The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-21
AGRICULTURE
AND FORESTRY

Following is the report of the Divi.
sion of Forestry for April:
Honolulu, Hawaii, May 10, 1909.
Board Of Commissioners of Ayr culture
and Forestry, Honolulu.
Gentlemen: have the honor to sub
init the regular report of the Division
of Forestry for the month of April:
Forest Reserve Projects.
During the first part of the month
my own time was largely occupied with
the preparation of several reports in
connection with projects to set apart
additional areas of forest land on the
Islands of Hawaii, Maui and Kauai,
as forest reserves. These projects in
clude the proposed Mauna Kea forest
reserve on Hawaii, the proposed Wal.
hou spring reserve, and modification
of the boundary of the existing Maka-
wac forest reserve on Maut and the
proposed Lihue-Koloa and Moloaa for.
est reserves on Kauai. During the
month / also submitted to the board
special reports on questions dealing
with government forest land on Hawaii
| and Molokai, respectively the lands of
Waiea, in South Kona, and Ualapue and
| Kahananui on Molokai.
Cutting Of Dead Wood on waianaeuka.
On April Is and 16 made an in.
| speetion of the wood cutting operations
on the land of Waianae-uka above Wa
hiawa on the Island of Oahu. AS a
result of this inspection l submitted a
report to the board under the date Of
| April 20, making certain recommended.
| tions in regard to the conditions under
which the work should be done under
the extension of the license to cut.
| These recommendations were approved
| by the board and have since been in
corporated in new agreement between
| the Land Commissioner and the licen.
see, Mr.. w. l.. Hopper. The object is
the better protection of the under
growth that is coming up on the land
burnt over some years ago.
Tree Planting on Halealkala.
From April go to April 81 1 was
away from Honolulu on the Island of
Maui making an inspection of the in
closures erected on the land of Kalia-
linui on the upper slopes of Haleakala
where, under the appropriation of the
| u. S. Forest Service, experiments are to
be conducted in planting coniferous
trees from the Temperate Zone. The
work of enclosing these plots has been
completed in satisfactory manner The
planting will begin in the near, future.
Exhibit for the Exposition at Seattle,
During the month of April practical
| ly all of the time of Mr.. Rock, the
botanical assistant, and not little OF
my own, has been given to preparing
the exhibit of Hawaiian woods and
plants that is to go to the Alaska
! Yukon-Pacific Exposition, to be held
this summer at Seattle. The collection
has been carefully prepared and should
be of considerable interest. In addi'
ton to the wood specimens and the
herbarium material, maps and charts
showing the existing forest reserves
will also be sent.
Planting Plan for Kukaiau Lands.
4 A detailed planting plan, the result
of visit to the lands of the Kukaiau
Plantation Company's ranch made
some time ago, was drawn up by Mr.
Haughs during April to assist the com
pany in carrying out their agreement
with the government to plant these
lands with forest trees.
Miscellaneous Work.
In, connection with the preparation
of herbarium material there has now
been got together in disable shape con
siderable information in regard to the
names and uses of native Hawaiian an6
introduced plants. 1t is the intention
to continue the preparation of this ma
terial until it can be made of use tc
the general public in the form of pop
ular bulletins There is very marked
need for just such publications, but be
fore they can be issued much careful
scientific work has to be done.
Requests for forest trees and seet
for planting continue to come from
plantations and others in the different
parts of the Territory Arrangement:
are going forward whereby by next
fall trees in good numbers can be giver
out from the substation at Kalaheo
on the Island of Kauai, and also from
another station about to be established
J in the Hilo district, on the Island OF
: Hawaii.
j Very respectfully,
RALPH s. HOSMER,
Superintendent of Forestry.