The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21
FORESTRY BOARD
IS VERY QUIET
Little important Business Is
Transacted at the
Meeting.

The Territorial Board of Agriculture
and Forestry held its regular meeting
yesterday afternoon at the government
nursery. Those present were Prest-
dent c. s. Holloway, w. NJ. Gifard
Albert Waterhouse and g. r. Carter
No business of any great Importance
came before the meeting but a number
of smaller matters. with the routing
business. dragged out the session to
some length.
In regard to the request of Veter-
marian Norgaard that four veterina-
rians representing the Territory should
be stationed on the othef islands. w.
NJ. Giffard stated that the sugar PLAN
tiers had taken up the matter of paying
part of this expense, but desired fur
Their information before coming to any
decision. The report of DR.. Norgaard,
in regard to the inspection of all live
stock by the representatives of the
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry,
was taken up, which has already been
outlined in the Advertiser, and the
members of the board expressed their
approval of the way in which the. mat
ter had been handled. The superin-
tendent of the department was in
structed to convey the official thanks
of the board to the authorities in the
bureau at Washington.
In relation to the request of the Eu-
kafau plantation to the Land Commits
sioner for three leases of land
which had been referred to the board,
it was decided to recommend to Land
Commissioner Pratt that the desired
leases be granted, subject to with
drawal for forest reserves at the re-
quest of the board, in the case of the
Monawaialei land, and also of the
other two pieces if practicable.
The board approved of the granting
of permission to A. L. c. Atkinson to
remove dead wood from government
land at Wahiawa, under conditions
binding him to plant 100 trees to the
acre on the land, and to take care Of
the trees for at least two years. Bond
must be given for the performance Of
this work, to be forfeited in case it is
not done properly; and seed will be
supplied at cost.
In relation to a similar request from
the same source in regard to land un-
der lease to the Dowsett estate at
waianaeuka, where the forest was
burned in the fire of 1905, the matter
was referred to the Forestry Commits
tee, with power to act in conjunction
with the other privilege requested at
Wahiawa.
The superintendent of Forestry,
Agriculture and Entomology were in
structed to arrange for exhibits to be
made at the show of the Hawaiian
Poultry Association, which will take
place uuIlHS tie VI
In the report of the Forestry Commit
tee it was stated in response to let
ter from F. J. Lowrey, that the board
cid not have the necessary funds ~
combat the MALE pilau pest, which lie
complained of, and could not take the
matter up.
Attorney Marx appeared before the
board with a request that his clients,
the Parker ranch, might be allowed TO
clear certain government land now I'M
der lease. of guava, that it might be
used for cane land. In the lease it |
is stated that no trees can be cut with
out the permission of the La1i Com
missioner. Before giving this nerlnis- |
sion, the matter had been referred to /
the board for a recommendation. Gift !
fard preferred turning the matter oryer
to a committee for investigation, but
Carter thought otherwise and on his
motion the desired approval If the
was granted. Giffard not vnt-
ng. as he stated that he was person.
ally concerned in the matter t, some
extent
Forester Hosmer made the following
'eport:
Honolulu, November CO. 1907.
Gentlemen: I have the honor to sub
nit the following report for the period
rom October so, 1907, to date.
My own time during this period has
'een mainly occupied in the prepara
ion of reports on several matters re-
erred to me by the Committee on For
stry and in the regular routine work
+ the Division of Forestry.
on November 18th. at the request OF
he secretary and of the chairman of
he Committee on Eorestry of that