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at once to it and with the aid of a gang of prisoners kindly sent 

 by Sheriff WilHam Henry and five firemen sent by Chief Thurs- 

 ton of the Fire Department, we succeeded in putting it out after 

 about two hours" hard fighting. A special report on this fire under 

 date of December 16 was handed to the President and Executive 

 Officer. 



Congressional Vegetable Seed. 



Thirty-five mail bags containing about 10,000 packages of vege 

 table seed were received from Washington. About one-half, or 

 5000 packages, marked "V-4," contains corn, cucumber, lettuce, 

 onion and radish. The other 5000 packages, marked "V-6," con- 

 tain lettuce, muskmelon, onion, radish and tomato. 



Plantation Companies and Other Corporations. 



Under this head we have distributed 10,000 plants in seed boxes, 

 6250 in transplant boxes, ready to set out, and 100 pot-grown. We 

 have not received any large orders during the month. 



Experiment Garden, Makiki. 



The two men have been transplanting seedlings, mixing and 

 sterilizing soil and doing other routine work. 



U. S. Experimental Planting, Nnuanu Valley. 



The man has been hoeing and clearing away grass and weeds 

 from the smaller trees, also transplanting trees from seed boxes 

 to leaf pots. 



Very respectfully, 



David Haughs, 

 Forest Nurseryman. 



