The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-11-30
A FOREST
RESERVE

The meeting of the Board OF Ayr
culture yesterday was mainly for tn
purpose of settling the matter of for
est reserves at Lualualei and at Ham
Maui. Governor Carter was in tn
chair and the Board was representa-
by A. w. Carter and Forester Hosme
David Dowsett and st. John Gilbert
interested in the lands, were presen
in their own behalf.
The section at Lualualei comprise
3743 acres. all government land. Mr.
Hosmer favored the reserve and pre-
scented maps showing the location o
the land, which is west Of the Waiana'
mountains. BY reserving this land III
hoped to increase the supply of watei
in the spring in the upper part of the
land.
At one end of the proposed reserva-
ton there is 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
taken to insure keeping that open for
the use of the public as road from
Lualualei to Leilehua. In answer to
the Governor he said, that with that
exception and 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 1t would not
be affected by any action the Board
might take and he did not think it
would be necessary to make road
reservation, even If the Board had such
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 a 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 it
was not omitted now action to that
end would follow later and it might
be better to defer action. To this
should be reserved in broad terms, he
believed in a road reservation of
twenty-four feet Mr. Dowsett said
eighty feet would be better as it is
now necessary for the men to walk
above and below in driving the cattle.
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
1t 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 1t does not affect the right of
persons to cross the Lualualei lands
in any way. In response to 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 IL he
wished, the creation of forest re-
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.. Hosmer 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 1854 acres have been
set apart by the government as a re-
serve provided there are no objections.
There are 7O13 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 ,
present were invited into the office of
DR.. Norgaard, the Territorial Veter-
nary, who had in his care dog suf- {
'ering from worm heart" a disease
rom which many valuable dogs have J
lied. This animal had been turned
over for experimental purposes by d. b,
P. r. Isenberg, and as the men entered t
he room the doctor was taking drop {
IF blood from the dog. This was put {
inder the microscope and the members \
II the Board were given an opportuni- l
y to see the wiggler. The doctor ex- G
'lained that this showed the presence @
II the germ In the blood of the dog v
md the swelling so noticeable in its
BODY was strong proof that they 8