The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-12-20
FORESTRY ON MAUI,
continued from page 50

general prosperity OF the Territory.
The statement has recently been
made that for every million gallons per
day of water developed, one hundred
additional acres of cane can be planted
AS the government shares in this ex-
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 believe it does, just so much
does 1t increase the welfare of the Ter
ritory.
The Importance of protecting the
forest on the watershed of the streams
throughout the Koolau district is well
understood by the Baldwin interests
Plans are now well under way where
by the whole stretch of the Koolau for
est may be made a great reserve. To
fully accomplish the desired end the
lands now under consideration should
favor an exchange, provided 1t is upon
reasonable terms. Such / believe to
be the case with the one proposed.
From n 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
boundary for the forest as 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 / consider a very desira-
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, l believe that the forest
lands in question should be set apart
along with the large area for which
plans are now being prepared.
/ 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 Haleakala Ranch Company.
l further recommend that the two
parts of the Ahupuaa of Kaliulinui, as
shown on the Haleakala Ranch Com
panys 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 consummated,
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 ap-
prevail. 1t reads as follows: ITO fence
and keep fenced during the term of
the charter of the company. all por-
tons 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
entomology, presented a report of
which the following is an abstract:
Since my last report to you dated
November 9th, l have to inform you
that is steamships and sailing vessels
arrived in Honolulu from outside the
Territory, bringing 949S 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
without. so destroyed the following:
Five double towering prune trees in
tested with borers that worked in the
sterns and camellias infested with
aspidiotus duplex. A great variety of
trees, including orange, are subject to
the attack of this pest.
Another consignment of beneficial in
sects was received from Messrs. Koe-
belle and Perkins but unfortunately in
poor condition. Upon investigating
the condition in which they came, l
feel satisfied that the temperature was
too high causing the insects to remain
active and thereby die for want of
food, instead of alternating during the
voyage. l called Mr. Giffard's atten-
ton to this and he ordered n cable
gram sent to Mr.. Perkins suggesting
placing them in a cooler chamber. In
sects will survive a very low temper
ature without injury.
Fruit arriving infested with scale
has been fumigated with hydrocyanic
gas.
On the third instant a package of
eight small IXoras came by mail from
Philadelphia, Penn, and found them
infested with the long narrow armor-
ed scale. After fumigation with
hydrocyanic acid gas, the leaves were
removed and destroyed. This scale
has unfortunately obtained foothold
on this island 1t Is palm scale but
also attacks "Screwpines," magnolias
and coffee trees,