The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-05

IL the contractor IN required 10 built
the fence he should receive n consider
alton for the work. But that the fene'
he built | rcgnrd NJ an essential fca
turc Of the forest regulations.
(3) A restriction as TO the size OF
the trees cut. The idea Of utilization
under forestry methods is to take ou'
the mature trees only, leaving tn,
younger ones to make up subsequent
crops. On the Keauhou tract the mini
mum diameter mt which koa trees
/ should be cut, was fixed at "a inches
diameter breast high a l.2 feet above
the ground). Possibly in Kona a smal
ivr n.inImum diameter, say down to Is
inches. might be used. This cannot be
fixed off hand but as the present con.
dition of the koa industry hardly justi-
fes the logging mt profit of the
smaller trees there should be little
trouble in arriving at diameter limit
mutually satisfactory to the contractor
and to the forester.
az Prevention of Waste. So far
as possible all merchantable material
should be removed from the forest and
turned to account. This includes as
complete utilization of the felled tree
as may be and the application of ap.
proved methods and machinery to the
various branches of the work. Just
how closely the work can be done de-
pends on the local conditions that gov
ern the cost of logging but the con-
tractor should be required to do his
work in a systematic and careful way.
AS it is as much to his advantage as
to that of the owner of the land to do
so there should be no trouble on this
score.
(5) Protection of small trees during
numbering and removal of tops. The
contact with the ground. Just how far
it is feasible to enforce such regu-
lation, without working hardship on
the contractor, can only be told after
an examination of each tract.
With regard to the Hilo district my
feeling is that except for the koa OH
the Kaumana and Ponahawai lots back
of Hilo town-which / see no objection
10 numbering under an arrangement
generally similar to that recommended
for Kona-lumbering operations should
not be undertaken until careful study
of the district with this special subject
in view has been made. There are
doubtless certain places which could
be logged under proper restrictions
without detriment to the general well
fare of the district, but in other sit
uations, such for instance as the por-
tion of Piihonua from which comes the
water supply of Hilo town, the forest
should only be opened up, if at all,
after careful study has been made
on the ground.
Very respectfully,
RALPH 5. HOSMER,
Superintendent of Forestry.
Mr. Holloway presented a communi-
cation from b. f.. Wilson signing him
self as secretary of the American-Ha-
waiian Mahogany Lumber Company, a
California corporation, requesting the
privilege of numbering koa in the dis
trict of Kona. offering S. stumpage.
Superintendent Hosmer's report will
form part of the reply to him.
ALLIGATOR PEAR BLIGHT.
Mr.. Giffard, for the division of en-
tomology, stated that Prof. Koebele
was at present in Mexico and for many
months had been collecting parasites to
prey upon certain pests in the islands.
He has paid particular attention to
the hornfly and alligator pear scale
parasites and forwarded here enemeies
to both, which have been set free in
various localities. Mr. Kotinsky show
ed a box of the pests and their enemies.
The box will be placed on exhibition
in downtown window. so that people
generally may understand the nature
of the work of entomologists in the
endeavor to destroy tree and other
blights.
FIGHTING THE PESTS.
Alexander Craw, Superintendent of
Entomology and Inspector, presented
the following report:
Honolulu. T. H.. Oct 3, 1906.
To the Honorable Board of Agriculture
and Forestry, Honolulu, T. H.
Gentlemen: Since my report to you,
dated August Sth, have the following
brief summary of the work of my di-
vision:
On August 9Th the steamship Hong
kong Maru arrived from China. having
on board twenty-five (2O boxes of
rubber stumps (Hevea brasiliensis) from
Ceylon, consisting of 10000 plants that
had been over five months detained in
a warehouse in Colombo and on the
voyage, so that upon their arrival here
bad condition that the importers aban-
doned the consignment and IL was put
up for sale by the custom authorities
on August 18th and bought by me for
five dollars $500. After fumigation
and destruction of the soil, those show
irs any signs of life we're planted in
the government nursery and now near
ly 300 give evidence of growing.
ON my visit to Hawaii l spent two
daHs at Hilo with Mi. Matthias New
en. Previous to my going up to the
Noioano House | gave instructions re-
Sa'dmg the construction of two fumi-
eating outfits for Hilo, one for the dock
and the other for the postoffce and in
the event of any infested plants uc
seeds arriving there, will be Treated bv
Nj. Newell.
uring my absence Mr.. Kotinsky as
sl"ed Mr.. Austin along the front in
inspection work. The steamship Mio-
vera arrived on August 2lst. and a
passenger from Fiji had collection OF
choice seeding sugar cane cuttings
that We're found to be infested with
leaf-hopper eggs. The cane was fumi-
gated to destroy any insects that had
Matched on the voyage. The cane was
subsequently burned as there was
grave danger of fungi diseases being