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ture and Forestry to the Governor 70
the year ending December 81, 1905
IS important as giving in outline III
scope and work of this importan
board. The report IS signed by C.
Holloway, w. NJ. Gifard, Fl. NJ. Vol
Holt, P. R. Isenberg and Albert Wa
| terhouse
| The board says:
Publications.
The publication of The Hawaiian
| Forester and AgricuIturist as the of
fetal organ of the board has been con
| tinued during 1905. The magazine !.
| edited by Mr.. Leopold G. Blaekmar
and is published by the Hawaiian GA
zette Company 1t contains the official
reports submitted by various members
of the boards STAFF and special con.
| tributions dealing with forestry, en-.
tomology, animal industry, horticulture,
and general agriculture. The articles
are written with direct reference TO
Hawaii and contain much that is of
value to those interested in these sub
jects. The volume for 1908 (Vol. 81
contains 364 pages. Many of the arti-
eles are illustrated. The subscription
price is one dollar 3 year.
There have also been issued during
the year the following publications:
A circular (unnumbered) of the Divi-
sion of Animal Industry entitled
= Rules and Regulations pertaining to
the Inspection and Testing of Live
Stock intended for Importation from
the Mainland of the United States to
the Territory of Hawaii.
: This circular contains the various
regulation that became effective Jan
uary /, 1908, and other matter relative
to the importation of live stock into
Hawaii. This circular was issued Jan
uary 25, 1908. One thousand copies
were printed for local and mainland
distribution.
On July 81, 1908. the Governor ap-
proved Rule of the Division of AMI
nal Industry, relating to the quaran-
tine of horse stock arriving from or
through the State or California. This
was printed as an unnurnbered leafiet
and generally distributed.
General Circular Number of the
board. entitled s.Law and Regulations
pertaining to the Importation and In
speetion of Honey Bees and Honey
into the Territory of Hawaii, = was
issued on October s, 1908. Five hun
bred copies were printed.
Division of Forestry.
The only change in the regular staff
of the Division OF Forestry IN 1908
was the appointment in October of Mr..
Joseph F. Rock as botanical collector.
The work of the Division of Forestry
during 1908 has followed the program
adopted at the organization of the dlvi-
sion. FIVE years ago The creation OF
forest reserve continues to hold chief
plaee. In 1908 three forest reserves
on Maui and Hawaii, aggregating a
total area of 1920 acres, were set
apart by proclamation OF the Governor.
Other forest reserve projects were al
yanced by the completion of field work
and bv survey of the boundaries. inc
total area of the sixteen forest re-
serves now established is 444,ll6 acres
OF this area sixty7one per cent. IS goV-
eminent land. It is estimated that the
Koa and Ohia type Of forest. IN Wnlch
are all the forest reserves so Tar SET
apart, contains approximately Lila, oo9
acres. Eventually it IS probable thab
there viii be included within the tor
est reserve boundaries about three
quarters of a million acres, Of when
about seventy per cent. viii be gov
eminent land. The energies OF the
Division of Forestry win therefore con
Time to be directed toward the crea-
ton of forest reserves.
With the better understanding Oh
and
eially Of the relation that the forest
hears 10 stream-fiow and irrigation, lt
has become apparent that better care
should be given the forest than mas
been the case in the past In ms re-
mort the Superintendent Of Forestry
has recommended that provision De
made for the employment of twelve
forest rangers for the proper admin.
is+ration Of the forest reserves, ana
also that there be made available
money for fencing forest reserve
boundaries on government land anu
for fighting forest fire on government
land. The board endorses these rec
concentrations and has included them
IN the estimates Of appropriations
needed for the next fiscal period
The second H4dAh
work in Hawaii IS forest extension.
The part played by the Division OF
Forestry in this work is TO give advice
and assistance TO persons desiring to
n1ant trees. to furnish at cost price
forest tree seeds and seedlings from
the Government Nursery, and to con
duet experiments looking to the intro
dnetion into Hawaii of valuable ex-
ofie trees and shrubs. The better TO
carry on the last-named work there has
been established during the past year
an experimental garden in Maklkl al
lev. in which new and rare pants
started at the propagating houses At
the Government Nursery can be plant,
"a out. kept under observation and
eventually distributed. Tree planting
bv private corporations has increased
considerably during 1905. praefieahF
half a million trees having been plant
ed by sugar plantation companies anu
stock ranches. More tree planting
wonld doubtless be done if the DlTi-
sian Of Forestry could give more a.
tenf,on TO the work. To meet thus
need the Superintendent of Forestry
has recommended that an additional
+erbniealiv-trained assistant be en-
-,1a,-aa This recommendation Is ap-