The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-04

Lnz eject would be very apparent
Mr. laughs report tells Of his ac-
tiyities since the first Of December.
may repeat that during this time hi
has prepared FIVE planting plans FOL
as many individuals OF corporations
This work has recessitated one trfE
TO the Islands of Hawaii. one TO the
Island Of Maui, and two to points on;
| Of Honolulu on this island. The col
lection of seed from forest trees in
the vicinity Of Honolulu has gone
ahead as opportunity offered and a
number Of shipments of foreign seed
have been received from different cor
respondents Of the division A consid-
cradle number of packa ges OF Hawai-
ian seed have been sent out in ex-
change TO botanic gardens and others
on our exchange list This list is con-
stantly being enlarged.
During the past two months the
| 1906 quota Of congressional vegetable
and flower seed forwarded 70 this Of
/ flce by the Delegate to Congress. Hon.
J. K. kalanianaole, has been distrib-
uted to the schools maintaining school
gardens and 70 persons applying under
an offer published in the various news
! papers.
| The library of the board has re-
| ceIyed a number of important acces-
| sions through purchase since my last
| report, in the way of forest, botanical
1 and chronological books. The serial
/ publications regularly received have
| also been increased since the first OF
| the year by the addition of number
| Of magazines not heretofore taken. AS
| has been said many times before, both
| the books and the periodicals are open
70 the public for reference, daily. dur
ing office hours.
1 am glad to report that since the
first of the year the number of persons
per month who consult the library has
been larger than in the past.
During January the board building
was painted, as was also the exhibit
room containing the woods and fruits
Pursuant 10 action take by the board
at an executive meeting held on jan
uary S, the cottage in the Nursery
grounds is now being put in shape for
occupancy by the forest nurseryman
''Since the beginning of the session
| of the present Legislature several acts
have been passed, that more or less
directly affect this board Ashong
| these may be mentioned Act 4. TO
amend Chapter 2s of the Revised Laws
/ SO that forest land belonging to the
4 Government may be set apart as for
| est reserves. whether under lease or
4 not. This is law for which the board
/ has been working for some time The
! Emergency appropriation bill contain
/ ed an item of $500 for the use of this
/ board during the remainder OF the
/ present fiscal period. The other bills
which less directly interest the board
are those providing for the remission
| of taxes on certain of the diversified
| industries and that creating an agri-
/ cultural college.
| "On February a special warning
notice for a period of twelve months
was issued for the Tantalus section
and on March 19 a similar notice for
a six months period was issued for
the upper part of the Waialua district.
back of Wahiawa- I am glad to say
| that no forest fires have been reported
| this winter.
THE use of the library room for
| evening meetings continues TO give
| satisfactory results. Since December
| the following organizations have made
use Of it: Hawaiian chronological
Society, Dec. 6, 1906. and Feb. Z, 1907:
/ Hawaiian Poultry Association, Dec
/ II. 1906: Jan. 8. Feb. u and March Il.
1907: Honolulu Improvement Advisory
Board, Dec. Is, 1906; February IS and
| March Is, 1907.
| VARIOUS REPORTS.
| Mr.. Hosmer reported the resignation
OF Byron o. Clark as fire warden at
| Wahiawa, on account of removal, and
recommended A NJ. NOVEL; as his sue
cessor. Adopted.
h. affnr, Of Thomas
Kay. as fire warden OF North KohaIa.
who recommended George c. Watt,
manager of Kohala Sugar co. as his
successor. Mr.. Hosmer endorsed the
nomination and the meeting appointed
Mr. Watt.
Mr.. Hosmer submitted a report from
Charles L. Judd, of the Yale forestry
school. on his work a Lillue last sum-
mer, also a thesis by the same expert.
The report was very technical, Mr..
Hosmer said, and he proposed 10 pre-
pare a bulletin OF some of its contents.
Mr.. Holloway read letter from
George c. Munro regarding his inves- !
LEGATIONS of forage plants on the island /
OF Molokai He offered to furnish a 4
special article on the subject for the /
Hawaiian Forester and Agriculturist, 4
or for a departmental bulletin. His 4
recent visit TO New Zealand, his ma
tive country. was mentioned as having
increased his knowledge.
Mr. Smith, in the course Of a general
talk on the offer. said he had seen the
article and from a cursOry perusaI
thought ii a useful paper.
II was voted TO refer Mr.. Munro 10
the editor Of the Agriculturist-
DR.. Fitzgerald orally reported the
slaughter of ten horses. previously
branded for CHAMBERS, at the Moiliil
rice plantation, also another outbreak
Of CHAMBERS at a different place in the
same locality. DR.. Norgaard, the head
had gone TO Maui at the
request Of Alexander & Baldwin. DR..
also told Of the work Of the
division relative to NANCY dogs.
Mr.. Smith spoke of the increase IN
the Federal appropriation for state and
territorial agricultural colleges TO
S20, 600 a year. under q plan Of increas-
ing it until it reaches $50. 900 as the an
nual subsidy for each Of such institu-
tons