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Collecting of Seed. 



The two seed collectors have been collecting seed, in and 

 around the city, of a number of species of forest and other trees. 

 The seeding season for most of the forest trees is just com- 

 mencing. 



Alarm of Fire in Kalihi Valley. 



On the evening of April 30, a message was sent from the police 

 station stating that they had received a telephone message from 

 Kalihi Valley notifying them that a fire was raging in the brush. 

 The writer, along with ]\Ianuel Freitas, the stable man, drove up 

 to the top of the Valley road but there was no fire to be seen. 

 We found out that some Japanese working on Mr. Francis Gay's 

 place had been burning brush in the afternoon which was prob- 

 ably the cause of the alarm. 



Experiment Garden, Makiki. 



The work at the garden has been principally transplanting and 

 potting trees. Two of the men employed for the purpose of 

 raising trees for plantation companies and other corporations 

 were discharged at the end of the month owing to tlie want of 

 money in this fund to carry on the work. One man will con- 

 tinue to do this work during the month of May, at least, enough 

 money being left to pay the wages of one man. 



U. S. Experimental Planting, A^unann Valley. 



At the end of March one man was discharged, leaving one to 

 do the hoeing and care of the trees. More trees will be planted 

 durinir the month of Mav. 



Respectfully submitted, 



David 1 Iaugiis, 

 Forest Nurseryman. 



DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



ll..n(ilulu. AiM-il X, V)\l. 



Hon. Wm. M. Giffard. President and Ivxccutivc ( )rficcr, lloard 

 of Agricidture and Forestry. 



Sir: 1 ha\e the honcir to report on the work o| tlu' (li\ision 

 of animal industry for the month of .March as follows: 



Boi'ine Tuberculosis Control Work: ,\s will be seen from 

 the appended itemized report of the assistant Territorial vet- 

 erinarian mr)re than 4000 head of dairy cattle ha\c been tested, 

 with the highly gratifying result that only 13'^ head reacted 



