of it, since any piece of root or stem may sprout and form new 

 plants. 



So far, it has been found fortunately in only two places on 

 Maui, along the Kahului Railway on land controlled by the Paia 

 Plantation, and every effort has been made by the plantation peo- 

 ple to eradicate it completely. One of the patches where it has 

 been dug out is only 7 by 20 feet in size and the fact that each 

 patch is found along the railroad track leads one to believe that it 

 came into the Territory in baled hay or along with some similar 

 feed material. 



Chance introductions such as this, of an undesirable nature, are 

 apt to occur in spite of all precautions, but this should make us 

 all the more alert in detecting them and preventing by all pos- 

 sible means their establishment in the Islands. 



C. S. J. 



KOKEE CAMPS. 



In response to suggestions made by the Kauai Chamber of 

 Commerce, the Board of Agriculture and Forestry at a meeting 

 held on January 21, 1919, reconsidered certain phases of the 

 camping privileges to be given in the Na Pali-Kona Forest Re- 

 serve, Kauai, with the following results : 



The annual charge for camping permits on unimproved sites 

 has been reduced from $25 to $10 per acre. 



For the present a bond with each permit will not be required 

 but the Board reserves the right to require a bond of each per- 

 mittee on the first breach of the conditions set forth in the per- 

 mit on the part of any permittee. 



The term for which the permits will be issued is lengthened 

 from five to ten years. I It is believed that this change will ob- 

 viate the necessity of including any renewal clause in the permit 

 and will induce permittees to put in camps which will be com- 

 fortable. 



Applications for these camps will be received now at any time 

 by the Superintendent of Forestry and will receive attention in 

 the order of their receipt. 



A good opportunity is offered here to those who are fond of 

 camping and seek recreation and rest at an elevation where the 

 climate is invigorating and there is a great variety of most inter- 

 esting scenery. 



C. S. J. 



WOOD FOR HANDLES. 



The annual demand for wood by handle makers in the United 

 States approximates 280 million feet, consisting of 33 kinds, is 

 the statement made in an article by Hu Maxwell in American 

 Forestry for November, 1918. Nearly all of the handles are 

 made of hardwoods, but certain softwoods fill definite wants, 



