Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-18
FORESTRY BOARD
ASKS FOR FUNDS
Commissioners Report Work
Is Hampered BY
Shortage


A complete review of the importar
work of the Board of Agriculture an
Forestry is contained in the repol
of the Board to Governor Frear, co,
ering the period from December 31s
1910 After reviewing the importar
work that has been accomplished 70
the benefit of the Territory as
whole, the Commissioners, Marsto
Campbell, II. M, Won Holt, p. r. Isen
berg and Albert Waterhouse, voice tn
conclusion that more financial sup
port is needed. In this connection
they state as follows:
Through each of its divisions tn,
Board of Agriculture and Forestry il
rendering direct, practical service tt
the people of the Territory. In For
estry, in Entomology and in Anima
Industry it is doing work of funda
mental importance for the develop
ment and continued well being of the
islands.
| A'ut w tdllJ vi lulS WDIh duP-
quately requires better financial sup
port than the Board has had in the
past, or than it now receives. Dur
ing the past two years the activities
OF each of the three divisions has
been hampered by lack of funds. And
there are number of new lines OF
work which ought actively to be push
ed, that have of necessity had to
wait because there was no money
with which to carry them on.
Appropriations for such work as
the Board of Agriculture and Forestry
is doing are to be regarded in the
light of investments, for although re-
| turns are not made in actual money,
| the benefits derived therefrom are
| none the less direct and tangible. A
careful reading of the accompanying
reports will show why this is so The
time has come when this Board
should receive support in a measure
justified by its Importance"
Forestry Work.
Referring in detail to the work
during the period named the report
of the Commissioners states: 'lt
THE work of the Division of For
estry has been continued during the
past two years along the same lines
that have marked it heretofore, but
a greater share of attention has bene
given to the distribution and plant
ing of trees. There have been no
changes in the regular staff, but for
a period of six months, from Novem-
Der, 1909, to May, 1910, Mr.. Louis
Margolin, of the staff of the Forest
Service Of the U. s. Department of
Agriculture, was temporarily detailed
to Hawaii to carry on a special in
vestigation of the planted groves of
eucalyptus.
THE activities of the Division of
Forestry can readily be divided into
two parts: First, the creation and
administration of forest reserves, for
the most part areas of native Hawaii
an forest covering important water
sheds that it is advisable be kept in
tact for the protection of the sup
plies of water needed for irrigation,
power development or domestic uses
Second, the extension of a forest COW
er over areas of waste or barren land,
or in sections that can be used to
better advantage for growing trees
than for any other purpose
During 1909 four new forest re-
serves were set apart by proclamation
of the Governor, aggregating a total
of 101 GA acres, of which 1924 acres,
so per cent, is government land. In
1910 three more reserves were set
apart, all government land, aggre-
eating 29,l32 acres.
There are now 20 established for |
est reserves in Hawaii with a total !
area of 575,l54 acres, of which 1885, |
547, or CT per cent, is government
land.
I'm tree planting the Division of |
Forestry helps the people of the Ter
ritory in several ways. 1t gives ad-
vice as to how, what and when to
plant 1t furnishes seed and seed
lings at cost price, with many special
periods of free distribution. And as
far as appropriations permit, it plants
forests itself on government land.
Through special allotments from the
Conservation fund tree planting by the
Government has been done during the
past year at Pupukea, Oahu, and trees
are being made ready for planting
on the Kohala Mountain, Hawaii,
above Waimea village
In 1909 and again in 1910 special
efforts were made on Arbor Day to
give out to a large number of persons
throughout the Territory trees for
planting on their own land. Sub
and temporary distributing
stations were established from which,
with the Government nursery at Ho-
1olulu, there were given out, free,
20, GA trees in 1909 and 30,4S2 in 1910 |;
But this Is but small part of the
.rees actually distributed The to-
al sent out from the various nurser-
es including those given free is 112,- 1
$50 for 1909 and 264,5 for 1910.
Tree planting in Hawaii is, how |
yer, not by any means all matter
If government effort A table OF !
rees planted by corporations and 9TH {