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omitted as it also forms a part of the official proclamation, that 

 will be published in full later, when the land has been set apart.] 



Very respectfully, 



Ralph S. Hosmfr, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



NOTES. 



The Japanese Rice Refining Company, has declared a semi- 

 annual dividend at the rate of 15 per cent, per annum. Its 

 net profits for the year amounted to $9,463.81. 



The reputation of the Hawaiian pineapple is extending be- 

 yond the mainland and a demand for it is said to have arisen 

 in London and Paris. From the latter city one of the largest 

 importers of panned fruits in France, is seeking to establish 

 business relation with Hawaiian canners. 



A company has recently been organized to engage in the 

 production of copra in the Koolau district. Although the 

 coconut does not reach perfection in these islands there is 

 every prospect of the industry being successful here, as it will 

 be conducted on land of little other agricultural value. 



The Kona Vineyards Company, Limited, has filed its char- 

 ter with the Territorial Treasurer. The main purpose of the 

 company is wine growing in Kona, Hawaii. Its present capi- 

 tal is $50,000, with the privilege of increasing to $1,000,000. 

 This is the second wine making company to incorporate in 

 the Territory, the first one being in operation on Maui- 



The Kaupakalua Wine & Liquor Company, of Maui, will 

 produce twelve thousand gallons of wine this season. The 

 area of available land throughout the islands suitable for the 

 cultivation of the grape is enormous and the success of the 

 local vineries should encourage the wide extension of the 

 manufacture of wine within the next few vears. 



Mr. J. E. Higgins, horticulturist of the Hawaii Experiment 

 Station, has gone to the Coast with a consignment of fifteen 

 tons of island fruit, consisting of pineapples, avocado pears, 

 bananas and papayas, in order to market them as far East as 

 Chicago, with a view to popularising them on the mainland. 

 This is the second experimental shipment conducted on a 

 large scale by the Station, which hopes by this means to create 

 a regular demand for Hawaiian fruits in m^rketg hitherto 

 looked upon as inaccessible to our growers. ' - 



