The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-05


report Of the division OF forestry;
December /. 1905.
Board OF Commissioners Of Agricul-
ture and Forestry. Honolulu. Oahu.
Gentlemen: ! have the honor to SUBJ
init herewith the report OF the Divi-
sion of Forestry for the period of oc-
tober 10 to December /, 1906. On No
vember is and 20 special meetings OF
the board were held down town, at
which no reports were presented.
During the period named my own
time has for the most part been occu-
pied with questions having to do with
the creation of forest reserves, espe-
cially those on this island and on Ha-
wall, with the details of the Arbor
Day celebration. and with the presen-
tation Of forest matters before the Ha-
waiian Sugar Planters Association.
Early in November l completed the
field work incident to the creation of
a forest reserve on the Koolau noun
tains in the Eva and waialua districts.
Technical descriptions of the proposed
boundary are now being prepared, upon
the completion of which the reserve
will be speedily proclaimed. A survey
or is now at work on the forest line
in Kau. so that that reserve also will
be ready for final action within a short
time.
Certain developments in the forest
question in the Kohala district on Ha-
wall have made 1t appear to me adj
visable to postpone a report which I
expected to hand you today, but this
matter will be brought before the board
in the very near future.
The celebration of the first Arbor
Day to be observed in Hawaii can be
put down as great success. The day
was generally observed throughout the
Territory, not only in the schools, but
also by associations and individuals,
and much good should result from the
interest awakened. This division has
lent helping hand in furthering the
observance of Arbor Day. Trees were
forwarded to 95 schools as we'll as To
parks and individuals, and its forest
nurseryman has given much advice by
letter and in person on various points
that have arisen in the minds of those
who did the actual work.
Personally, devoted some little time
to Arbor Day, in collecting the second
half of the Arbor Day Prize Fund, in
editing and in part writing the press
bulletin of instructions for Arbor Day
planting, and in giving two talks
on Arbor Day at the Kamehameha and
Normal schools. I have also prepared
for the Forester and for Thrum's annu-
al. two or three articles on Arbor Day,
that the observance of Arbor Day may
| be made a matter of record.
On Thursday, November 20, reports
covering the forest work done in this
| Territory during the past year We're
presented to the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association by Mr.. L. A.
Thurston and by me. These will APP
pear in the annual report of that ASSOC
| citation, and also in forthcoming
number of the Hawaiian Forester and
| Agriculturist.
Considerable work has been accom-
plished during the past six weeks, in
the way of correspondence and routine
office work. Work of this sort, while it
takes time, makes little show when
properly kept up, but unless 1t is done
the efficiency of an office is much re-
duced.
For the library I would note the ac-
cession since my last report of Ratze-
burg's "Forst Insecten," the classic
work on forest insects; Says En-
tomology," a collection by LIE Conte
of the papers Of the first American en-
tomologist; file of the circulars of the
Royal Botanic Gardens of Ceylon; the
annual report of the Smithsonian In
stitution for 1904; several publications
Of the Carnegie Institution of WASH
| ington, D. c., especially one entitled
Bacteria in Relation to Plant Dis
eases; and recent numbers Of the
periodical literature regularly received.
| The board room was used on Novem-
Der 2, 1905, for the eleventh meeting of
the Hawaiian chronological Society
Tomorrow, December 2, 1t will be again
used by the Farmers Institute.
The reports of the forest nurseryman
are submitted herewith.
Very respectfully,
| RALPH S. HOSMER,
| Superintendent of Forestry.
FOREST FIRES.
Mr.. Hosmer also submitted rules for
prevention Of forest fires, printed on
| cloth.
| Mr.. Thurston thought they were
rather suggestions than rules, and the
law appended seemed to contain all the
rules needed. However, they were
useful for instruction and warning and
at his suggestion, a vote ratifying the
rules was passed.
Mr.. Brown asked about a forester for
Molokai and, on being informed that
Mr.. Munro held the position. said he
was too far from the speakers land
Being asked to suggest a name for his
end of the island, he said either Mr.
Tollefson or Mr.. Conradt would be q
good man.
NURSERY MATTERS.
Mr.. Hosmer, with his report, handed
in letters from Newton B. Pierce
lpathologist of the Federal department
in charge of the Paciic Coast labora-
tory. also several weekly reports Of
David H. Haughs, field foreman.
Mr.. Pierce thought the ohelo berry
of Hawaii represented good subject
for Improvement work. He sent par
cells Of seeds as follows: Tilia Ameri.