The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-05
Executive Officer Holloway Will
See Collector Stackable About
Reptile Prohibition.

rapher
Minutes of the two previous meetings
having been read, a motion was carried
ratifying the proceedings of last weeks
meeting at which there was not quo
| rum.
| TO KEEP SERPENTS OUT,
ter of preventing the Introduction of
snakes and undesirable reptiles into the
Territory. 1t was voted that Mr. Hol-
loway be a committee of one to consult
with Collector Stackable, regarding the
possibility of obtaining Treasury De-
partment regulation on the subject, and
report to the Board
FOREST NURSERY EXPENSE.
| The following report on the Nuuanu
Forest Station was read:
Nuuanu Forest Station,
| February 2, 1904.
c. S. Holloway, Esq, Secretary and
Executive Officer of the Board of
Commissioners of Agriculture and
Forestry.
Dear Sir: AS requested by you, 1
| herewith submit a report for the last
year of the running expenses Uhe cost
| of labor, etc.) at the Nuuanu Forest
| Station.
Eight men We're employed during the
year, at the rate of eighteen dollars
(s1S) per month each, doing the follow
| ing work:
| Clearing spaces for holes. per
acre ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 400
Making holes for trees, per acre. 500
Packing and planting trees, per
acre OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500
Propa cation of trees Q210) to a
height of from IL to IS inches,
per acre Observation-Disclosures. 1925
Total for one acre ...............$ 1925
Total for one year GA acres). $4,000
Care of trees planted during
year Observation-Disclosures. 4SOO
Stalking up and caring for trees
previously planted ............ 10000
Roofing out lantana over whole
tract Observation-Disclosures. 2OO.oO
Repairing road .......... 5000
Carting supplies, etc. ............ 2O.00
$172S.OO
Any or all of the above items may
vary according to the location and con-
dition of lands to be planted.
Pay of Forester (s125 per MOI
for one year ....................$l ooo.OO
Tools, etc. ........................ 26.13
$1526.13
The quarters consist of Foresters
cottage, two-room cottage for laborers
with accommodation for eight men,
potting shed and two-stall stable
with wagon house connected. The
equipment of the station consists of
set of tools for each man: five donkeys,
two of which are employed in packing
out trees when planting. The horse and
wagon used for carting supplies from
the city, ETC., is my own property.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID laughs,
Forester
Mr.. Giffard thought the report should
be laid aside until it could be gone over
by the Superintendent of Forestry, Mr..
iioSihci, VII hlS ictuiii " Twin
Mr.. Dole said the report was made
in answer to a question he had asked
at a former meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Holloway, the re-
port was accepted and placed on file,
a copy to be addressed to the Superin-
tendent of Forestry.
DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS.
A report by Gardener Austin on the
distribution of plants was read as fol-
lows:
To r. S. Hosmer, Chief Forester.
Sir: We hereby submit report OF
the distribution of plants at the Gov
eminent nursery, King street, from
Dec. 81 to Jan. %. inclusive.
The plants were distributed to the
different islands as follows:
Ornamental. Fruit. Forest
Honolulu sOt l6t $50
oahu (outer dist) SO is 1872
Molokai :. .......
Hawaii :. ........ IS o l5
1901 1ss 337'
57i ported plants and about 81 plants