The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-10-02

would return from Kauai Saturday
night and intended to leave for wash
ington on Tuesday. Mr.. Hall asked
for a meeting OF the Board OF Agricul-
ture on Monday afternoon to outline
his report and recommendation. when
the meeting adjourned 1t was to Mon
day afternoon at two o'clock.
THE oNOMEA LEASES.
Governor Dole stated in connection
with the Onomea leases that they had
been made before the Board was in
existence and that there had been no
opposition to the plan. He said there
was no intention of trespassing upon
the functions of the Board.
NEED OF FORESTRY WORK.
Mr.. Thurston outlined some Of the
details of Mr. Halls visit to Maui and
Hawaii. naming the forests which had
been Inspected He thought that the
matter of forestry reservation should
be gone into just as early as possible
as soon as the forestry superintendent
reached Honolulu.
a number Of new appointments of
volunteer fOresters We're made. Upon
the suggestion of Mr. Carter. Mr..
Forbes domain in Kohala was extend
ed to take in the windward side. Ju-
liam Monsarratt accepted the appoint
ment for the Kau district, from Pahala
plantation to Pua,
Other appointments We're: George
igtr II II
tie, South Kona; Mr.. Barkhausen La
hama; L. Won Tempsky, Makawao; l..
Won Tempsky and DR.. Raymond, Kula
Kauai The only three districts now
without volunteer foresters are Hilo,
Hama and Waianae.
Mr.. Carter suggested that the forest
ers should be given general police
powers, as often vandals were caught
in the act of destroying forest lands,
aud If the foresters had to first swear
out a warrant the guilty persons
would escape. Secretary Cooper was
to write to the proper au- /
thorities, the Attorney General or High |
Sheriff, making the request suggested
by Mr.. Carter.
KOEBELE'S WORK.
Mr. Cooper reported that word had
been received recently from Prof. Koe
lie and he was still in Ohio, and had
sent a large number of insects which
Dreyed upon the leaf hopper. These
were now being propagated at the
nursery.
Mr.. Carter asked that Mr.. Koebele
De requested to procure any dry range
grasses possible, while he was in Aus
ralia, and the suggestion was acted
Ipon favorably. The grasses wanted
ire those suitable for low elevations
Mr.. Thur-tOn, in this connection, said
hat he visited Maui recently and was
at the astonishing progress
# the imported grasses on Haleakala.
lie said that the blue grass particu-
arly had covered everything ana that
III the grasses started by Mr.. Won
'empsky We're doing very we'll
MORE FOREST LAND.
Governor Dole stated that w. Fl.
'ornwell had offered to surrender much
f his land in the Kula district in eX-
hange for an extension of some of the
eases. He has offered everything he
oldS above the Kula road up to 5000
Get elevation. The Governor sug-
cstcd that the 5000 acres to be sur
endered would do not only for home
tead land but for forest land The
rOposition at this time Is very COM
Heated and has something to do with
he Polipoli springs, which was still in
II unsettled state.
Mr. Thurston said these lands above
lula needed the attention of the For
stry Board very badly. The forests
ere in bad condition; twenty years ago
ley had been impossible.
Governor Dole said that his idea,
as the planting of the regions above
400 and 5000 feet with exotic trees cy-
ress and pine. This variety of tree,
. thought, would do very we'll on
fauna Kea. Mr. Thurston said that
orester Hall also favored very strong
the planting of pine trees and had Y
lid that the Federal authorities might I
1t seeds of Northwest pine.
WANTS LANDS HELD BACK. Il
Mr.. Carter asked Governor Dole to v
old back the sale of leases of four f
eCes of land in the Kohala district
q said there We're certain forest lands :
hich should be in the control of the a
)vernment. and suggested that some n
: the land now offered for lease :
light be used to exchange for the
asired land. In response to a ques- =
on. Governor Dole said that the local Y
,vernment had power to make eX
langes of land for forest purposes. ,
e promised to request Commissioner |
oyd to withhold the land in question
ON sale until the Board of Forestry
al decided upon some course of
'tion.
TOBACCO EXPERIMENT.
Mr. Van Dine at the suggestion of the c
lair stated that Mr. Smith had gone +
Hamakua to visit the tobacco eN-
station. The special cloth "
al been ordered, but il was found o
lat it had been shipped around the "
orn and probably new order would r
2 sent in.
Mr.. Cooper said that f. Buchholtz of l
ona had requested that the Board v
AXE an allotment for n tobacco ex- Q
'riment on his farm, but 1t was de-
ded that IL was best to await the sue
SIS or failure of the first experiment a
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