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which the piibhc was interested. Pie related his own experience 

 in cutting- trails in. the W'aialua district, where the vegetation haa 

 speedily covered the ground again. 



The proposals of Air. liosmer were unanimously confirmed. 



Prof. AV. A. Bryan of the College of Hawaii wrote the board 

 on behalf of the introduction of the house wren, the teal duck 

 and a species of quail. 



There was united opposition to the wren as being a bird that 

 Avas liable to show no discrimination between friends and foes of 

 vegetation in feeding upon insects. As to the quail and teal, 

 the members agreed tliat such game birds should be welcomed. 



Dr. Xorgaard sent in a requisition, with ])lans and specifica- 

 tions, for an addition to the kennels at the animal (|uarantme 

 station. The estimated expenditure was authorized. 



On the recommendation of Entomologist Ehrhorn, the board 

 appointed E. R. Bivens honorary plant inspector at Kahului, in 

 place of M. Eyton. resigned. 



President Gifl^ard brought up the matter of shipment of fruits 

 from Maui to Oahu. a question having been raised as to the ex- 

 pediency of enforcing the regulation against such traffic, in view 

 of the fact that this island has the fruit fly and the Maui fruits in 

 question arc clean. 



It was voted that the executive officer notifv the president of 

 the Alaui Chamber of Commerce that the shipment of fruits from 

 Maui would not be interfered with, for the present at least. 



The president reported that he had received a cablegram from 

 Professor Silvestri annoimcing his arrival at Capetown with five 

 species of parasites of the IMediterranean fruit fly, three of them 

 certain and two doubtful, and would proceed to Australia, where 

 he hoped to propagate colonies of the certain specTes in particular. 



He also reported that Professor Muir, who was going to leavt 

 for Japan next week, would, through the courtesy of the Planters' 

 Association, secure for the board a parasite of the Japanese beetle 

 if he ran across such. 



The meeting discussed pending legislation relating to the de- 

 partment ; also simdr\- financial matters. 



DIXISlOX OF FORESTRY 



Honolulu. April 1, 1^)13. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



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

 report of the Division of Forestry for the month of March. l')13. 



i',i!".\.\'T.\i. Ki:i'<)Rr. 



T)uring the first part of the month not a little of my own time 

 was occu])icd in reading proof and attending to other details in 



