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Forest Park Reserve on the Volcano Road between Glenwood 

 and approximately 23^ Miles. On these small strips, which 

 are only 150 feet deep adjacent to both sides of the road, there 

 remain in places some attractive bits of native tree fern and 

 ohia forest which always receive the interested attention of those 

 passing along the road to visit the Volcano. These pieces of 

 forest are gradually diminishing on account of the dairy cattle 

 which wander at large through them and unless they are pro- 

 tected now they will soon disappear entirely. On this fencing 

 which will amount to about 14,532 feet in length an opportunity 

 has been presented to test the efficiency of reenforced concrete 

 posts, a supply of wdiich I was able to purchase already made in 

 Hilo at 60 cents each which is cheaper than the present price of 

 redwood posts. This fence will probably be completed before 

 the end of the year after which it is planned to fill in the blank 

 spaces with native loulu palms and other suitable trees. 



Two days were also spent in examining a large tract of govern- 

 ment forest land in upper Olaa with the idea of placing it in a 

 new reservation to be called the Olaa Forest Reserve. This will 

 probably comprise about 25,000 acres and embraces a tract of 

 dense ohia forest which has been surveyed for homesteads in 

 the past, but on which after repeated attempts homesteading has 

 proved to be a failure, mainly on account of the shallowness of 

 the soil. In the past few years a few general leases have been 

 made of parts of this tract for grazing a few head of scrubby 

 cattle, but rather than to have the forest destroyed in this man- 

 ner and become a waste of Hilo grass and dead trees it is my aim 

 to include it all in a reserve and to protect it by the necessary"" 

 fencing. At present a government surveyor is on the ground 

 obtaining the courses of a few lines necessary to complete the 

 description and the project will soon be presented for your 

 approval. 



Maui Trip. 



From October 16 to 24 I was on the island of Maui inspecting 

 government lands in company with the Governor and Land 

 Commissioner. All portions of the island with the exception of 

 the very eastern end were visited. The native forest between 

 Keanae and Kailua, which had died down over 10 years ago, is 

 still coming back in a most satisfactory manner and the young 

 ohia and other native trees will soon replace those which suc- 

 cumbed to the previous trouble. 



Trail Inspection. 



On October 11, in company with Entomologist Fullaway, I 

 made an inspection of the trail which was constructed some 

 years ago on the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve beginning 

 at the head of Pauoa Valley and running toward Konahuanui 



