an honorary advisory COM
mittee OF the board, to consist of the
following gentlemen:
Mr.. Ehrhorn, Territorial entomolo.
gist and inspector chairman.
DIR. Wilcox, director of the United
States Federal Experimental Station
Mr.. Swezey, economic entomologist
of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters AS
ISOLATION.
Mr.. Kershaw, economic entomolo
gist of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association.
James D. Dole, fruit producer.
w. NJ. Giffard, late chairman of the
chronological committee Of the Ha
waiian Sugar Planters Association
and Board of Agriculture and For
estry.
Mr.. Albert Waterhouse, chairman
of the chronological committee o
the Board of Agriculture and For
estry.
Second: That this committee b,
requested to take up the question o
inspection, control, the gathering o
data as to the affected area, tn
species Of fruit attacked or immune
the discussion of literature on tn
, subject and such other necessar
matters as pertain solely to the frui
fly attack and its control by eithe
clean culture, parasites or otherwise
and that the committee make dc
tailed report of their investigations
together with its recommendation;
to the Board of Agriculture.
Third That upon receiving tn
recommendations of this honorar
committee, the Board of Agricultur
and Forestry then take up ways an
means from a financial standDoin
and decide whether the recommend
lions of the committee for the col
troll, importations Of parasites, or oil
, erwise, can be carried out by tn
7 commissioners from any funds in tn
i hands of the Territorial Government
. or whether it will be necessary
3 secure contributions from otht
: sources.
Fourth: If the Territorial Cover
ment is provided with the necessaI
o funds to carry on this work, that tt
( work be done altogether by the Boar
r Of Agriculture and Forestry throug
3 its authorized inspectors, the san
S honorary advisory committee to
Q continued indefinitely so that the TIE
Il ritorial inspector might get systel
attic advice in the event of grave e