The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-19

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The most important matter that Ia
occurred during the last month was tho
making public Of an opinion rendered
oy the Attorney General of the Terri
tory. Honorable c. r. Hemenwav. as
TO whether the Board of AgrjcuItura
ana Forestry had the power to sell
the wood and other produce from for
est reserves, the reaIizations from s,,cb
safes to be treated as a special fund
Tor other forest work Mr.. Heman-
ways opinion (Which Is numbered 10
and bears the date Of November 10
1000, is document of far reaching.
Importance to forest work in Hawaii
for it deals exhaustive1v with several
subjects of fundamental moment to the
board. 1t is published in fun in The
Forester and AgricuIturist for Decem-
Der, 1907.
In connection with this opinion Of
the Attorney General, a conference was
held on the morning of December IL
between the Acting Governor. the At
torney General. the Commissioner of
Public Lands. the chairman of the For
estry Committee and the superintend-
ent of Forestry in regard to the utiI-
fzation of the products of forests own
ed by the Territorial government other
than those in established forest re-
serves. 1t was decided that all matters
having to do with forest utilization
coming before the Land Commissioner
should be referred to the Board of
Agriculture and Forestry who should
make recommendations as to the best
ways and means of accomplishing the
result desired. This is a definite rec
ognitton Of a usage which has been in
force Professionally, for some time.
CONTROL OF FORESTS.
1t was further decided that land I'M
der lease within the boundaries of es-
tablished forest reserves was to be
treated during the term of that lease
in the same manner as government
forest lands not in the reserve. The
board controls and administers on its
own behalf all forest land within the
established forest reserves that has
been actually set apart. either direct
~ by proclamation. or that comes into
the fully reserved class through theS
expiration Of leases in existence when
the reserve was declared.
All matters in connection with the
leasing of water, including the neces-
sary rights of way, ETC., remain in the
control of the Land Commissioner and
the revenue from this source forms a
part of the realizations of his office.
Hereafter in all government leases a
provision similar in character to the
homesteading clause viii be made to
cover the withdrawal of land for for
est purposes, upon a pro rata REDUCE
ton of the rent.
WORK OF THE DIVISION
From November 29th to December |
10th, Mr. Haughs was on Maui making |
an examination of some land in the /
Haupo district under terms of Circular /
Number One of this Division, which |
pliers advice and assistance to owners
IF forest lands on the management of /
heir tracts; an investigation of GER
ain questions in the Koolau district,
Ind in visits to forest nurseries at
Haiku.
On November 26. in response to
mother application under the terms of !
Circular Number One, Mr.. Haughs Wis
ted the land of waianae-uka in the
eva district on this island, and made-
report which has been submitted to
he lessees of that land.