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 Trip to Hawaii. 



From October 11 to the end of the month I was away from 

 Honolulu on a field trip that covered the Districts of Puna and 

 Hilo, on the Island of Hawaii. Directed primarily to securing 

 information as to forest fencing requirements, this trip enabled 

 me to secure various other data in regard to the present condi- 

 tion of the forests in those districts. I first visited Puna to see 

 the operations of the Hawaii Hardwood Company, successor to 

 the Hawaiian Lumber Company, that holds a license to cut ohia 

 on government land. Next I spent several days along the upper 

 edge of the forest covering the lower slopes of Alauna Kea in the 

 Hilo district, more particularly along the line of forest fence 

 maintained by the Puu Oo ranch. On my return I came down 

 through the forest on the government land of Manowaialee, at 

 present under lease to the Kukaiau Ranch Company. 



I then worked along the coast toward Hilo, visiting and in- 

 specting the lower boundary of the forest above the cane fields 

 in the Hilo district, but more especially observing the conditions 

 on government land and on untaken homestead lots at or near 

 the edge of the forest. Similarly I put in two days back of Hilo 

 on the lands between and including Kaiwiki and Piihonua. 



The remainder of my trip was devoted to a visit to the upper 

 Olaa section, to get in touch with present conditions in the forest 

 and to look into several special problems peculiar to that region. 

 The result of my observations in the Puna and Hilo districts will 

 form the subject of a special report soon to be submitted to the 

 board. 



Hilo Suh-Nurscry. 



While in Hilo 1 visited the sub-nursery maintained by the 

 Board of Agriculture and Forestry under the direction of Brother 

 Matthias Newell. As at the time of earlier visits, this nursery 

 was found to have on hand a good assortment of seedlings of the 

 kinds of trees most in demand on Hawaii. Notice has been given 

 so often that trees may be obtained from Brother Matthias that 

 it seems almost superfluous to repeat the offer, but in case this 

 report comes under the eye of anyone wanting trees, who does 

 not know it, mention may again be made of this effort of the 

 15oard of Agriculture and I'orestry to get seedling trees into the 

 liands of those who want them. 



The section naturally served from tlu' I lilo nursery covers the 

 Hilo and Puna districts and such parts of 1 lamakua as are within 

 reach of the Hilo railroad. A])])licati()n for trees should be made 

 direct to iirother Matthias at Hilo. 



