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During this month there have been submitted to the Board 

 reports recommending the setting apart as forest reserves ( 1 ) of 

 the watershed on the mountains immediately back of Honoluki, 

 (2) of the Waiakea-Olaa forest on Hawaii, (3) of the summit of 

 the Kohala Mountain, Hawaii, with certain adjoining lands, and 

 (4) a modification of boundary in the Aloloaa Forest Reserve on 

 Kauai. 



HAUULA FOREST FENCE. 



On June 25 I visited the Government hmd of Hauula in the 

 Koolauloa District on this island, in company with representa- 

 tives of the Hauula Homesteaders' Association, went over the 

 ground and flagged the hue of the proposed forest fence across 

 the mauka portion of this land, on the location approved by Gov- 

 ernor Frear in JMay, 1913. 



PREPARATIONS FOR THE COMING FISCAL PERIOD. 



Xot a little time during June has been given to preparing de- 

 tailed plans and outlines for the forest work to be carried on 

 during the fiscal period beginning July 1, especially with refer- 

 ence to the fencing of forest reserve boundaries on Govern- 

 ment land. In addition to thus providing for better protection 

 for the native forest, it is the intention of the Division of For- 

 estry to continue its regular work of growing and distributing 

 trees from its several nurseries and of giving information and 

 advice on forest matters, along the lines that it has followed in 

 the past few years. The aim of the Division of Forestry is to Idc 

 of direct and practical use to the people of the Territory. The 

 calls that are made on this ofiice prove that there is an active 

 demand for such service. 



I'.OTAN ICAL BULLETIN. 



At the end of the month there was issued as Botanical Bulletin 

 No. 2, a "List of Hawaiian Names of Plants," l\v j. V. Rock, 

 consulting botanist of the Board of Agriculture and l^^restry. 

 This is a twenty-page pamphlet giving the Hawaiian, tlic liotan- 

 ical. anfl, where there is one. the English name of a large number 

 of indigenous trees and shrubs. An edition of 1500 cojiies was 

 struck off. 



In this connection it may not be out of place to make mention 

 of the appearance on June 26 of Mr. J. V. Rock's book, "The In- 

 digenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands." This volume gives 

 technical and popular descriptions of over 400 trees, many of 

 which are illustrated by excellent full-page plates from photo- 

 graphs taken l)y Mr. Rock. The more technical jxirt of the 

 book is preceded by a general account nf tlir forests and forest 

 types in Hawaii that add nnich to its vahif. 



