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By Mr. Gaylord P. Wilcox, Kealia, Kauai. A fire that escaped 

 from a homesteader at WaipouH and burned over between 200 

 and 300 acres of grass land and into a grove of koa and kukui 

 on the Nouou ridge, Kawaihau, August 8, 1913. 



By Mr. W. M. Templeton, Wahiawa, Oahu. Two fires on the 

 military reservation above the Wahiawa colony, on the land of 

 Waianae-uka, one of which endangered to some extent the forest 

 on the Territorial forest land of Wahiawa. 



These last fires were put out by troops sent from Schofield Bar- 

 racks upon request of Mr. Templeton. That at Waipouli by a 

 gang of laborers got together by Mr. Wilcox. The Molokai fire 

 was extinguished by a shower following a fortunate turn of the 

 wind. 



Action in regard to fixing the responsibility for the fires on 

 ]\Iolokai and Kauai is now pending before the Board. 



Very respectfully, 



R.\LPH S. HOSMER, 



Superintendent of Forestry. 



REPORT OF NURSERYMAN. 



Honolulu, August 30. 1913. 



R. S. Hosmer, Esq., Superintendent of Forestry. 



Dear Sir : — The report for the month of August is as follows : 



Nursery. 



Distribution of Plants. 



In seed In boxes Pot 



boxes transplanted Grown Total 



Sold 3000 50 191 3241 



Gratis 200 787 987 



3000 250 978 4228 



Collections. 



Collections on account of plants sold amounted to $ 6.90 



Collections on account of seed sold amounted to 50 



Rent of building, nursery grounds 35.00 



Sale of box shooks 8.25 



Reimbursement for yj of postage on book entitled "Indi- 

 genous Trees of Hawaii" (Rock) according to agree- 

 ment with College of Hawaii 3.25 



Total $53.90 



