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Division of Forestry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, July 16, 1919. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Gentlemen: — I respectfully submit the following routine report of the 

 Division of Forestry for the month of June, 1919: 



TEEE PLAKTING. 



Dtiring the month 4981 trees were planted out on forest reserves as fol- 

 lows: 503 koa in Makiki, in the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve; and 

 at Mikilua, in the Lualualei Forest Reserve, Oahu, 870 koa, 570 monkey- 

 pod, 1748 silk oak, 1110 red gum and 180 sappan. 



A small potting and tool shed was erected on the Waiahole Forest Re- 

 serve, Oahu, and a further supply of mahogany trees sent over preparatory 

 to the planting on that important water reserve. 



FIRE PROTECTION. 



No fires were reported, fortunately, during June, but as a precautionary 

 measure all District Fire Wardens were reminded of the fire danger by the 

 attached circular letter of June 5, Avhich has resulted in the posting of a 

 great many fire warnings. 



On June 24, at the request of the manager of the Laupahoehoe Sugar 

 Plantation, a commission as Assistant District Fire Warden at Laupahoehoe, 

 Hawaii, was issued to Mr. Joe J. Ignacio, to take the place of Mr. H. S. 

 Rickard, deceased. 



KOKEE PERMITS. 



During the month the following permits were issued for the Kokee camps, 

 Kauai : 



Camp No, Permittee. Acreage. Ann. Rental. 



18 Hawn. Trail and Mt. Club 0.9 $9.00 



35 Elsie H. Wilcox 0.8 8.00 



36 Mabel I. Wilcox 0.6 6.00 



37 R. D. Israel 0.4 4.00 



38 E. M. Cheatham 0.3 3.00 



FAIR EXHIBIT. 



The working erosion model again displayed at the Second Territorial 

 Fair held June 9-14, to show the beneficial effect of a forest cover on the 

 runoff, attracted more attention and favorable comment than ever, and was 

 much admired as a very instructive object lesson by all who saw it. 



FOREST PROTECTION. 



The fencing projects reported last month are progressing on Maui and 

 Hawaii. 



On June 20 another visit was made to the Pupukea Forest Reserve and 

 additional standard pipe monuments placed on the reserve boundaries. 



BOTANICAL BULLETINS. 

 On June 9 the following two illustrated botanical bulletins by Consulting 



