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the Division of Entomology and three by the Division of Ani- 

 mal Industry. 



The Division of Forestry has remained, during- the period 

 treated, under the supervision of i\Ir. Ralph S. Hosmer, as 

 superintendent, with the cooperation of Mr. David Haughs 

 as assistant and nurseryman. The district foresters have, with 

 few exceptions, remamed the same as those of former years. 

 During the year three important forest reserves have been 

 established, aggregating 190,469 acres. Much work has also 

 been accomplished in preparing to create other reservations, 

 which will be set apart at an early date. Next to the estab- 

 lishment of forest reserve the reforestation of already denuded 

 areas is a matter of the utmost necessity, but the lack of funds 

 has precluded any attention being devoted to this subject. It 

 is satisfactory to know, however, that under the supervision 

 and advice of the division many individuals and corporations 

 are doing good work in forest planting. The erroneous opinion 

 prevails with many that a forest reserve means the locking up 

 from economic use of a certain forest area. This is a mistake. 

 Conservation of water is one of the principle objects in view. 

 With this is often associated the careful removal of old lum- 

 ber which allows the grow^th of young trees and enhances the 

 value of the forest, provided cattle is excluded. The action of 

 the Bishop Estate in asking advice of the Board respecting the 

 proposed lumbering of koa on Hawaii, and the suggestion 

 given by the Board as to the best methods of proceeding wdth 

 this work in order to safegaiard the potential future output of 

 koa lumber, is eloquent testimony that a beneficient forest 

 policy is one looking to the best productive capacity of a re- 

 serve. 



The Board has assisted materially in the way of individual 

 enterprise by its wise po'licy of gathering the seeds of beneficial 

 trees and distributing them at cost. The rapidly developing 

 interest in the production of rubber has also received recogni- 

 tion and imported Castilloa trees have been set out in J\Ioana- 

 lua valley, where they are doing well. From these, seeds will 

 as soon as available be distributed. The importance of fresh 

 rubber seeds is apparent when of 4,000 imported from Mexico 

 by Air. George R. Ewart only one or two have germinated. 



The Division of Entomology also retains its former per- 



