The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-25
WOULD RESERVE
kAOHE LANDS
Agriculture and Forestry Board
Opposes Governor Frear's
Plan.


estry wants the Governor to set aside
as forest reserve all the government
lands in Kaohe, Puma, Hawaii, except
ing the homesteads and including the
10000 acres of timber land for the
lease of which the Pahoa Lumber Com
pany is an applicant and which Land
Commissioner Marston Campbell ex-
poets to advertise before long
The matter was discussed at some
length by the Board at its meeting
yesterday afternoon and the follow
ing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the recon-
mendation of this Board that all the
government lands in Kaohe other than
the homesteads be set aside as a gov
eminent reserve"
The reason for this action on the
part of the Board is twofold. If the
lands are set aside as reserve before
being disposed of to private holders,
the price received from their sale or
lease will go to the Board of Agrieul-
ture and Forestry and the money can
be used for carrying out the plans OF
the Board, including reforestation.
Also, the reserving of the lands will
enable the Board to have the timber
cut under supervision of agents of the
Board. The price which the Pahoa
Lumber Company expects to pay for
the 10000 acres it wants to cut is So
an acre, which would net the Board
the sum of 100000.
The members of the Board were very
emphatic in their expressions of dis
approval of the alienation of the lands
without their first being made re-
serve. They have discussed the mat
ter with the Governor before, and he
does not at all approve of their scheme
When asked about it, after the Board
had adjourned yesterday, he stated
that he could not see any reason foI
setting aside as a forest reserve tract
of land which it is not the intention
to keep as forest.
Commissioner Campbell stated that
he would postpone advertisement OF
the lease of the lands until after a
definite reply shall have been received
from the Governor.
Edward II. Ehrhorn, the new en-.
tomologst of the Board of Agriculture
and Forestry, who arrived on the Ala
media yesterday to take the place left
vacant by the death of Alexander
Craw, was present at the meeting, but
chiefly as a listener, to get an insight
into the work and methods of the
Board.
Mr.. Ehrhorn several years ago sue
ceeded Alexander Craw as the en-
tomologist of the State Board of Agri-
culture of California when Mr.. Craw
was called to Hawaii to take up the
work here, and he now once more sue
ceeds Mr.. Craw through the death OF
the venerable naturalist.
A letter from Entomologist Kotinsky
was read by President Campbell, ask
ing for leave of absence, in order
that he may attend the annual meeting
of the American Society for the Ad-
vaneement of Science, which is to be
held in Boston soon. Mr.. Kotlnsky
stated in his letter that he has served
five years without a vacation. 1t ap-
peafed to be the opinion OF the Board
that he deserves vacation, but there
was some question as to whether OF
not he should be allowed travelling ex-
penses. The matter was referred to
Mr.. Ehrhorn.
Mr.. Ehrhorn made the statement that
it is his understanding that the meet
ing of the society in 1910 is to be held
in Honolulu.
DR.. Norgaard, the Territorial veter-
marian, was present at the meeting
and reported that the new animal quar-
antine station has been completed. He
extended an invitation to the Board
to 60 down to see it, which invitation
was accepted and the members of the
Board after the adjournment OF the
meeting, took trip to the new
station.
The matter of the proposed Kohala
forest reserve was discussed without
any conclusion being reached. 1t was
finally decided to call a special meet
ing of, the Board for October II, al
which the interested parties of Kohaia
will be invited to be present and fight
it out.