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it is essential that those to whom authority has been delegated to 

 act in these matters, be vigilant and jealous lest our country's 

 natural beauties be impaired by such fantastic undertakings as 

 have been voiced of late, and which are not only inconsistent and 

 grotesque, but calculated to render the community which tolerates 

 them a laughing-stock to all lovers of good taste. Without doubt 

 two of the very best suggestions which we have heard have been 

 made by the Catholic and Anglican bishops respectively. The 

 former has advocated the drawing of a large map upon which 

 the general scheme of progress and improvement may be marked 

 out and followed over a period of years, and the latter has cau- 

 tioned us lest in improving our own city we be misled into at- 

 tempting to make it resemble any other. These two maxims 

 are worthy of being given full attention. By closely following 

 the former our efforts will not be ephemeral or rendered futile 

 by spasmodic effort, but the line of advance will be steady and 

 harmonious. By observance of the latter we shall take ad- 

 vantage of all the peculiar characteristic natural beauties which 

 surround us, fostering their preservation and development, and 

 vigorously excluding all absurd anachronisms and alien influ- 

 ences, until the name "Hawaii nei" be as a talisman to conjure 

 to all who have visited our fair land a vision of beauty, and 

 simplicity and truth. 



In this number there is reproduced a circular recently pub- 

 lished by the Division of Forestry, entitled "An Offer of Practical 

 Assistance to Tree Planters." 



Following the lines that have become familiar through similar 

 offers of assistance made by the United States Forest Service 

 and by the Forestry Bureaus in several of the States, this circular 

 sets forth just what the Division of Forestry is prepared to do 

 to assist individuals or corporations desiring to establish forest 

 plantations, windbrakes, or to do other forest work. 



The present off'er is not a new departure, for during the last 

 two years the Division of Forestry has at all times stood ready, 

 so far as means and time have permitted, to respond to like re- 

 quests. The time has now come when more attention can be 

 paid to this phase of the work, and the circular referred to has 

 accordingly been prepared and widely distributed throughout the 

 Territory. It is hoped that many applications for assistance will 

 result from it. 



