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Division of Forestry 



Honolulu, Hawaii, Noveinljer i;>, 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 October, 1919: 



TREE PLANTING. 



Tree planting ^\•as continued during the month on three forest reserves 

 where showers assured successful planting. While only a total of 1875 

 trees were set out, a variety of species was used for the most part 

 in order to determine their adaptability to the regions. At Mikilua, 

 in the Waianae Mountains, in the arid section, 1031 bloodwood, Eucalj/p- 

 fi(s cf)r!/)iih()sa, 108 logwood, 327 ironwood, and 40 monkey pod trees were 

 planted, while at W;aiahole, Oahu, in a moister region, 65 molave, 17 

 Brassaia artinophylla of the Aralia family, 27 red sandalwood, Adenan- 

 tlicrn pnvonia, 35 wood oil trees, Aleurites Fordii^ and 25 camphor trees 

 were set out. At the Papapaholahola Spring Reserve, Kauai, 200 swamj) 

 mahogany were planted. Several hundred Norfolk Island pine, kauri 

 l)ine and Japanese cedar trees were also sent over to Waiahole in seed 

 boxes to be transplanted into tins preliminary to final planting. 



Consulting Botanist J. F. Rock returned during the month from his 

 trip to Java and the Orient, bringing with him. a quantity of seed of 

 Alhizzia montana, which he recommends for planting in the mamani 

 type on our higher mountains. 



Forest Ranger Hardy sent in a bag of karaka seed from Halemanu, 

 Kauai, which has been divided with the H. S. P. A. for reforestation 

 purposes. 



A supply of tins has been sent to Ranger Aguiar at the Animal 

 Quarantine Station, Hilo, for use in raising kauri pine transplants, 

 which Avill soon be shipped up to him packed in moss, and which will 

 eventually be set out on the enlarged boundaries of the station. 



FOREST PROTECTION. 



No forest fires were reported during October, although in some regions 

 dry conditions still obtained. 



During the month .38 mile of the boundary fence around the Papapa- 

 holahola Spring Reserve, Kauai, was repaired and put in good shape, 

 and in Sec. C. of the Olaa Forest Park Reserve .28 mile of new fence 

 was constructed near 18 Miles in cooperation with Mr. Jos. Zembik. 



Forest Ranger Charles E. Stone began his duties on October 6, and is 

 engaged in his principal work of looking after the fences on the bound- 

 aries of the Kau Forest Reserve, Hawaii. He reports that he has found 

 the fences in good repair, as far as he has inspected. 



On October 9, tw^o Japanese, who had been arrested for cutting grass 

 near No. 2 reservoir in Nuuanu Valley in violation of Rule III of this 

 division, pleaded guilty and were each given a suspended sentence of 

 13 months. 



An application for permission to graze cattle in the Kula Forest Re- 

 serve, Maui, because of the shortage of feed, was refused in conformance 

 with the policy of the Board recently established in connection with a 

 similar application in the Lualualei Reserve. 



PERMITS. 



After designating the location on the ground, on October 29, I issued 

 a permit, as authorized at the Board meeting of October 21, to Mr. W. 



