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COLLECTIONS. 



Government Realizations. 



Collections on account of plants sold $ 2.30 



" seed •' 2.00 



Rent of office building, Nursery grounds 35.00 



Total .' $39.30 



Preservation Forest Reserves. 

 (For Quarter Ending December 31, 1917.) 



Derived from rent of certain parcels of land within the 



forest reserves $44.00 



Sale of 37 loads of black sand from Makiki Valley sand 

 pit at 25c 14.25 



Total $58.25 



Plantation Companies and Other Corporations. 

 The distribution of plants under this heading amounted to 



60,000 in seed boxes and 4700 in transplant boxes, total 64,700. 

 We have still on file orders for 205,000 plants. These we expect 

 to ship about the end of January. 



Makiki Station. 



The work at this station has been principally routine consisting 

 of mixing and sterilizing soil, potting and transplanting trees, 

 etc. 



Honolulu Watershed Planting. 



The total number of trees planted during the month amounted 

 to 1734, consisting of 1484 mahogany {Szvietenia mahogani) 

 and 250 koa. The mahogany trees were planted the Ewa side of 

 Makiki main valley about a quarter of a mile above the quarters, 

 while the koa trees were planted a little higher on the opposite 

 or south side of the valley. 



Advice and Assistance. 



The writer has been asked to make calls and otherwise give 

 advice and assistance as follows : 



Calls made, 5 ; advice by telephone, 10 ; advice by letter, 4 ; 

 advice given at Nursery, 12. 



Respectfully submitted, 



David Haughs, 

 Forest Nurservman. 



