The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-29
A FOREST
RESERVE
LuaIuaIei Is Discussed
by the Board of
Agriculture.

The meeting of the Board of Agri
culture yesterday was mainly for th
est reserves at LualuaIei and at Hama
Maui. Governor Garter was in the
chair and the Board was represented
by A w Carter and Forester Hosmer
David Dowsett and st. John Gilbert
interested in the lands, We're present
in their own behalf.
The section at Lualualei comprises
3743 acres. all government land. Mr
Hosmer favored the reserve and pre-
sented maps showing the location OF
the land, which is west of the Waianae
mountains. By reserving this land he
hoped to increase the supply of water
in the spring in the upper part of the
land.
At one end of the proposed reserva-
ton there is a trail across the noun
tain which has been used for many
years by the Dowsetts and is now used
by Alika Dowsett as a short cut. Mr..
Gilbert thought some action should be
the use of the public as a road from
Lualualei to Leilehua. In answer to
the Governor he said, that with that
exception and a desire that the water
supply be in the control of the admin
istration he had no objection to the
reservation.
| Governor Carter remarked that the
water supply is in the control of the
government for Development
Relative to the trail Judge Carter ex-
pressed the opinion that it would not
be affected by any action the Board
might take and he did not think it
would be necessary to make a road
reservation, even if the Board had such
a right.
David Dowsett said he did not object
to the reservation but he believed there
should be some provision for the main
tenance of the Kolekole trail through
the gap. This is trail used by Alika
Dowsett in his travels to town and
occasionally in driving cattle, and was
also used by the general public.
! The Governor said he was under the
impression that the trail had been
omitted from the reservation. If 1t
was not omitted now action to that
end would follow later and it might
be better to defer action. To this
Judge Carter remarked that the trail
should be reserved in broad terms, he
believed in road reservation of
twenty-four feet Mr. Dowsett said
eighty feet would be better as it is
now necessary for the men to walk
~, Il ftn 10
If the road was wider and fenced, the
/ work could be more easily done. If it
was not possible to get an eighty foot
| road, or trail, he would suggest that
; it be not less than forty feet.
| Judge Carter moved that there be
a road reserve, not to exceed forty feet
and the Governor amended to read
! mot to exceed twenty feet on either
| side of the center of the trail"
| While this road is omitted from the
reserve it does not affect the right of
persons to cross the Lualualei lands
| in any way. In response to a question
| by Mr.. Gilbert the Governor stated that
| there would be nothing done in the
matter of the other trail, Mr.. Dowsett
would probably have a gate there and
he could ride over that trail if he
| serve does not mean closing the lands
! to traffic. Forester Hosmer said roads
| or trails through forest reserve are
| necessary on account of fire. There be-
ing no further objections the Governor
declared the reserve established
| In the matter of the Hama reserve
Mr.. Hosner said Messrs. Gartenberg
and Bolte had expressed satisfaction
with the government at the proposal
but they had not surrended any of the
leases now held by the successors to
| the Hama Plantation Co. Of the lands
! in that vicinity 6754 acres have been
set apart by the government as a re-
/ serve provided there are no objections.
| There are 1913 acres leased and 1858
belonging to private parties Cecil
| Brown, representing the Ii estate had
! said to Mr.. Hosmer that he would have
| no objection to the reservation and
! there being no objections by letter the
| Governor declared the reservation es-
| tablished.
, After adjournment the gentlemen