Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-06
WANTSlAND FOR IRttS.
OFFER, GOVERNMENT 10
LEAVE TIMBER STANDING
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE WILL IN.
veSTIGATE FORESTRY PROP.
osirIoN APPOINT
MENTS.

The Board OF Agriculture and For.
estry was invited to hold its meeting
In the Governors Office yesterday aft.
ernoon. the Governor saying he would
be pleased If. hereafter. all meetings
Of the Board were held there.
At 3:15 l.. A. ThurstOn. president:
Superintendent of Public Works II. L.
Cooper. secretary; W. NJ. Giffard and
j. d. Dole gathered in the Guberna.
tUrial chamber.
Reporting for the committee on EN-.
rloyes. Mr.. Cooper recommended that
Professor Perkins be appointed assist.
ant cntomOlogist at $3.50 per month
AID that c. J. Austin be transferred
from the forestry division to he made
chronological inspector for Honolulu
at $1,000 a year. More time was ask.
ed to consider another transfer and
the employment Of rangers on the 9th.
or Islands.
J. ID. Dole inquired IL G. J. Austin
would have charge OF the inspection
Ci imported seeds and plants or II no
would only look after their removal
Tor inspection. He thought the in.
srector should have a considerable
knowledge of plants; that he should
! be a skilled man.
+ It was stated by Mr.. Giffard thai
Professor Perkins had said that his as.
sistant would personally attend to the
inspection, while MIR. Austin would
carry out instructions as to rumiga.
! ton.
President Thurston said that Profes.
sor Perkins had stated that Mr.. Austin
was already fairly well versed in tho
work required.
J. d. Dole was of the opinion that &
ran could be procured for the work
.Or less than 81 500 year.
MIR. Giffard thought a reliable man
was necessary. A cheap man might
kill the plants and let the insects go.
President Thurston said Mr.. Austin
had had experience in looking after
work in connection with lantana and
had proved his capabilities. The com
mittee's report was then unanimously
adopted.
In answer TO a question, Secretary
Cooper stated that the appointments
al Professors Kirkaldy and Terry OF
4 London as assistants to Professors Ko.
ebele and Perkins had already been
confirmed. Their salaries are 81 500
year each. OF this amount the Plan
tsrs' Association would pay half. The
gentlemen had been notified by cable.
II was suggested and agreed that
seeds collected by Professor Rochelle
, II. Mexico be turned over to Superin.
tondent Young OF Kapio!ani Park, To
be used there, as conditions at the
{ Government nursery were not favor.
able at present.
Plans for a fumigating house were
exhibited. the committee on this mat.
ter reporting progress.
/ II was suggested by President
"hurston, so there might be no work.
Ing at cross purposes, that a commit.
tee be appointed to confer with the
Collector of Customs and the Post.
master in relation to the new law -.
lating to the importation OF plants
President Thurston and Secretary
Cooper were appointed on this com.
uIittee.
Tho application of a Mr. Thomas Tor
five or ten acres near Wahiawa for
the planting of trees was brought ny
~ J. ID. Dole. Mr.. Thomas wanted a
lease for twenty years, agreeing 10
leave a certain number OF trees to the
acre standing at the end OF that time.
Land Commissioner Boyd had suggest.
ed rental OF fifty cents or dollar an
acre. The Wuialua plantation people
had stated that If the land was put up
II would bid against Thomas.
Governor Dole informed the Board
Itnat the plantation people had object
Sd, thinking the plan might interfere
with their ditch right OF way. They
were willing to give Thomas land else
whore for tree.plantipg.
J. d. Dole said the proffered land
vas not convenient for the purpose
Thomas had in view.
The Governor said Thomas wanted
% plant gum trees for firewood.
J. d. Dole was appointed a commit
tee of one TO investigate the matter
and report at the next meeting.
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