Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-06-10
FORESTRY MEN
GUARDING trees
Report Of Superintendent Hos.
mer Tells Of Efforts to
Protect.

interesting wOrk 10 develop aud
conserve the natural resources of
Hawaii Is recorded In report made
to the board of agriculture and for
ostry yesterday by Ralph 8. Hosmer.
superintendent Of Forestry. In his
report, which Is for the months of
March and April, he says:
Tree Planting. .
Following an official call for tend
|ers for planting an area of govern
ment land -on the Kohala Mountain,
above Waimea Village. Kohala Ha-
wall. a contract has been entered in
to with Mr.. A. w. Carter. The plant
Ing Is TO he carried out in accordance
with planting plan drawn M by
this Division last year. The object
Is to replace stand of forest on
section of the Kohala Mountain
from which water is obtained for use
on the plains below. To attend to
the details of this matter and get
the work actually started MIR. Haugls
went over to Hawaii and was at Wal
mea during the first ten days of April.
The money for this planting comes
from special allotment made from
the Conservation fund in 1910.
The other government forest plant
Ing project authorized out Of this
special allotment, the planting of che
portion of the Pupukea Forest Re-
serve, oahu, formerly known as "Wa-
ter Reserve c" is also progressing
favorably. A examination recently
made of the trees planted last year
showed that approximately IS per
cent of those set ont have now beach
ed the height OF feet--the height re-
quired before the second installment
of the contract price could be paid
the contractor. This young forest
will In short time now make a
marked difference In the appearance
of the upper lands ut Pupukea. II
cannot fail 10 be of benefit to that
section of the island in number of
ways
FOREST Fires.
On April I, a forest fire at the head
OF Manoa Valley gave the STAFF of the
Division of Forestry brisk fight for
a few hours until II was gotten under
control. The fire escaped from a
Chinese 'aborer who was burning
brush above Mr. James Boyd's place
and ran up the steep ridge into a
mass of Staghorn fern under an open
standof Koa trees. Fortunately mem.
bers of the staff with the President
of the Board happened to be in Ma
noa Valley when the fire was discov-
cred, so that no time was lost. Sew
eral laborers were secured locally
who got the fire under control Later
In the evening, thanks to the courtesy
of Sheriff Jarrett, gang of prisoners
was sent up the valley. These men
continued to patrol the burned area
during the nihgt. II Is estimated
that the area burned over was be-
tween 90 and pa acres
On April 2S, Mr.. Haughs responded
to a call that there was a forest FIRE
In the mountains In the Eva District
This fortunately proved to be mis-
take. the reelected light from cane
trash fires in new locality being
responsible. But had there really
been fire. the presence on the
GROUND of member of this stan
would have led to prompt action in
combating 1t.
Seed Law.
In accordance with the direction. oi
the Board, the Superintendent of En-
tomology and Forestry spent some
time during April In the preparation
Of Pure Seed Law which was passed
by the Legislature as Act 1O7. Cop
les Of this Law have been reprinted
for distribution, here and abroad. u
Is suggested that II would help In III
enforcement and tend to prevent the
introduction OF weeds into Hawaii II
persons ordering seed In quantf
were to send copies of this Act vii
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