The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-05-16
FORESTRY REPORT
AN ABLE DOCUMENT BY CON-
MISSIONER MARSDEN.
Rules and Regulations OF the Bureau
The Makiki Forest-some Timely
Suggestions, Etc. Etc
His Excellency J. y. KING, Presi
dent of the Bureau OF Agriculture
and Forestry

His Excellency J. y KING, Presi
dent of the Bureau OF Agriculture
and Forestry.
SIR Pursuant TO instructions re
ceived at a meeting Of the bureau,
held on April 8, 1898, your commits
sioner has made a careful eXamina-
ton of the government land situated
on the southeast slope Of PunchbOwl.
The area examined comprises an eX-
tent of about twenty acres, com.
mencing at the government pound at
an elevation of 96 feet above sea level,
and running mauka on both sides of
the Punchbowl road to an elevation
of 90 feet above sea level. The land
is covered with q dense growth of
lantana, and there are quite num-
Der of kiaWe trees scattered over the
land. Holes were sunk to depth of
4 feet in different parts of the tract,
and the result proved the soil TO be of
the best possible character. The soil
is a rich black mould from Is inches
to feet in depth, everything a dark
red subsoil. In no place was any
black sand uncovered. The land lies
on gentle slope inclining towards
the premises OF the Lunalilo Home
The quality of the soil and the sitUa-
ton render ii admirably adapted for
the purpose of a botanical garden
and experimental station. The road
up Punchbowl winds through the
land, which, if planted with various
kinds of economic and ornamental
trees and shrubs will prove one of the
most attractive portions Of Honolulu.
But in addition to this, and what is
far more important, will be the great
value to the country of an expert
mental station where the culture of
coffee, cacao, spices and various kinds
of tropical and semi-tropical fruits,
new sugar canes, fibre plants, etc,
can be carried on, and young trees
and plants of the same distributed
throughout the country, and many
new industries encouraged. Here the
blight and insect pests that attack the
trees and plants can be studied, and
the best means of destroying them
made known to the public.
/ would respectfully recommend
that steps be at once taken to have
the land set apart according to Sec
ton of the law of 1892 to establish a |
Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry. |
During the last month, an appar- |
atus for the manufacture of COM
pounds for destroying blight has been |
erected at the government nursery on |
King street, and a compound has |
been manufactured that has proved |
very effective in destroying the white |
blight. The compound as given out |
at the nursery is in concentrated |
form requiring twelve parts of water |
to one of the compound to make the |
necessary strength for spraying trees
and plants, the cost of which to the |
public is less than one and half |
cents per gallon. Three hundred and
twenty-five gallons of the compound |
sufficient to make 1000 gallons OF
wash have been delivered from the
nursery While there is no doubt but
that q number of people are impressed |
with the necessity Of disinfecting
their trees, there are others who are
apathetic and take no action to rid |
their trees CT the blight which re-
mains a constant menace TO those
who do everything to keep their trees
clean. To correct this evil and to
enable YOUR commissioner to make
Roadway against the blight, would
respectfully recommend the bureau
to approve the following regulations
and TO present the same TO the Min
lister of the Interior for his approval,
as provided in Section 6 of the law of
1890, relating to the suppression of
plant diseases, blight and insect pests.
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE
AND FORESTRY.
Regulation relating to blight and
insect pests on the island of Oahu.
LIST. Every owner or Occupier of any
premises on the island of Oahu WHO'S
endcavoring to destroy blight or in
sect pests on the trees or plants grow
ing upon such premises, is entitled to
protection from blight or insect pests
on trees or plants growing upon adj
joining or adjacent premises. And
if the owner or tenant of such adjacent
premises, after being notified, shall
not take proper measures to destroy
the blight or insect pests, such neglect
shall be reported to the commissioner
of agriculture and forestry.
"a. Upon such neglect being re-
ported to the commissioner, it shall
be his duty to examine the trees or
plants said to be so infected, and if he
shall find the report to be correct he
shall cause a written or printed notice
TO be served upon the owner or occu-
pier of the premises upon which the
infected trees or plants are growing,
such owner or occupier
within one week from the date of ser
vice of the notice, to have the infected
trees or plants thoroughly sprayed
with some solution which will effec-
lively destroy the blight or pest, or to
fumigate the same in such manner as
to attain the same object.
Sd. Any person falling to comply
With the order contained in such no.
ice will be liable to fine of not to
exceed one hundred dollars, as pro
7ided by section of an act entitled:
IAN act relating to suppression of
plant diseases, blight and insect
tests" approved July 18th, AID.
$50.
MAEIKI FOREST.
A skilled forester has been engaged
o take charge of the planting at Ma
Xxi forest. The old gang of Chinese y
ave been replaced by japanese at a t
educed rate of wages. Fruit trees will