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FOREST FENCING. 



The following fencing projects, aggregating a total length of 

 3.06 miles along forest reserve boundaries, have recently been 

 completed : 



On the boundary of the new addition to the Makawao Forest 

 Reserve on Maui, under the supervision of Ranger Lindsay, the 

 construction of .89 mile of new fence and the repairing of .S3 

 mile of existing fence were completed on the last day of August. 



On a part of the boundary of the new Waiahole Forest Re- 

 serve, Oahu, the construction of .59 mile of new fence was com- 

 pleted on September 18. 



On a part of the boundary of the proposed new Hauula Forest 

 Reserve, Oahu, across the government land of Hauula, the con- 

 struction of a new fence begun on August 6, 1917, by voluntary 

 homestead labor under an agreement made by the Land Commis- 

 sioner was completed on September 28. The length of this fence 

 on the boundary is .S7 mile and in addition to this by special 

 arrangement an additional length of .18 mile was constructed to 

 prevent cattle from crossing on to government forest land from 

 the adjacent private land of Kaipapau. 



In addition to the above and not previously reported 1.19 miles 

 of fence on the boundary of the Pupukea Forest Reserve, Oahu, 

 was repaired in cooperation with the Ranch Department of the 

 O. R. & L. Co. 



I have also been informed that several of the fences required 

 to be built or kept in repair by general leases and to which the 

 attention of the Land Commissioner was recently called are be- 

 ing constructed, viz., the renewing of the fences on a part of 

 the boundary of Moloaa Forest Reserve, Kauai, and the Kau 

 Forest Reserve, Hawaii. Material for the Makua fence, Oahu, 

 has been assembled at Lualualei, but has not yet been hauled 

 over. 



New padlocks have been placed on the gates of the boundary 

 fence of the Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve where it crosses the 

 government land of Wailua, Kauai, and during the past few 

 months over 60 head of wild cattle have been removed from 

 the reserve by the Lihue Plantation. 



During the middle part of the month on a two-day trip to 

 Molokai I inspected the fences of the Molokai Forest Reserve 

 where they cross government land, and upon my return sent 

 to the Land Commissioner fencing clauses to be inserted in the 

 new leases of these lands soon to be offered for sale. 



VISIT TO MANANA. 



On September 6, in company with two Boy Scouts, I visited 

 the island of Manana, commonly called Rabbit Island, oft Ma- 

 kapuu Point, Oahu, and set up two wooden painted signs to 

 warn people against any infringement of Rule IV which protects 



