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age in other regions is usually due. It is asserted by old hunters 

 and residents of the mountains that bears tear off the fresh bark 

 and eat it in the spring during their breeding season. The dam- 

 age has been observed in several other locations in the same 

 State. 



BY AUTHORITY. 



NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, as providea by law, a public hear- 

 ing will be held by the Governor of the Territory and the Board of Com- 

 missioners of Agriculture and Forestry on Thursday, the 4th day of April, 

 1918, at 9:30 o'clock a. m., in the office of the Board of Commissioners 

 of Agriculture and Eorestry, King Street, Honolulu (Government Nurs- 

 ery), to consider the withdrawal from the Forest Reserve of the entire 

 Island of Kahoolawe, County of Maui, now known as the "Kahoolawc 

 Forest Reserve. ' ' 



At the said time and place all persons who so desire will be given full 

 opportunity to be heard upon the subject matter of this notice and to 

 present evidence and arguments in person, by proxy, or letter, either for 

 or against the withdrawal of the aforesaid Island from the Forest Re- 

 serve. 



LUCIUS E. PINKHAM, 



Governor of Hawaii. 



The Capitol, Honolulu, March 20, 1918. 



