The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-09-09
FORESTRY
MEETING
A Line Proposed for
the Woodland
Limits.
From Thursdays AdvertlserJ

From Thursdays AdVertiser)
The Board of Agriculture and Fores-
try met in the library of the Experi-
ment station building yesterday after
noon. The members present were
Messrs. Giffard. Brown. Dole and Hol-
loway. Entomologist Craw was also
present at the meeting. The first busi-
ness that came before the board was
the ratification of the action of the pre-
vious meeting in passing resolutions in
regard to the proposed forest reserve in
the Hilo district.
These resolutions recommend a very
important action on the part of the.
Territory. They recommend that all
the government land above a line fol-
lowing as nearly as possible the 1850
foot contour line shall become a forest
reserve. one hundred feet on either
side of all streams and about all sprinps
10 ai'o " pe reserved Tor the protection
of the watercourses. The resolutions
direct the Superintendent of Forestry
to procure a map of the proposed re-
serve for presentation to the Governor
for 1t is necessary to obtain his ap-
proval of the action. The board does:
not object to homesteads below the pro-
posed 1IbO foot
board unanimously voted to ratify the
resolutions and surveyor is to begin
at once to prepare a map from data
at hand showing the approximate posi-
tion OF the proposed line. The reason
that the 1850 foot contour line is not to
be strictly adhered to is the fact that it
is so crooked that no fence known could
adjust itself to the winding course it
takes.
The superintendent's report of the
work done by the men in the boards
employ was placed on file. 1t was an
nounced by Mr.. Giffard, who occupied
the chair in the absence of Mr.. Thurs
ton, that reports on the citrus and
other fruits of the Territory would be
published in the form of bulletins short
iy. The resignation of Assistant For
ester McStocker of the Puma district
was accepted and on his recommenda-
tion the board appointed John Watt
as his successor subject to his accept
ance.
The report of Entomologist Alexan--
der Craw was approved and placed on
file Mr. Craw reported that the fumi-
eating boxes at the Oceanic and Hack
field docks were nearly completed Fif-
teen boxes of peaches arriving on the.
Ventura of August 24th We're found to
be infested with the peach tree borer.
and We're destroyed. On the Alameda
arriving on the End of September We're
two lots of lemons infested with scale.
Territory the importation of such in
ferior, Gull fruit as these lots were is,
to be discouraged and both lots We're
destroyed. On the Korea were several
tdseS VI JdpdileSe pears WHICH were III
tested with the Chinese fruit worm, a
very dangerous pest which has not ap-
peared in the United States but has,
gained foothold at Victoria, b. C.
This fruit was all destroyed by fire.
The chronological committee of the
board reported that cablegram had
been sent to Mr. Kotinsky, who is an
entomologist in the employ of the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washing
ton, d. c.. Offering him the position of
assistant to Mr.. Craw to take the.
places of Messrs. Terry and Kirkaldy,
who have resigned TO go into the en-
ploy of the Planters Association. Mr..
Kotinsky accepted the offer and will
arrive in about two weeks.
The question of a general exclusion
of fruit from all countries except the
United States and Canada was dis
cussed by the board Mr. Craw did not
favor such a sweeping exclusion but
thought that the fruit OF all countries
having fruit flies should be excluded.
The suggestion was made that Japan
and other eastern countries are so far
behind In chronological work that they
might not discover the existence of
pests, Other members OF the board
We're of the opinion that IL was pos
sible Tor pests To get through the most
rigid inspection possible and cited In
stances OF passengers bringing fruit
ashore In their pockets. Mr. iinard
did not see why any fruit need be im-
ported from Australia and the orient
when We had the United states So near
az hand We are always notified of
pests thpre ana Il should be- our mar
ket
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