The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-08-05
PROTECT
FORESTS
Forestry Board
will Invoke
the Law.

eStry INTENDS 10 Try ana PUNISH dIl per
sons who are careless in letting res
started on their property, spread to Gov
ernment forest reserves. At the meet
ing OF the Board yesterday afternoon
che recent brush fire on Palolo Heights
was discussed, and a motion passed
whereby the Board requested the At
aorney- General to prosecute il the law
permitted it.
From the reports presented by Fores-
ter HaugIrs to Superintendent OF Fores-
Try Hosner it was shown that only the
direction of the wind and the green veg
citation on the edge OF the government
forest reserve on Palolo Heights pre-
vented a confagration, which might
have swept along the Manoa ridge and
INTO tfD. Tantalus forests. Should the
Manoa and Tantaus forests once be
wiped uut by fire the Board feels doubt
ful whether in life time they would be
restored
Il was pointed out in the discussion
th<as Iaxity OF precaution to prevent fire
from spreading to adjoining premises or
government reserves is a serious matter.
Superintendent Holloway said if there
was no law to compel firestarters to use
proper precautions or be punished for
and passed by the next legislature. SUI
perinterdent Hosmer stated that in many
states, the question of fires was one of
Eire foremost matters considered in for
est reserve protection.
The report OF Forester Haughs was
ID the effect that he visited the fire local |
ay on kipahulu tract, and found that
about ten acres OF government forest
tract had been burned over but very few
of the koa trees had been destroyed.
AIr. Frank Cooke, owner of the property
'nn which the fire began, reported to Mr..
HatgFis that he started the fire on his
property to burn up weeds. A strong
wind was blowing down the valley at
the Time and he expected the patch
aould burn itself out without any dan
ger 10 surrounding property. The fire,
however, had burned against the wind.
4 ere on Judge Frear's property on
TantaIus was also reported by the for
ester. On investigation, confirmed by
1lr. Giffard whose property adjoins that
OF Judge Frear, it was shown that the
Portuguese carekeeper was burning
small piles OF weeds when the blaze be-
gan to spread. He and his wife fought |
ahe advance OF the fire and checked ii.
ACAPULCO LINE PEST.
Assistant Entomologist Terry reported
ON the destruction OF quantities OF Aca-
lulco (MeXico) lines which have ar
lTived here on various steamers from |
San Francisco. The destruction was |
ordered because the lines are badly !
INJECTED with scale for which Acapul- |
co IS notorious.
He also reported that 27 boxes OF
California peaches arriving by recent |
steamer and infected with borers were
destroyed. A steamer following had sim
iar shipments but the importers had !
fhen sent back to the consignors.
On the steamer arriving yesterday |
nom San Francisco were 90 boxes of
peaches infected by the borers. and the
Board passed a motion to the effect
iflat under the law providing for inspec-
bon, tunngation, etc, the destruction
Of fruit importationS was permissible
and the entomologiSt was empowered
10 destroy the fruit at the expense OF
ile importer. he expense consists in
irayage, the stuff being burned at lwi-
lei When the new Public Works Gre
IIatory is erected infected fruit will be ,
destroyed in the machine.
Entomologist Kirkaldy, in letter de- ,
rribing the pests with which the Cali 8
ornia peaches and Acapulco lines were 5
Effected, urged that the Board should (
axe drastic measures in dealing with ,
shipments. and pass a rule preventing
he importation OF fruits OF any dcScrip-
aon from Acapulco, Australia and
rhina.
The Board decided that as Entomolo-
sist Craw OF California would arrive
here about August II, the matter should
BE lett 10 him, as he was perfectly fami-
lar with the diseases OF fruits coming
Tom the above mentioned countries.
HAWAII GETS WORST.
With reference to the kinds OF fruits
shipped here, Mr., Giffard said he knew
mat California Shippers sent their worst
Tuts to Honolulu He stated that when
an order came rom Honolulu some /
shippers would saw OF fruits discarded |
On the coast, "Oh, send them to Ha- I
aaii"
Among the shipments OF apples Ha- I
kail received large quantities which ,
tad fallen from the trees II was not al
'ssys fruit picked from the trees that
the shippers sent here
RAISE CITRUS FRUITS,
Mr kirkaldv called the attention oi
thv Board to the need of bulletin ou
uhe raising Of citrus fruits aud the
value of the KNOWLEDGE lo island grow
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