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FOREST RESERVE ADMINISTRATION. 



During the month temporary permits were issued under 

 Rule II to four responsible parties to hunt unbranded wild cattle, 

 pigs, and goats on unleased government lands within the Na Pali- 

 Kona forest reserve, Kauai, on the stipulation that full use be 

 made of all meat of animals so killed. In this way it is hoped 

 to get rid of all destructive agencies on. lands within this forest 

 reserve which have recently come under the jurisdiction of this 

 Board by lease expiration. 



RULE III. 



In addition to the arrest made by the police in March on the 

 restricted area in Nuuanu Valley for violation of Rule III of this 

 Division which forbids trespassing on the watershed, another ar- 

 rest was made in February for the same reason. Each offender 

 was fined $10 and costs. 



RULE IV. 



In March on the information supplied to the police by Hon- 

 orary Forest Ranger Bruce Cartwright, Jr., thirteen Japanese 

 chauffeurs were arrested for killing rabbits and robbing birds' 

 nests of eggs on Manana (Rabbit Island), off Makapuu Point, 

 Oahu, in violation of Rule IV of this Division. Each offender 

 was given a suspended sentence of 13 months. 



TRESPASS ON UNRESERVED GOVERNMENT LAND. 



On April 1, I detected and stopped the cutting of large guava 

 trees on the government land of Waiahole, Oahu, which is within 

 the area of the proposed new Waiahole forest reserve. This was 

 being done by three Japanese who were making charcoal for the 

 market, to the detriment of the adjacent native forest on account 

 of letting the sunlight onto the ground and encouraging the spread 

 of Hilo grass in addition to the undesirable lessening of the forest 

 cover. The matter was at once referred to the Commissioner of 

 Public Lands, who still has jurisdiction over the land, for the 

 prosecution of the offenders. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN. 



Honolulu, April 30. 1918. 



Superintendent of Forestry, Honolulu. 



Dear Sir : — I herewith submit a report of the work done dur- 

 ing the month of April : 



