The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-16
= = = 3: = = y = = - y = y = y .
(Continuea From 60 one.l

Z
before leaving Mexico, as he would
shortly return TO Hawaii
Forester Hosmer stated that the
resolution asking that these enemies be
secured was introduced by Captain
Kidweu who said that already the
orthesia had spread TO seven or eight
other plants besides Iantana: a list OF
these he gave. Mr.. Hosmer was of the
opinion that any drastic efforts on the
part of the board TO destroy the or
thesia would meet with opposition in
Maui where many of the graziers were
convinced that it was the principal
agent they had in limiting the spread
Of lantana.
Mr.. Gifard said that when the first
announcement of the existence of this
Maui blight, as it was popularity call
ed, was made. Prof. Koebele had warn
ed against it. expressing the view that
it was liable to become a damage to
other plants and trees; and that Mr..
Dole, then president of the Republic,
had issued a proclamation against it.
In spite of this however, it had spread,
both naturally and by direct efforts to
spread it. and ii could now be found
in all parts of this island. He realized
however that its benefits in destroying
lantana were overestima&ed, and that
those who believed in it for this pur-
pose so thoroughly had failed to close
ly differentiate between it's work and
that Of the insects introduced by Prof.
Koebele. The orthesia, in his opinion,
was Intellectual to prevent the spread
of lantana. It's effect was to cover the
leaves with honey-dew and a sort Of
black dust that made it difficult for the
lantana TO breathe-plants breathing
through their leaves as animals do
through their lungs. The result was
that the growth of the Iantana was
stunted and retarded. and sometimes
killed. But it still matured its seeds
which, spread by the agency of birds,
spread the Iantana. The effective
agency in preventing the spread Of
lantana was first a moth which laid
its eggs in the coro1ta of the flower
and these developing prevented the
formation of seed. Where the flower
was not destroyed and the seed was
formed q fly laid its egg in the seed
so that the seed did not mature and
would not terminate. It had, he be-
Iieved, been demonstrated that mynah
birds and doves would not eat the Ian
tana seed attacked by this fly because
there was no nutriment in it. The
orthesia, in fact, interfered with the
work of some of these beneficial IN
sects. Because of the amount of honey
dew it formed on the leaves, these in
sects would stick in it and so could
not carry on their natural habits.
THE time will come, undoubtedly"
said Mr. Giffard. when the natural
enemies of the orthesia win have to abe
introduced The only question is
whether the time has arrived: whether
it has yet begun to do damage over
shadowing the good that many people
believe it is accomplishing.
The matter was referred to the Com
mittee on Entomology, and DR.. Per-
kins as well as the entomologist of the
Board will be consulted. The matter
may he brought before the entomology
ical society.
Resolutions presented by George r.
Carter and approved by the Commit
tee on Forestry were adopted looking
to the creation Of two forest reserves,
one to be known as the West Maui
Forest Reserve and the other to 5e
known as the waiaha Spring Forest
Reserve The former is to include the
lands in Maui which may be described
as embracing the entire top Of the
West Maui Mountain above a line so
encircling the mountain as 10 exe.ude
all agricultural land. II will contain
about 44.440 acres.
The Waiaha Spring reservation lies
On the western slope Of Mt. Hualalai.
bounded on the north by the land Of
Puaa / and on the south by the land
1f Kahului ?. between the elevations
IF 1000 and 5000 feet, and containing an
area Of 1873 acres.
The Board reconsidered the action
Z took at a previous meeting in regard
% the application from the Kukaiau
plantation for a lease Of certain lands
II the Hamakua district. and referred /,
he matter back 10 the Forestry Com /
nittee to consider the points raised by I
he Commissioner of Public Lands In
addition. the superintendent Of For
,stry was instructed TO visit the Ha- /
nakua District ascertain the views !
# those interested in agriculture De
0w the area in question and report I
whether in his opinion the lands IN /
question are of more value for grazing
purposes than forestry: and If in
avor OF forestry, whether such forest
hould be for timbering purposes only
The following report from Forester
40smer was made and the rec0mnen-
alton was concurred IN and the Sur
-ey Department viii be asked 70 make
he surveys suggested
Honolulu. Hawaii, Jan. Is. 1908.
Board Of Commissioners Of Agricui-
ture and Forestry. Honolulu, Oahu
Gentlemen: one Of the forest reserve
rejects that for some time has been
efore me is the question OF creating
reserve in the District Of South k0-|
a, Island and County Of Hawaii.