The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-18
CRAW MEETS
FOREST BOARD
ENTOMOLOGIsT HAS HIS VIEWS
INSECT PESTS.

Alexander Draw, the distinguished
entomologist who recently came to Ho-
nolulu, from California and is now at
tached to the staff of the Board of
Agriculture and Forestry was formal
ly introduced to the board at yester-
days meeting,
In addressing the body for the first
time Craw drew attention to the orange
industry which he said was a most pro-
fitable one. He had learned that since
January $4,000 had been spent in the
importation of oranges from the coast
whereas this might have been kept here
if the fruit was properly cultivated. He
was informed that the orange industry
here had once been thriving one until
an insect pest destroyed it and he pro-
missed to look into the matter.
In criticizing the methods of disin-
fecting imported fruits and plants the
entomologist believed that there should
be a disinfecting apparatus on the wa
ter front. At present the imports have
to be taken to the Government Nursery
and insects might easily drop from
them them into the streets. The mat
ter was referred to w. NJ. Giffard and
the Superintendent Of Public Works
with power to act.
It was reported that the lady bird re-
Gently sent from Australia by experts
Koebele and Perkins to prey on the leaf
hopper is already doing good work. 1t
has been propagated and released both
in Honolulu and on Oahu limitations as
we'll as at the Planters Experimental
station.
The attention of Entomologist Craw
was dra wn to the growth of fungus
at the roots of peach trees and to a
borer which is attacking the alligator
pear trees Craw heartily endorsed the
action of the Board in keeping out
fruits from all Pacific countries.
The report of the committee on For
estry contained two important commu-
nications dealing with the forestry re
serve in Hilo and the proposed home
steads at Honomu.
Superintendent Hosmer reported eX-
haustiyely on the Hilo forest reserve al
ter having spent from July 26th to July
23rd i'm going over the entire ground.
Acting on his report the following re
solution was presented by H. A. Thurs
ton and passed:
Resolved, that the Board of Agricul-
ture and Forestry approves and recon-
mends that all government and other
lands in the district of HilO, Island OF
Hawaii lying above approximately the
1850 foot level above the sea, be set
apart as a forestry reservation, subject
to such change in detail of sand loca-
ton as is recommended by the super
intendent of Forestry in his report up
on this subject, dated August y lsV4'
and on file in the records Of the BOARD,
Resolved that the SUPERINTENDENT OF
Forestry be and he hereby is instruct
| ed and directed to secure as speedily
as practicable detail description ana
man of the said bondary line OF SAID
| forest reservation; in order that the
same may be referred to the Governor
for his approval in accordance with the
| terms of section 8 of Act ~ oi 'i'e
Session Laws of 1908
Superintendent Hosmer also reporteu
on the Honomu homesteads and the
BOARD acted on it by passing the Ioi-
lowing resolution presented by l. A.
| ThurstOn: ,,,,
"Resolved. that the Board Of Agrlcui-
tnra and Forestry does not Object 10
the establishment of homesteads upon
the land Honolulu district OF hllo'
island of Hawaii, lying below approx
r,ataIv the 1850 foot level above the
sea provided that the valleys spIlllso
and streams, and also strip OF laiiu'
not less than one hundred feet "lue
outside of and along each side OF e''cii
valley and around each spring q W."
| far be reserved"