Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-30
DR.NOR(AARDRtPORTS
VETERINARIAN SEES
DANGER TO ANIMALS
RECOMMENDS MEASURES TO PRE-.
VENT SPREAD OF DISEASE.
HILo RESERVE PLAN
ADOPTED.

Routine work. consisting mostly OF
reports from division heads, occupied
the Board Of Commissioners Of Agri-
culture and Forestry. which met yes
terday afternoon. DR.. Norgaard, head
Of the Division Of Animal Industry,
submitted a report outlining work to-
ward preventing the spread Of animal
diseases. and recommending steps to
be taken In inspection Of animals.
Forester Hosmer verbally reported
on the Hilo forest reserve, the board
adopting resolution recommending
the reserve with the following boun-
daries: beginning at a point In the
lava flow Of 1855 near the 1850 foot
level, running in line approximately
parallel to the coast. above all home
steads, to a point on the Hilo- Hama
kua boundary about the 1000 foot level,
thence mauka on the Hilo- Hamakua
line to point approximately at the
top Of the woods. thence along top Of
woods to lava flow Of 1885. thence down
the flow to the starting point"
Mr.. Hosmer also stated that owing
to a rather heavy demand. the stock
Of Ceara Rubber seed had been ex-
hausted.
Entomologist Craw and Mr.. Hosmer
submitted their regular reports.
The board passed resolution de-
ploring the proposed cutting Of trees
on the Coney estate on Mount Tanta-
lus. the resolution reading as follows:
Resolved, That this Board regrets
the announced intention OF the Coney
Estate to cut the wood In the Tantalus
forest and that they suggest to them
that II they intend to de-forest for
profit there would be more money in
doing It gradually and under expert
advice and that the services OF For
ester Hosmer are hereby rendered to
the owners Of said forest in this con-
nection."
Forester Hosmer will submit report
on the proposed Maui forest reserve at
the next meeting Of the Board.
Forester Hosmer's report was as fol-
lows:
nave tuc hOuOI W suDIHlt ueTt-
with the report OF the Division Of For
estry for the past week. During the
week the stan OF this Division has been
for the most part engaged in details
Incident to the closing of the fiscal
period and the carrying on Of the rou-
tine work Of the division.
"On Thursday, June 22, a forest fire
on the land Of honolulu was report
ed by Commissioner Jas. d. Dole from
Wabiawa. I at once notified Mr.. B.
+. Dillingham; who as General Manages
OF the Oahu Railway & Land Co. con-
trolls this land. Mr.. Dillingham; order
ed a gang OF So laborers to start at once
for the fire. Mr.. David Haughs OF this
division accompanied them to take
charge OF the work. Upon the arrival
Of the fire fighters at the honolulu
station 1t was found that the fire,
which had burned over brush and grass
land, had been extinguished by the To-
cal ranch-men. The laborers were ac-
return train.
! wish to record my appreciation OF
the action taken by Mr.. B. f. Dilling-
ham In this matter. His prompt re-
Spouse to my request for assistance
and his immediate despatching OF a
large gang to the scene of the fire are
worthy Of much praise.
Had the fire proved as serious as
It appeared when first reported the
action OF Mr.. Dillingham; would have
helped much to prevent its spread
Unless forest Are Is checked at the
start It soon becomes very difficult to
control, except at great expense, and
after much injury has been done.