The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-08-10

the minutes. After THIS n report IRON
Mr.. Hosmer was read and filed. ],
dealt with a new forest reserve In the
district Of waianae and is fully COW
cred in the report OF the Committee
on Forestry herewith given, and which
followed that of Mr. Hosmer In the
order OF business.
wAIANAE FOREST RESERVE.
Honolulu. T. H., August 8, 1906.
Board of Agriculture and Forestry,
city.
Gentlemen: Your committee on for
estry hereby report upon the proposed
forest reserve on the land of Waianae
Kai, District of Waianae, Island of
oahu, recommended by Forester Hos
mer by report dated July 81, 1906.
Your committee ere familiar with the
locality in question and have consulted
the leading property owneis in that
vicinity. The land included In the pro-
posed forest reserve is, with the ex-
ception of a few kuleanas, all Govern
ihIu ~ tiiV w aih
nae Plantation which lease has about
three years to run.
The proposed reserve is the mountain
country on the ridge between he val
ley of Waianae and Makaha and also
runs along the Kaala ridge dividing
Waianae from the basin in which Wa
hiawa is located.
The land covered by the proposed
reserve is most Of 1t almost ina ccessible
and is all Of 1t suitable for foi est re-
serve purposes. 1t constitrtes the wa
tershed of TIE entire Waiarae Valley
and also affects the waterched of the
north and east slope OF the Wa'anae
range
The Waianae Plantft ton las s'gnified
its willingness to surrender its lease on
the proposed reserve for the pu. pose
OF securing the establishment CT the
proposed reserve and will at their own
expense run a fence along the low er
line OF the reserve to keep cut h lrses
and cattle.
The plantation has already forced out
the upper portion OF the proposed re-
serve and planted mary trees thereon
and has signified IT desire end willing
enlarged reserve at their own expense
and under the supervision of the for
ester.
Your committee commend the public
spirited attitude and The enlightened
methods shown by the Waianae Plan
tation in this connection.
Your committee recommend that the
board approve of the PROF osed forest
reserve and recommend the same TO the
Governor in the usual form.
Your committee present herewith a
resolution carrying the foregoing rec
concentrations into effect.
The Forester suggests that in the
proclamation reservation be made
allowing outing house sites to be locat-
ed on the land in question.
Your committee are OF opinion that
such reservation Is unnecessary but
can be accomplished Under the power
OF the board to make rules and cgula-
tons concern ming the admiriJti alton OF
forest reserves.
We remain.
Your obedient servants.
L. A. THURSTON.
w. NJ. GIFEARD.
Committee OIL Forestry.
This report was adopted unanimous
ly and filed. The next was the read
ing OF the reports of Mr.. Haughs for
the month of July.
DIVISION WORK.
July 10th. 1906.
C. S. Holloway, ESQ.,. Secretary and
Executive officer, Board of Agiicul-
ture and Forestry, Honolulu.
Dear Sir: Following is report OF
by the Division OF Forestry from Jure
18th to July 10th.
At the rursery the work done has
been principally routine work. clean
ing up grounds and caring for plants.
The sale OF plants and seed during
the month of Jrre resulted In receipts
of forty-six dollars and forty cents
ts46.40), and the sane was paid into
the treasury on June 30th, as u realiZa-
ton.
One one-hundred 900 pound keg of
staples for the Honuaula reserve fence
was shipped by S. S. Mauna Loa to
Mr.. John Mcguire, Kailua, Kona. on
June Goth.
AT the request of Mr.. Fred f. Harvey
nine reserve monuments foui W'th
locks and five with threads) were ship
ped to Omohulu, Kauai, by the S. s.
Re Au Hou on July End.
Four thousand 10000 seeds OF Castil-
loa elastica were received from Mr..
Jared G. Smith on July 10th and SC wn
on the same day. The bill for the seed
mentioned amount TO s6s.S2 and duty at
30 per cent 5000 total sssS2.
The experiments on the cultivation
OF the Ceara rubber are progressing
and few favorable comments on the
sprouting Of the seed have already been
received Fifty gigned agreement post