The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-19

tension of productivity, both through
direct taxation and also indirectly.
| through the increase of wealth in the
Territory, this matter has a bearing
which should be considered in the pro-
posed exchange. For if the upper for
est increases the amount of water
(which can be made available for use,
and this I believe it does, just so much
does it increase the welfare of the Ter
ritory
! The Importance of protecting the
forest on the watershed of the streams
| throughout the Koolau district is we'll
| understood by the Baldwin interests.
Plans are now well under way where
/ by the whole stretch of the Koolau for
est may be made great reserve. To
fully accomplish the desired end the
lands now under consideration should
favor an exchange, provided it is upon
reasonable terms. Such 1 believe to
be the case with the one proposed.
! From a study of the conditions on
the ground the line along the edge of
| the forest, proposed by the Ranch
! Company, most of which is now
fenced, seems to me to be as good a
+ boundary for the forest a. could be
chosen. 1t includes practically all the
forest land and in many places fol-
lows good natural boundaries which
materially reduces the cost of fencing.
The part of Kaliulinui within the
Koolau gap I consider a very desiTa-
BILE addition to the reserve, as it lies
at the head of one of the largest and
most important valleys on the whole
mountain side. Clouds are constantly
drifting in and out through the gap
and much water must be dropped on
this upper land, to appear in the
springs and brooks lower down.
For the adequate protection of the
highly important watershed of the Ko-
olau district, I believe that the forest
lands in question should be set apart,
along with the large area for which
plans are now being prepared.
I therefore recommend that the
board Immediately request the Gov
ernor to set apart as a forest reserve,
after the hearing required by law, the
forested portion of the Ahupuaa of
Makawao; the boundaries of the same
to be as shown on the map submitted
by the Haleaka1a Ranch Company.
[ further recommend that the two
parts of the Ahupuaa of Kaliulinui, as
shown on the HaIeakala Ranch Com
pany's map, be also made a part of
the forest reserve And l suggest that
the board so recommend to the Com
missioner of Public Lands.
In case an exchange is contaminated,
a fencing clause should be inserted as
part of the contract. The one sug-
gested by the Haleakala Ranch Com
pany in their letter meets with my APP
prevail. 1t reads as follows: ITO fence
and keep fenced during the term OF
the charter of the company all por-
tions of this forest reserve adjoining
the Haleakala Ranch lands, wherever
fencing Is necessary to keep stock out
of the forest"
FIGHT AGAINST INSECTS.
Alexander craw, superintendent Of
presented report of
which the following is an abstract:
Since my last report to you dated
9Th, I have to inform you
that Is steamships and sailing vessels
arrived in Honolulu from outside the
Territory, bringing 9498 packages of
fruits and vegetables. and six cases
and boxes of trees and plants.
Two cases from Japan contained a
variety of insects that we can do
so destroyed the l. HeW4HS'
Five double Towering prune trees in
'ested with borers that worked in the
sterns and camellias infested with
,spidiotus duplex. A great variety Of
rees, including orange, are subject to-
he attack of this pest
Another consignment of beneficial in
ects was received from DIessrs. Koe-
,ele and Perkins but unfortunately IN,
,oer condition. Upon Investigating
he condition in which they came,
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