The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-10
CASTLE ASKS FOR
STUMPAGE LICENSE
FOR KONA AND KAU

James r. Castle has applied to Iant
Commissioner Pratt for a lease. o,
stumpage license. OF the forests sltuat
ed on government land in Kona ant
ksu, He asks for the right to TAX,
timber under the direction Of the gov.
eminent forester, AS royalty o. renta
he offers 90 pay four per cent. OF al
income derived from the land. and
guarantees that Il shall not be com.
puted on smaller returns than ;hos,
derived nom a certain fixed price fcl
koa lumber, koa frewood. and ohis
lumber and posts, In addition hs
guarantees that Il ne is given this
lease or license. that railroad shall
E be built through the region within
three years.
In his communication he calls atten-
ton 70 the great aid that railroads are
In the development OF any productive
I region.
The communication was sent by
Land Commissioner Pratt 10 the Board
/ for its consideration as IL involves
questions OF forestry, II was referred
20 the Forestry Committee.
CHAMBERS NOT REPORTED.
Quite 4 discussion in the meeting OF
the Board Of Agriculture and Forestry
yesterday, followed the report OF a
case Of CHAMBERS occurring in Homo
lulu which was not reported as is re-
Quired, but was being treated by a
man who is not licensed as a veteri-
marian. In the course of the discus
sion DR.. Norgaard stated that there
had never been q case OF CHAMBERS re
ported by any Oriental yet: that they
concealed all such cases and tried 10
cure them. So willing are they 10 take
chances, that the boy who was sent
with this glandered animal TO take him
20 the quarantine pound was three
times stopped by japanese who offered
him from fifteen TO twenty dollars for
the animal. and agreed 10 keep il hid.
There was q considerable discussion OF
the need OF prosecuting with an iron
hand" as one commissioner put It. or
'reIentlessly" as another expressed II,
report CHAMBERS.
On motion OF Commissioner Ginard
It was declared the sense OF the Board
that all such violations Of the rules
of the Board should be prosecuted.
DR.. Norgaard, the Veterinarian OF
the Board. reported on his visit TO
Lahaina recently in response to wire
less notification of some fatal disease
attacking the horse stock there. There
seems 10 have been no further out
break than that just reported. What
49,. = T.
though as TO two of the cases the
evidence points 10 cerebro-spinal men
nights
IN THE WAIPIO GULCH REGION.
There was also a report of DR.. Fitz-
gerald's recent tour OF inspection in
the region of waipio and wainanu
gulCheS. All the horses and mules OF
that region, something over two hun
dred in all. were Inspected. One case
OF CHAMBERS was found and the animal
destroyed
: letter written TO Dr.. Melvin, head
OF the Bureau OF Animal Industry ar
Washington, was read 1t notified him
Of the fact that the effort TO introduce
olooded livestock here from New Zea-
land would be abandoned until there
should De direct communication
The Committee on Animal Industry
vas given authority TO send the Veter-
marian TO any of the other Islands
wheA his services might be needed
without calling the Board in session
Forester Hosmer submitted his re-
port Of work done since the last meet
ing OF the Board He described the
forestry exhibit that had been pre-
pared for the poultry show. and de-
scribed the work OF collecting material
for forthcoming reports.
4 letter from Land Commissioner
Pratt gave information Of the trespass
II cattle in the forest reserve OF Wal
manu-, Hawaii This led TO q some
What dsSultOry discussion OF what the
Board ought 70 do in the matter OF
preserving forest reserves from the
Intrusion OF cattle, E matter very diff
icuIt owing TO the fact that the Leg
Stature had provided them with funds
lsither for fencfg the forest reserves
lOr for hiring ftst rangers who could
'Ound Up trsspaSsi1g cattle and i'm
'Ound them
WHY No AONEI-
The following letter from Clifford
7inchot. at the head OF the Federal
i0rsst service. was read Il refers 10
IN item Of 5000 OF the appropriation
OF the United States Forest Service
which M Pinchot had planned to BE-
.xpended in Hawaii in experimental
'la1ting 0. trees on the high noun
aims Of these Islands. Nauna LOa and
Iauns Kea- After writing 70 Pores
q Hosuer that that sum would D.
AVAILABLE for this purpose. he was. on
Urther consideration Of the terms Of
he appropriation bill obliged 70 with
raw the promise Of that amount
his h did by cable. following it with
his letter.
Washington, December II. 1851
II Ralph : H0sner, Honolulu. Ha-
-sfi
Dear Hosmer- The following cable
ram vas sent you this morning.
Wording appropriation biz pre-
-s1ts allotment Hawaiian expendi-
ures- Authorization revoked Letter
olIoEs"
I knox that this EiII cause keen dis
and I an very sorry in
e=d that recent decisions Of the
Comptroller have compelled ne %
axe this step Attention was first
r0ught 70 this matter when your de-
zfIed plans were received which in
lCded proposed experditures for fen
- = protect experimental plznta-