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One of the ablest of these, Mr. Hawes, of the local Govern- 

 ment Forestry Service, an educated forester, has spent the 

 last twenty, years of his life in studying- the subject and his 

 services are now available free to everyone, private, individual 

 or corporation, who wishes the benefit of his advice on the 

 ground as to what to do and how to do it. 



All that is lacking- is the desire to act and the carrying of 

 the desire into effect. 



SECOND. THE LUMBERING POLICY OF THE 

 TERRITORY ON WATERSHEID AS DISTINGUISFIED 

 FROM NON-WATERSHED FOREST AREAS. 



The government owns a large area of forest land back 

 of the Hilo District. 



This forest contains large quantities of both Ohia and Koa 

 timber. 



This forest also is located upon one of the principal water- 

 sheds of the Territory, the entire town and District of Hilo 

 obtaining their water supply from this source. 



Early this year an application was made to the govern- 

 ment for permission to cut timber from this forest. 



The fact that, with the approval of the Superintendent and 

 Board of Forestry, lumbering on a considerable scale in the 

 Kau and Kona Districts of Hawaii had recently been ap- 

 proved, gave much concern to those interested in the Hilo 

 water supply, for fear that consistency might require a like 

 approval of lumbering in the Hilo District. 



The Territorial Superintendent of Forestry, Mr. Hosmer, 

 made an exhaustive study of the situation, and a report there- 

 on to the Board of Forestry, recommending that the request 

 be denied. The Board of Forestry adopted the reasoning and 

 the recommendation of the report, and the Land Commis- 

 sioner and Governor of the Territory have approved of the 

 recommendation of the Board. 



FOUNDATION; PRINCIPLES INVOLVED. 



I consider that the principles involved in the dififerentiation 

 between the Hilo forest on the one hand, and the Kau and 

 Kona forests on the other, lie at the foundation of the forestry 

 question in this Territory, and, that if the policy as outlined 

 in connection with this particular case can be established as 

 the continuing policy of the Territory, it will far more than 

 justify all the expense which the Forestry Department of the 

 Government has heretofore caused, and be added cause for 

 congratulation that the Territory has been so fortunate as 

 to secure at the head of its Forestry Department an educated 

 forester, representing the most advanced study and intelli- 

 gence concerning the subject available in the United States. 



