The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-12-20

tory, Honorable c. r. Hemenway. as
to whether the Board Of Agriculture
and Forestry had the power to sell
the wood and other produce from for
est reserves. the realizations from such
sales to be treated as a special fund
for other forest work Mr.. Hemen-
ways opinion (Which Is numbered -
and bears the date Of November 10.
1900. Is a document Of far reaching
Importance to forest work IN Hawaii.
/ for It deals exhaustively with several
subjects Of fundamental moment 70 the
board. It Is published IN fun IN THE
Forester and Agriculturist for Deem
Der. 1907.
In connection with this opinion 81
the Attorney General conference was
held on the morning OF December 70
between the Acting Governor. the At
torney General the Commissioner %
/ Public Lands. the chairman Of the For
estry Committee and the superfnteud-
ent OF Forestry in regard t. the utfI-
lxation Of the products Of forests owu-
ed by the Territorial government other
than those In established forest r.
serves. II was decided that all matters
having 20 do with forest utilization
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should be referred 70 the BOARD ~
Agriculture and Forestry. who should
make recommendation as q the bes.
ways and means Of accomplishing the
result desired. This r. definite rec
ignition of usage which has been IN
force Professionally. for some time.
CONTROL OF FORESTS
II was further decided that land un-
/ Ia~ -. - a
tahllshed forest reserves was to ~
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 Sc
own behalf all forest land within Tire
established forest reserves that has
been actually set apart. either direct
~ by proclamation. or that comes into
the fully reserved class through the
expiration OF leases In existence when
the reserve was declared.
An matters In connection with the
leasing OF water. Including the ncces-
sary rights OF way. etc. remain In the
control OF the Land Commissioner ami
the revenue from this source forms a
part OF the realiza;ions OF his once.
Hereafter In all government leases
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homesteadng clause will be made 20
cover the withdrawal Of land for for
est purposes. upon a pro rata reduc-
ton of the rent
ROUTINE WORK OF THE DIVISION
From November 10Th 10 December
10th. Mr.. Haughs was on Maui making
an examination OF some land in the
Kaupo district under terms OF Circular
Number One OF this Division. which
offers advice and assistance to owners
of forest lands on the managemen. Of
their tracts; an investigation % GER
tain questions in the Koolau district.
and in visits to forest nurseries at
Haiku.
| On November IS, In response TO
another application under the terms OF
Circular Number One. Mr.. Haurhs WIS.,
tied the land OF waianae-uka in the
Eva district on this island. and made
report which has been submitted n
the lessees of that land.
NURSERY GROUNDS.
During the past fortnight. some
minor changes have been made In the
store-rooms and other subordinate
buildings at the Nursery which win
facilitate routine work The grading
of the grounds is going on gradually.
In the end their appearance VIII be
much improved.
Since November 10Th. the library
room of the board has been used for
the following meetings: Hawaiian
Poultry Association. November 2osh
and 25th, December 2nd. 4th. and 9th;
Hawaiian chronological Society. De-
cember 18th.
At the last named meeting Mr. w
A Bryan gave an interesting talk on
the organization and work OF the Pa
cif1c Scientific Institution.
AN INSULAR POSSESSION
Mr.. Hosmer also reported a Letter
from Clifford Pinchot saving that unse-
the wording of the appropriation bill
his department would not be AT liberty
TO extend certain work To Hawaii. Mr..
Hosmer said that he supposed thar his
meant that some official in the Treas
ury Department had ruled thar IA
wall was an insular possession. or
something of that sort. Afr Gi6ars
said that the National Geozraphtrai
Society had classed Hawaii as an In
sular possession. leaving Ii out OF the
list of States and Territories and plac-.
ing II in the list of insular possessions
merit was made trespass to enter the
kau Forest Reserve on Hawaii. the
koolau Forest Reserve on Maui. and
when 1t is fully reserved. the Maka-
wac Reserve on Maui. without a per
nit.
Mr.. Giffard for Prof Alexander
craw. the inspector and entomosozfst.
reported that during November thirty
SIX vessels had brought fruits. vere-
tables or plants here which had Il be
inspected OF these there were 1918
cases Of fruits, four cases OF trees ana
plants; 100 packages OF seeds and
plants sent through the mail. ana
twenty-five brought by passengers.
PINEAPPLE INSPECTION.
A letter was received from the Calf
'ornia officials at San Francisco charr-
I'd with the inspection OF plants ana
fruits arriving there. proposing that
hereafter pineapples be fumizated be-
ore leaving the Islands instead Of AZ
san Francisco on arrival, as Is this
'ustom now. The board referred the
natter to committee with instruc-
ions TO correspond with the California