281 



18. 294° 3.i' 330.0 feet to a forest reserve monument; 



19. 204° 35' 3976.5 feet to the point of beginning. 



Areas. 



Papaanui, Government land 370 Acres 



Kamaole (PoHpoii Spring), Government land 612 " 



Waiohuii-Keokea Tract Government land 2450 " 



Kaonoulu 804 ' ' 



A!ae 1 & 2 202 " 



Alae 3 & 4, Government land 70 " 



Waiakoa, Government land 1567 ' ' 



Total 6075 ' ' 



Very respectfully, 



Ralph S. Hosmer, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



Honolulu, Sept. 7, 1912. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, 

 T. H. 



Gentlemen : — T have the honor to submit as follows the routine 

 report of the Division of Forestry for the month of August, 1912. 



During the first ten days of August I was in Honolulu engaged 

 in the preparation of reports upon, and with details in connection 

 with certain forest reserve projects that came up for final action 

 later in the month. 



From August 10 to 24 I was on Kauai making a general in- 

 spection of forest conditions on that island and looking into a 

 variety of forest matters. During my stay on Kauai I followed 

 the forest reserve boundary from Waimea around to Hanalei, see- 

 ing in some detail many of the forest lands in the several reserves 

 along the way. The remainder of the month I was on Oahu, 

 occupied with work in the office and with one short trip, to 

 Nanakuli and Honouliuli. 



Nezv Forest Reserves. 



On August 26, a public hearing was held at the Government 

 Nursery to consider the creation of two new forest reserves, 

 respectively on the Island of Molokai and in the Kula District, 

 Maui, and the addition of a small block of land to the existing 

 Waianae-kai Forest Reserve on Oahu. A number of persons ap- 

 peared in regard to the Molokai Reserve. After a full discussion, 

 the Governor announced that he would sign proclamations creat- 

 ing that and the other two forest reserves. 



The areas are as follows : 



