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 Damage By Man. 



In carrying out ways and means of pre\enting damage to our 

 protection forest as caused by man. it is essential that the 

 boundaries of the forest lands that are to be given protection, 

 be definitely marked by permanent monuments so that the limits 

 of the protected area may at once be recognized on being ap- 

 proached by anyone. This may be done in a variety of ways. 



Where it is necessary to fence the boundaries to keep out 

 stock, the fence itself with explanatory signs will be sufficient, 

 Where natural barriers occur and fences are not necessary, it 

 is customary for the Division of Forestry to place permanent 

 monuments at salient points. These may be either a plain pipe 

 set in the ground or a standard forest reserve monument which 

 is easily recognizable. 



Timber cutting in our wet native forests is detrimental for 

 reasons already explained and should not be allowed. It is justi- 

 fied only in very exceptional cases, such as when fence posts are 

 needed for boundary fences and it is out of the question to ob- 

 tain them from elsewhere. 



Rule II. 



For the guidance of public conduct on government lands within 

 the forest reserves a general rule has been established and makes 

 clear just what is not allowed on such lands. 



This is called Rule II of the Division of Forestry which was 

 adopted by the Board of Agriculture and Forestry and approved 

 by the Governor on x\pril 5, 1916. It covers the protection and 

 administration of forest reserve lands and was prepared after 

 a careful study of the necessary points to be covered. It is 

 largely based on the regulations of the U. S. Forest Service, which 

 have been successfully tried out for many years on the 150 million 

 acres of land in the National Forests of the mainland. 



Rule II is as follows : 



TEEEITORY OF HAWAII. 

 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 



RULE II. DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



The Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry hereby makes 

 the following rule and regulation for the preservation and administration 

 of forest reserves: 



Section 1. The following acts are hereby forbidden on government 

 lands in forest reserves of the Territory of Hawaii and declared to con- 

 stitute trespass punishable by fine: 



(a) The cuttino-, killinfj:, destroying, girdling, chopping, injuring or 

 otherwise damaging, or the removal, of any timber, young tree growth, 

 or any material, except as authorized by permit from the Superintendent 

 of Forestry. 



(b) The grazing of any livestock, except as authorized by permit 

 from the Superintendent of Forestry. 



