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The Division of Forestry has been of service to a great many 

 people interested in tree planting by giving advice and directions 

 for tree planting and by supplying seedlings. It has also had 

 general direction of the planting of street trees on the new Dow- 

 sett Tract in Nuuanu Valley, and has assisted in the planting 

 scheme for the Honolulu Country Club in the same valley. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



In carrying out the provisions of Rule IV of this Division, 

 which was approved by the Governor on July 28, 1917, and which 

 provides for the protection of bird, animal, and vegetable life on 

 seven small islands off the shores mainly of Oahu, signs have 

 been placed on some of the islands and a special honorary forest 

 ranger has been appointed to enforce the rule. 



During September, Botanical Bulletin No. 4, "The Ohia.Lehua 

 Trees of Hawaii," a revision of the genus Metrosideros by Con- 

 sulting Botanist J. F. Rock^ was published and distributed. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry and Chief Fire Warden. 



REPORT FOR APRIL. 



Honolulu, May 17, 1918. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit the following routine report 

 of the Division of Forestry for the month of April, 1918: 



TREE PLANTING. 



During the month the planting crews on the Honolulu Water- 

 shed forest reserve have been engaged almost entirely in cleaning 

 up the heavy growth of weeds and grass which has come up 

 around the trees planted in Manoa and the Makiki valleys as a 

 result of the recent heavy rains. 



On the Kealia forest reserve, Kauai, Ranger Lovell planted 

 out 150 silk oak trees. 



All of the replies from tree planters throughout the Territory 

 have been received and these show that during the calendar year 

 1917, 851,053 trees were set out on the various islands, as follows : 



Maui 458,348 



Oahu 154,911 



Hawaii 125,163 



Kauai 110,669 



Lanai 1,912 



Molokai 50 



Total 851,053 



