The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-08-03


Governor carter nj the close Of tn,
meeting Of the Board of Forestry yes
terday, 81 hereby declare that forest
reserve exists in the Kau district IL
J accordance with the map that IL pre-
scented here, and proclamation de
timing the reserve will issue forthwith
The land set aside for the new for.
est reserve is vast tract of 65,S7t
acres situated between the highest sum.
mits of Mauna Loa and the sea from,
at Honuapo and Punaluu, and com
prises 59,6lS acres of government land
the balances being the mauka ends OF
tracts now leased to plantations, but to
go into the reserve Mt the expiration
Of the leases and now fenced off by
the plantation people to preserve the
forest growth. OF this reserve, about
$4,000 acres will become forest at once,
the balance being taken in hereafter
from time to time until the whole tract
is covered.
The declaration of the reserve was
made at meeting called at the rooms
of the Board Of Forestry yesterday to
hear arguments from those interested,
for and against the reserve. There
were present Governor Carter, who pre-.
sided, Superintendent of Public Works
Holloway, Chief Forester Hosmer and
Mr.. Alfred Carter of the Board. Hen
ry E. Cooper was on hand to represent
the interests of the Hutchinson planta-
ton, George Robertson of Brewer &
Co. represented the Hawaiian Agricul-
tural Company, and Richard Ivers look
ed after the interests of VIM. G. Irwin
g. Co.
Governor Carter called the meeting to
order, and asked Mr.. Cooper to pre-.
sent the views of his clients. The at
torney said that Hutchinson plantation
had no objection to the lines of the
proposed reserve, as laid down in the
map, provided the Board would put on
record its agreement that the plantation
could go into the reserve and
secure the water that it had developed
on it's own lands and partly on lands
under lease and that would become a
part of the reservation. If the Board
would make such a recommendation to
the Commissioner of Public Lands, who
generally was guided by it's recon-
the plantation people would
certainly favor the reserve.
CAN ALL GET WATER.
Speaking for the Board of Forestry,
Mr.. Alfred Carter said that the body
certainly had no intention of depriving
the plantations of water. 1t was not
the object of the forest reserve law,
nor of the Board, to shut off the lands
below from their water supply. For
EST reservation meant the conservation
If water, and its subsequent use in
agriculture as matter of course. The
development of water within forest
would be encouraged, rather
han retarded.
Under this understanding, Mr. Ivers
lad no objection to the declaration of
he reservation, nor had Mr.. Robert
ION.
Governor Carter emphasized the
points raised by Alfred Carter, saying
hat the whole object of forest reserva-
ion was to increase the water supply,
nd to make forestation profitable.
Ind Of course 1t followed that the
increased water supply was meant to
70 used.
The Governor then read the follow
ng letter, which was the only thing
hat appeared Mt the Board in the
ray of an objection-and it was rather
n argument for reservation than not
A SETTLERS LETTER.
Kaumana, Hilo Hawaii,
January 8, 1905.
o His Excellency q. r. Carter. Esq,
Governor of Hawaii, Honolulu. G
Sir: Seeing that your Excellency .
considering the setting aside OF
ertain forest lands here for the pur-
ose OF establishing permanent forest I
and have already had a
caring set for discussing same, and /
aving been unable to attend said .
caring. and believing that you will
OF take 1t amiss that / submit the !
blowing suggestions from the stand c