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nection with the -creation of proposed forest reserves on Oahu, 

 Hawaii and Kauai, with correspondence in regard to the Hbrary, 

 with the gathering of material preUminary to the preparation of 

 the annual report of the Division of Forestry for 1906, and with 

 the regular routine work of the division. 



On November 2, Arbor Day, I spoke to the pupils of the Ho- 

 nolulu High School on ''Forestry in the United States," and on 

 November 21 I appeared before the Hawaiian Sugar Planters* 

 Association to read a report supplementing that of the associa- 

 tion's Committee on Forestry regarding the work of this Di- 

 vision, and the progress of forestry in the Territory during the 

 past year. 



On November 12 the final papers were signed in the agreement 

 whereby Messrs. Alexander & Baldwin turn over to the manage- 

 ment of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry the area of pri- 

 vately owned land within the Koolau forest reserve on ]\Iaui. 

 This, with the government land in the reserve, under lease to 

 Alexander & Baldwin, approximates 27,000 acres. The consum- 

 mation of this transfer I believe tO' be one of the most important 

 steps that has yet been taken in the forest movement in Hawaii, 

 in that it marks the real beginning of a closer cooperation of 

 forest owners with the Government in the systematic manage- 

 ment of their forest properties. 



During the past month the annual report of the Board for 1905 

 has been widely distributed throughout the Territory. Reports 

 have also been sent tO' a carefully selected list of foreign ex- 

 changes. 



On November 14 there was issued Press Bulletin Xo. 4 of the 

 Division of Forestry, entitled "Instructions for Propagating and 

 Planting Forest Trees," by David Haughs ; 4 pp., 1000 copies. 



Arbor Day, November 2, was generally observed in the schools 

 throughout the Territory. Mr. Haughs' report shows that a 

 total of 2580 plants were furnished free for this purpose from 

 the Government Nursery, as against 3554 for 1905. As was the 

 case last year, the freight charges were paid by the Department 

 of Public Instruction. 



A immber of important accessions in the way of botanical and 

 entomological books have recently been received by the board li- 

 brary. A list of the new books will be given in an early report. 



The library room of the Board has been used during the 

 month by other organizations as follows : Hawaiian Entomo- 

 logical Society, November i ; Poultry Association, November 13 

 and 21 ; Palolo Improvement Club, November 23. 



Very respectfully, • 



RALPH S. HOSMER, 



Superintendent of Forestry. 



