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LOCATION AND AREA. 



The area proposed to be set apart lies mauka of a line varying 

 in elevation from 1500 to 2000 feet that circles the eastern half of 

 the island. The total area included is 44.674 acres, of which 

 13,268 acres, 30 per cent., is land belonging to the Territorial 

 government. Of the remainder, that in private ownership, a 

 large share is held by a few individuals or corporations. So far 

 as it has been possible to ascertain, almost all of the owners of 

 forest land on Molokai are in sympathy with the objects for which 

 the reserve is created. Most of them have expressed their inten- 

 tion of cooperating more or less actively in making the reserve 

 effective on the ground. 



The various lands contained in the proposed Alolokai Forest 

 Reserve, with their area and ownership, are shown in the follow- 

 ing table. The areas were compiled by the Government Survey 

 Ofifice, as a part of the official description : 



