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and then across Olympus and down the ridges to Woodlawn, 

 with the idea of ascertaining whether it was the primary cause 

 of landshdes. 



The forest in this whole region is in excellent condition w^th 

 the exception of where the earth on steep slopes has slipped, 

 and this naturally has caused the trees to be uprooted and car- 

 ried down. A count was made of all the slides on a strip a 

 quarter of a mile wide on both sides of the trail and it was found 

 that of the total of 46 slides, 32 or 70% were in no way caused 

 by the construction of the trail, most of them being far distant 

 from it. The other 14 slides along the trail were caused either 

 by the direct effect of undermining the bank so deep as to cause 

 an overhang and consequent fall of earth or by the indirect 

 effect of the trail forming a ditch from wdiich the water poured 

 over the slope below, washed down the dirt, and kept the vegeta- 

 tion from growing. No recent slides were observed and the 

 older slides have been rather rapidly grown over with low vege- 

 tation. In some places the trail is very narrow, but since further 

 cutting into the bank wjth the consequent forming of more 

 overhang will probably result in further slides of earth, trail 

 repairing will not be permitted neither will the construction of 

 new trails on any slopes in this region be allowed. 



Nezv Lease of KaJwolazve. 



At the request of the Land Commissioner I prepared a series 

 of clauses to be inserted in the new lease of the island of Ka- 

 hoolawe from a term of 21 years from January 1, 1919, which 

 will be offered for sale on December 10. These require first 

 that all goats and sheep must be removed or exterminated during 

 the first year and that when this is accomplished the lessee may 

 graze 300 head of beef cattle on the island for fattening pur- 

 poses and maintain 20 head of riding and pack animals. 

 Troughs are to be placed so as to keep the stock in the grassed 

 areas, every effort is to be made to prevent and suppress fires 

 and a monthly record of the rainfall on the island is to be kept. 

 The lessee is to plant and care for trees and to fence them in as 

 a protection against stock on locations to be selected by the 

 Superintendent of Forestry, and up to 5 acres each year are to 

 be planted in this manner. Strict compliance with all of these 

 conditions will be required and it is believed that the vegetation 

 of the island will advance under these new conditions. 



Kokee Camps. 



You have already been furnished with a copy of the letter of 

 October 18 from the Kauai Chamber of Commerce protesting 

 against the rates to be charged for the Kokee Camps in the Na 

 Pali-Kona Forest Reserve and against the requirement of a bond 

 with the permit and asking for a reconsideration of the regula- 



