The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-01
was no intention of trespassing upon
the functions of the Board.
NEED OF FORESTRY WORK


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. Jul
liam Monsarratt accepted the appoint
ment for the Kau district. from Pahala
plantation to Pua.
Other appointments We're: George
Ross, North Hilo district; w. r. Cas-
| tie, South Kona; Mr.. Barkhausen, La
haina; L. Won Tempsky, Makawao; L.
Won Tempsky and DR.. Raymond Kula
and Kaupo. Maui: ]. NJ. Lidgate, Koloa,
| hdudl ne only three ulSlTlclS HOW
without volunteer foresters are Hilo,
Hama and Waianae
Mr.. Carter suggested that the forest
| ers should be given general police
| powers, is often vandals were caught
| in the act of destroying forest lands,
| and if the foresters had to first swear
| out warrant the guilty persons
would escape. Secretary Cooper was
| instructed to write to the proper au-
thorities, the Attorney General or High
Sheriff, making the request suggested
by Mr.. Carter.
| KOEBELES WORK.
| Mr.. Cooper reported that word had
been received recently from Prof Koe-
lie and he was still in Ohio, and had
sent large number of insects which
preyed upon the leaf hopper. These
We're now being propagated at the
nursery.
Mr.. Carter asked that Mr. Koebele
be requested to procure any dry range
grasses possible, while he was in Aus
tralia, and the suggestion was acted
upon favorably. The grasses wanted
are those suitable for low elevations.
Mr.. Thurston, in this connection, said
, that he visited Maui recently and was
: surprised at the astonishing progress
of the imported grasses on Haleakala.
He said that the blue grass particu-
larly, had covered everything and that
all the grasses started by Mr.. Won
: Tempsky were doing very well.
MORE FOREST LAND.
Governor Dole stated that w. H.
| Cornwell had offered to surrender much
of his land in the Kula district in ex-
change for an extension of some of the
leases. He has offered everything he
holds above the Kula road UP to 5000
feet elevation. The Governor sug-
gested that the 5000 acres to be sur
rendered would do not only for home
stead land but for forest land The
proposition at this time is very COM
, plicated and has something to do with
the Pol poll springs, which was still in
an unsettled state.
Mr. Thurston said these lands above
Kula needed the attention of the For
estry Board very badly. The forests
were in bad condition. twenty years ago
they had been impossible.
Governor Dole said that his idea,
was the planting of the regions above
5000 and 5000 feet with exotic trees, cy-
press and pine. This variety of tree,
h thought, would do very we'll on
Mauna Kea. Mr. Thurston said that
Forester Hall also favored very strong
ly the planting of pine trees, and had
said that the Federal authorities might
, get seeds of Northwest pine.
WANTS LANDS HELD BACK.
Mr. Carter asked Governor Dole tc
hold back the sale of leases of foul
pieces of land in the Kohala district
He said there We're certain forest lands
t which should be in the control of the
government, and suggested that some
: of the land now offered for lease
might be used to exchange for the
|
- desired land. In response to a ques
u ton. Governor Dole said that the loca
= government had power to make ex
changes of land for forest purposes
. He promised to request COMMISSIONS
Boyd to withhold the land in question
from sale until the Board of FOrestr.
had decided upon. some course O
ei action.
r. TOBACCO EXPERIMENT.
Mr.. Van Dine at the suggestion of tn
'e chair stated that Mr.. Smith had gon
II to Hamakua to visit the tobacco eX
id pertinent station. The special clotl
10 had been ordered, but it was foun
that it had been shipped around tn
IL Horn and probably a new order woul
a be sent in.
ID Mr.. Cooper said that F. Buchholtz @