The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-03
WANT HIM
BACK soon
Call to Professor
KoebeIe to
Return.
Needed to Organize the
Entomology Work OF
| the Board.
Business OF the Board Of Asri-
culture and Forestry at
Yesterdays Session.

Inc Board OF agriculture anu 4 of-
estry met in the Governors Office at 8
p. m. yesterday those present being:
L. A. Thurston, president; c. S. Hol-
loway, Superintendent of Public
Works; j. F. Brown, A. w. Carter and
w. M. Giffard, members; and r. c. L.
Perkins, entomologist. Miss Peterson,
acting as clerk, read the minutes of
last weeks meeting which were ap-
proved.
- Mr.. Holloway, on the suggestion of
the president, was unanimously elected
as secretary of the board in place of
H E. Cooper, his predecessor.
On motion the proceedings of the pre-
vious meeting, at which quorum
was not present, were ratified.
THE FINANCES.
Mr. Holloway, for committee, sub
mitted statement of the condition of
appropriations for the board, showing
the balances available until thesend of
the year. There was some discus
SlOU Will CApPdtldllOIlS VI llSHiS III Lie
statement. The total balance is s21,-
SOLO, while estimates for November
and December expenditures amount to
s13,125.21.
Mr. Giffard wanted to secure the ap-
prevail of an allowance for spars and
sailcloth balloons needed by the ento-
mologist for the fumigation of trees
| infested with blight. At the sugges-
| ton Of the president, it was voted that
requisition blanks be procured, and
that Mr.. Perkins then prepare a requi-
sition for such material as he required.
Mr.. Carter, committee to prepare
| list of seeds, was granted further time.
| KOEBELE CALLED HOME.
Mr.. Perkins, in answer to question
| from the president, said he received
letter from Prof. Koebele the day
| after last meeting. He was at Ala
media and did not say when he would
| come down. Prof. Koebele reported
| having found a new kind of beetle,
| which gave promise of being very use
| full in destroying leaf hopper. 1t was
/ different from any he had seen before.
l fTGSluSHt HuTSlOli lHOuSAl IOl.
Koebele ought to come back at an
early day. Owing to his absence and
| his assistants illness, there had been
no organization of the entomology di-
| vision.
| Mr. Perkins said Prof. Koebele said
nothing about when he intended going
| to Australia. Mr.. Giffard recalled that
! Prof Koebele said at former meeting
not ha Of aU "a hast
time for getting certain kind Of bug
| in Australia.
AT the suggestion of the president it
was voted to write to Prof. KoebeIe and
| request that he return at his earliest
convenience.
| MONEY FOR INSTRUMENTS
An allowance of $500 for instruments,
books and incidentals required by the
entomology division was voted.
Mr.. Holloway reported having a num-
| Der of letters received since last meet
| ing. The president explained that ac-
1 ton on requests for trees from the
nurseries did not need to be taken by
! the board, as such matters could be
| dealt with under the rules lately adop-
! ted at the executive officers discretion.
President Thurston stated that a cir
/ cular letter had heen sent to the vol
unteer foresters concerning the duties
| of their office.
Mr.. Holloway, replying to question,
| said the construction of nursery build
/ ings would soon begin.
PROTECTION OF TERRITORY.
A letter to Governor Carter from E.
! r. Stackable, collector of customs, was
/ read by Mr.. Holloway. It referred to
| the matter of inspection of imported
plants. The collector was willing to
/: cooperate with Territorial officials so
/, far as the rules of his office allowed.
+. Anything prohibited of importation
could not be delivered to the consignee,
! but there was no prohibition of trees
!; or plants
! It was suggested that Federal or
/, der might be obtained giving authority
for protecting the Territory from the
| introduction of pests by means of in
| fected trees or plants.
AN ORGAN DESIRED.
Mr.. Giffard suggested that the board
might have a journal of it's own, for
exchange of opinion and information
besides the occasional bulletins that
| might be issued Perhaps the Plan
| tiers Monthly might give it a portion
of its space. The president appointed
MFR. Giffard committee of one to see
about it.
THE HEAD FORESTER.
President Thurston suggested that
| the executive officer gazette the ap-
pointments of district foresters. Mr.
Holloway suggested that the chief for
ester be included, but it was replied
| that Mr.. Hosfner had not yet accepted