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judgment no good reason why the forest, while being perma- 

 nently maintained, should not be so managed as to serve as a con- 

 tinued source of timber and other forest products. This indeed 

 is the essential object of forestry — the perpetuation of the forest 

 through wise use. 



From my acquaintance with Kona and Kau I believe that be- 

 cause of its general relation to the various industries of these 

 districts and to some extent on account of the influence which 

 the forest may exert on the local climate it is to the advantage 

 of the Territory that most of the area in these districts, now 

 covered by the koa belt be kept permanently in forest. For this 

 reason I recommend that when lumbering is undertaken, either 

 on government or private lands, the w^ork be done in accordance 

 with the methods of practical forestry. 



By the adoption and carrying out of a few simple rules the 

 future vs^elfare of the forest will be assured and these can be put 

 into effect without working any appreciable hardship on the con- 

 tractor. The regulations which it may be a.dvisable to adopt 

 may differ slightly for various tracts and can only be stated ex- 

 actly after a detailed examination of the given area has been 

 made on the ground. As has been stated above such examina- 

 tions C7\n he tnade later when the f'^me for actual work is nearer 

 at hand. 



In general the regulations to be recommended will folFow the 

 outline given below. Unless such regulations are made a part 

 of the contract I cannot recommend that lumbering be undertaken 

 in Kona or Kau. 



The main points to be observed 'in drawing up a lumbering 

 contract are : 



( 1 ) The protection of the forest from fire during and, immedi- 

 ately after the logging operations. The importance of this rnatter 

 is so self evident that it hardly needs to be emphasized. The con- 

 tractor should be required to exercise all reasonable care in the 

 use of fire, and should a forest fire start on the tract from any 

 cause during the term of his contract he should be obliged to turn 

 out his men to fight it. 



(2) The protection of the area from cattle after lumbering 

 to secure reproduction. The central idea of forest management 

 being the perpetuation of the forest it is essential that steps be 



