The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-03

baDleS ,OfiSinaJlnB IN inc TERRITORY OF
Hawaii,D when EN- route TO the Pacific
Coast. The federal quarantine regu.
lations now in force provide that all
fresh fruit. and vegetables taken aboard
vessels at Hawaiian ports for the usr
of the passengers ana crew, which re.
main unconsumed at the end Of the
voyage must be thrown overheard whom
the vessel is az least two hundred miles
distant from dastinution.
Claims Fruit Is s::=:agClcd In.
Mnskcw claims that much forbidden
fruit Of Hawaiian origin Is smuggied
through by passengers who would rath
or take luscious mangoes and avocado
pears home to their friends than see
the fruit thrown overheard. Hence,
he claims, the quarantine regulations
are rendered null and void. lie there.
fore recommends prohibiting passengers
from Hawaii being permitted to salts
fy their appetite for pears and man
goes. IL anyone is slave to the
alligator pear habit he must stay at
home, travel East by way of China, or
forego this form of dissipation while
on the voyage to San Francisco. ts
Secretary Of Agriculture Houston
will hear testimony on March 10.
There is no one here who wants to sec
the Mediterranean Fruit Fly intro
dueed into the California orchards
Tho citizens Of Hawaii are fully alive
to the necessity of strict chronological
quarantine, having had serious lessons
on their own account 1t is, however,
a matter of common opinion that the
new restrictions as proposed by In.
spector Maskew are entirely too dras,
tic and will, if enacted as law serious.
ly interfere with a legitimate and
profitable local industry--that of sup.
plying fresh fruit and vegetables to
outgoing vessels. <.....
Ask Organizations to Aid.
The Board Of Agriculture and For,
estry also are requesting action on the
part of the Honolulu Chamber of Com,
nerce and the Merchants Association
Hawaiian, fruit growers are interested
in the public bearings that are to be
held in Washington, and it is import
ant that Hawaii shall be properly
represented. ~
Forester Hosmer has begun fencing
some of the forest reserves on Kauai
and Maui. The total tree distribution
for January was l4,S00 seedlings, and
2OS6 trees were planted on the Homo
lulu watershed.
The fifth annual tuberculin test OF
the Oahu dairy herds developed the
fact that tuberculosis is almost com
pletely stamped out. Less than two
per cent of the $3.50 cows tested were
found to be infected. Seventeen head
were condemned and slaughtered.
Surveying Water Sources.
A very thorough survey of all Hawa
iian water RESOURCES is in progress
Twenty-three new measuring stations
to determine stream flow were estab
lished during January and five were
discontinued.
The entomologists Inspected 24,272
parcels of seeds, plants and fruits ar,
irving at port of Honolulu and 2294
packages arriving at Hilo. Ninety one
lots Of fruit and seven lots of vege
tables were found in the baggage OF
passengers and immigrants, from for
elBn countries and being prohibited
from entry were seized and destroyed
by burning.
One box Of Chinese pomelos arrived
from the Coast on the Honolulan. Thin
fruit was in the original package al
shipped from Hongkong, had found it.
way TO the Coast, where it had been
admitted, and then shipped here fol-
Chinese New Year. AS such fruit il
prohibited from entry into the Islands
ii was seized and destroyed by burning
A package containing sugar cane
from Formosa was held for inspection
at the postoilice. Under the new par,
eel post ruling the package was order,
ed returned to the shipper, for nc
plants or parts of plants can be ship
ped into the United States by parcel
post from foreign countries. This
ruling will also include bulbs and
seeds. g.. sssI n.
Destructive Bugs Tagged.
The T. X. X. steamer Anyo Man
arrived at Hilo direct from Japan dur
ing the month and brought $50 bags OF
rice, 5SS bags Of beans and 4 bags OF