The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-08-07


f. Cooper, Superintendent of Public
Works, secretary: w. NJ. Gifrard and
James d. Dole. Miss Dwight of the
Public Works office acted as stenog-
rapher.
APPOINTMENTS.
Mr.. Cooper orally reported from the
committee on employees. consisting of
the president Mr.. Giffard and>himself.
1t was recommended that Prof. r. c. l..
Perkins be appointed assistant entomo-
logist at a salary of $3.50 month and
that C. ]. Austin be transferred from
the division of forestry and made in
spector for Honolulu under the divi-
sion of entomology at salary of Sl25
month. Further time was asked to
consider another proposed transfer and
the engagement of rangers and unpaid
] assistants on the various islands.
Mr. Dole asked If Mr.. Austin would
have charge of the inspecting of i'm
ported plants or only attend to their
removing them from place to place for
chronological inspection. 1t was his
/ impression that the inspector ought to
know considerable about plants and
their enemies-in short, be a skilled
man.
| Mr.. Giffard stated that Prof. Perkins
had explained that his assistant en-
tomologist would attend personally to
the inspection while Mr.. Austin would
, carry out his orders in fumigating
plants, etc,
! Mr.. Thurston said Prof Perkins told
them Austin had been already broken
in to some extent and had taken hold
very we'll
! Mr.. Dole thought man could be got
for that kind of work at less than $500
a year.
| Mr.. Giffard replied that 1t needed n
pretty good man. One might kill the
plants and not kill the insects. To get
man like Mr.. Craw at San Francisco
would require a much higher salary.
Mr. Thurston said Austin had ac-
quired some experience in handling the
lantana destruction work and proved
he was keen in picking up points.
Mr. Dole then seconded Mr.. Giffard's
motion to adopt the committees report,
which carried unanimously.
Mr.. Cooper, answering a question,
said the appointments of Profs. Kir-
kaldy and Terry of London as assist
ants respectively to Profs. Koebele and
Perkins had already been confirmed.
Their salaries are $500 year each.
half to be paid by the Hawaiian Plant
ers Association. They had been noti-
fed by cable.
Il TO UTILIZE SEEDS.
A suggestion of Prof. Perkins was
presented, being that seeds collected by
Prof. Koebele in Mexico be turned over
to Mr.. Young, superintendent of Ka-
piolani Park, to be terminated. 1t was
\ mentioned that the conditions at the
nursery at present We're unfavorable
and that Mr.. Young being a practical
gardener would make the best of the
seeds. Mr. Giffard remarked that pos
sibly some of the seeds We're dead al
ready, as the life of certain varieties
was very short after plucking-for in
stance, mango seeds would only retain
their vitality two weeks.
The committee on plans for n fumi-
eating house at the nursery, consisting
l of Messrs. Cooper and Perkins, re-
ported progress and had the plans on
view at the meeting.
MEET FEDERAL SERVICES.
President Thurston mentioned that
! the new law provided for action on
imports of plants which dovetalled with
Federal instructions to the collector of
customs and the postmaster. So that
there should be an avoidance of work
| ing at cross purposes, he suggested
that committee be appointed to con-
, fer with the collector and the post
master
Mr.. Giffard wanted to have the pres
ident on the committee because ques-
lions of law were involved.
Mr.. Cooper and the president were
appointed.
A WAHIAWA SCHEME.
Mr.. Dole brought up the matter of an
application by one Mr.. Thomas for five
or ten acres of land at Wahiawa, Oahu,
on which to plant trees. He wanted
lease for twenty years, at the end of
which the government would have the
standing trees. The applicant wanted
1t free, but Commissioner Boyd sug-
gested rental of fifty cents or one
dollar an acre. The Waialua Agricul-
tural Company gave out that, IL the
land were put up for lease, 1t would
bid against Thomas. This caused the
matter to drop. Mr.. Thomas would
plant gum trees on the land. There
was no water on 1t.
Governor Dole, being asked to throw
light on the matter, said the planta-
ton people had objected because they
thought it would interfere with their
ditch right of way. They would give
Thomas n thousand acres elsewhere for
tree planting.
Mr.. Dole said the trouble about their
offer was that the proffered land was
not convenient for Mr.. Thomass pur-
pose.
President Thurston asked If he want
ed to plant trees pro bono publico, and
the Governor replied, mo; to sell fire
wood"
Mr.. Giffard thought there were bet
ter trees for him than gum, mentioning
turpentine tree of South America.
President Thurston asked what was
the use of going on, If the plantation
was going to bid against the man.
Governor Dole said If the applicant
could have the use Of the land as care
taker, It might be arranged without
putting the lease up at auction.
Mr.. Cooper suggested license to Mr. |
Thomas 10 plant trees. 1t was also