The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-10-26

TIE Government did Whist was right
when It took the csttle of Nuusnu Valley
and allowed the trees sud the grass to
gruE. Anyone who now visits the upper
p0rt Of the Valley VIII at once recognize
the improvements VII see the guaya scrub
coming up on lands that were bare OF any
bushes s year o. 50 ago; viii notice the
SpreGd Of the han Of the bansna- and IN
fact of number Of our island trees and
shrubs This luxuriaut growth has had
It's effect IN retaining the moisture IN the
valley UplandS, and a more steady supply
Of water down the Nuuanu stream. We
can thus see that some practical guod hss
been gained By letting Nature have her
way for a short time; but far more pract1-
esI xood could &c obtained If Nature had
the assistance Of Art If. instead OF de
nudi1g our forests as Is being done IN
some cases. or letting them run entirely
Wild ss L being done about Honolulu, We
were to have some intelligent supervision
over them; II short. If We had : eompe-
tent Foresters ent for.
Il l. now acknowledged BY every gov
ernnent that careful supervision Of the
forests l. most necessary. In sueh matters
It / Germany that has taken the lead and
II that country they have q thorough
school Of forestry and close upon the heels
Of Germany treads France To both coun-
tries Enslsnd, recognizing the necessity
Of scientific care Of her forests II India
and elsewhere. hiss sent . number Of pu-
pils to be thoroughly trained The course
q study az the school Gt Nancy Is To the
point and yet comprehensive enough :
Natural History n is relation with For
ssts; the higher mathematics; the iegis-
IztiOn and the Jurisprudence IN sIl matters
Of forestry. q thorough instruction In al
that bears upon tie cultivation, the man
agenent and pruductio1 Of forests IN gen
eTal- snd the special cultivation Of trees
for the construction Of ships. whether for
the navy OF tie msrtSntile marine; CON
plets scientific course; modern languages
To this curse We believe other studies
have been added lately The course OF IN
stTuctI0u L practical a. vel - theoretical
* sttaehsd to the college buildings, ara
lands upon which experiments with forest
trees ara being constantly made under the
very eyes Of the pupils
4 man who has passed through the
training Indicated above, would he invsIu-
able 60 is At the outset he might find
hiEsslf little sstrsy with regard 20 what
ought to be done but II Z very short tine
his trained kIgElelge would cune TO the
assistance Of the experience he gained
here and then he would be able 10 push
along fast At TIE present n0ment We
doubt L there L & mn 4 the country. e1-
cept the gentleman recently arrived 70 take
chzTge OF the forest lands on the Lihue
estate, Who has any practical and t1eoret-
IcaI knowledge OF forestry We certainly
nsed leglslzEloa Upca 0aF forests. but Just
as certainly do Ee need trained minds 70
guide our legislation IL 4 private estzte
finds Il % rs advantage to import and pay
z esztlenan to look after rs f0restz- how
uach more l. It % the interest OF the IA
tian 70 Do 50 We unst remember that
the woods and forests are an important
s5grce q pGbiIc wealth: that nearly al
industries draw assistance from then= that
Il they are IecesssTy 70 private IBdiTId
1als- mzch z-ore are they % the State;
that n the coultTlEs q tie Old cITIhxa1iOn
dErI1g many centuries private interests IN
thess matters have been szbofdIuztsd 10
the Interests Of the gensral puhlle= and
finally. that II Frsrce, where tEeSe FTInci-
PIES we're for tine east aside BY the leg
Islsto1 Of I1sI- the deIa-zIIre rU-a them
vas followed Ey dIsa5-rOJzs enlse'4ueaces-
Eflieh 4 has tzkEn years Of szre to Gun
terzrE7 This subject has frsqEently oecz-
Ple,1 the nlIn[ls q o1z thIEkers here. and
great deal has been said upon It. No re-
sui k0EeEsr has bee1 TeaEhed- We may,
OF may rSt- cuue 70 some practical soi1tiiOu
Al the nez1 Legislature, but 7<e can ss al
e=szts laE the foundations Of stlHething
Izscticzl b hzEing pzlblic forszter and
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