Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-28


OF the Helemano stream at an eleva.
ton OF about 10 feet. From this point
the water of the Helemano stream can
be used on all the lower lands Of He |
| lemano, Kaheka, the Valley, and Paa-
laa Work on the Anahulu and Upper
| Helemano bitches was begun early in
! the year and carried on until May.
s3,41,701 have been expended on these
bitches and they should be completed
as soon as possible.
The Waimea dam, finished in June
of last year. has impounded about 100,-
100000 gallons of water from small
1 freshets in the Waimea or Waoala
stream.
Permanent Improvements
the year 1905. s174,O7496 have been ex-
pended on Permanent improvements.
The following are the principal items:
| Clearing new land, s35.1S6.S0. which
covers the clearing Of nearly the entire
area to be planted in 1906 for the Crop
of 1905; new bitches from mountain
streams. sl6,SSs59; new reservoirs.
| S14.S00.65; Wabiawa ditch and extern
sions, S29,Sl0.1S: Wahiawa ditch and
extensions syphons, slS.S09.97; rail-
road construction and equipment
SIS, 396.47; including cost OF extension
VI main line to Waimea; buildings,
S25. 560.54, the principal item being
erection OF buildings for Portuguese
There are 52S feet Of Tunnels Nos.
l6 and II. Of the Wahiawa dam, yet
to be excayated About 300 feet of the
ditch. near the dam, has been lined
with concrete. the ground there being
Of poor quality for holding water. Con-
crete arches have been built at the In
lets and outlets of several Of the tun-
uels, and cracks and seams In other
tunnels have been plastered. The wa.
ter can now be delivered at the lower
end Of Tunnel 16, above the intake
VI the present Kemoo Ditch.
The Wahiawa Ditch Extension has
been dug across Kemoo, Kaheka, He
lemano. and partly across opaeula. One
syphon. "a inches in diameter and 1929
feet In length has been built across
Poamoho Gulch. and another syphon.
Of the same diameter and length, 10
now being built across the Helemano
Gulch. The Wahiawa Ditch and III
extensions, as far as 0paeula, will ba
ready for use before II is time to be.
gin planting this year, and the watei
from the reservoir can then be used
on all the lands south OF the Opaeula
Gulch and up to the 700 feet level.
Wahlawa Dam.-The Wahiawa Dam
is now finished, including the placing
of the rip-rap up to the high water
level. We have been storing water iD
the reservoir since January 20, and de-
liyering 1t In quantities as needed on
the plantation covering all cane lands
a
kaheka, Helemano, the Valley, and
Mokuleia. There have been no heavy
freshets since the completion of the
dam to test its holding, qualities when
filled to a greater depth than 20 feet,
but II Is hoped that heavy rains In the
mountains and large quantity OF wa
ter in the reservoir may be reported
ut the annual meeting on February rs
0 Insect Pests.-During 1905, all the
9 cane suffered from the leaf-hopper
: The Experiment Station has supplied
I us with the more recently discovered
parasites and they have been colonized
4 In all of our fields Very few OF ths
, fields are affected at all at this time
J.. and none OF them seriously.
y Gathering the borer beetles has been
9 carried on through the year. 1880, O0l
o beetles have been destroyed.
n New Land.-In April, 1905, we came
g into possession of Helemano, belong.
v Ing to the Holt Estate. By leasing
r these lands our fields are now continu
: Gus. and we have made a large add.
, ton to our area of cane land
h Expenses total Operating Elk.
: penses for the year were 1858, 1886
e or $l1s,950.77 more than during the
q year 1904. This Is owing partly to the
, 10 per cent raise in wages made In
. May, 1905, the greater area OF cane un.
a der cultivation. 1888 acres on Decem.
u her 81, 1905. as against 6429 acres on
4, December 81, 1900, and $37,9l2.7s
?, greater pumping expenses, owing Il
dry weather all through the year.
The crops under cultivation on De-
e cember 81, 1906 have cost 81, OlO, 2Sl. As
e Sl30,S23 more than the crops under
S cultivation one year ago. There are
n however, S0i acres more under cult
= walton, more land cleared and plowed
and greater start made on the next
d crop.
The following officers were elected:
d L. ID. Tenney, president; C. NJ. Cooke
e vice-president; w. A. Bowen, treas.
d urer; G. II. Anterior, secretary; T. r
i Robinson, auditor. and W. l.. Hopper
d director.
i The net profits on 1905 transactions
u amounted to s204.1 44.05. Surplus fol
8 the year. s276,417.5S; net assets, 81.
y 776, 4l75S: increase in net assets over
h Dec. 81. 1904. s204.144.05.
o Manager Goodale stated that there
. had been no heavy freshets since he
y had written his report. 70 test the Wa.
o hlawa dam. Two thousand dollars
were appropriated for socialbeneficial
s purposes. w. w. Goodale was ten.
" dered n vote of thanks for his ahIa