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Avhich he is to carry on this summer. Returning to Honolulu 

 on July 29tii, I was in Honolulu for a week. Then on August 

 7th, I visited the Districts of South Kohala and Hamakua, on 

 Hawaii, looking into forest problems on the Kohala Moun- 

 tain, on the land of Kaohe, and in the section above the Ha- 

 makua Sugar Plantation. Many of these examinations were 

 made in company with Mr. J. W. Pratt, Land Commissioner, 

 and Mr. A. W. Carter, representing the interests of the Parker 

 Ranch. 1 returned to Honolulu on August i8th. 



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FOREST PLANTING PLANS. 



I am very glad to note tne fact that a number of applications 

 have recently been received for planting plans under the ofifer 

 of cooperation contained in Circular No. I of this Division. 

 From August 14th to 25th Mr. Haughs was on the Island of 

 Maui, in response to requests from the Wailuku Sugar Com- 

 pany, Dr. J. H. Raymond and Mr. W. J. Coelho of the Wailuku 

 Improvement Association. For the details of this trip Mr. 

 Haugh's own report should be consulted. 



On Oahii similar applications have been received from the 

 Waianae Plantation Company, and from Mr. H. ]\I. von Holt, 

 representing Lhe Oahu Railway and Land Company, while a 

 meeting of gentlemen representing the plantation interests in 

 the Ewa Basin has been called to discuss planting projects in 

 that district. 



COLLECTION OF SEED. 



Mr. Haugh's report shows that considerable quantities of 

 seed have been collected within the last few Aveeks. The Divi- 

 sion is also in receipt of several shipments of foreign seed, 

 notably several packages of pine seed from the United States 

 Forest Service. These seed will be distributed to gentlemen 

 who are cooperating with the Division in experimental plant- 

 ing. 



RUBBER EXPERIMENTS. 



A considerable quantity of Ceara rubber seed has been sent 

 out to various persons throughout the Territory who have 

 agreed to plant the seed and occasionally report upon it to this 

 Division. Recently the offer to distribute sample lots of Ceara 



