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part in the exercises at several of the schools. In at least one 

 or two cases the local improvement association was also rep- 

 resented. At the request of the principal, Mr. I. M. Cox, I said 

 a few words at the Kalihiwaena school. 



As usual there was a general free distribution of trees from 

 the Government Nursery. In the afternoon 443 school children 

 each received a tree as they passed through the grounds. Nearly 

 four thousand trees were sent out for school ground planting, 

 and almost twice as many more to the homesteaders and other 

 individual applicants. A special attempt was made to give the 

 homesteaders in some of the recently opened tracts the chance to 

 get free trees. The offer was well taken up and good-sized con- 

 signments went to Haiku, Maui, and to Kapaa, Kauai. In all 

 11.691 trees were given out on Arbor Day from Honolulu. But 

 this is not the total distribution, for it does not include those 

 given away at the sub-nurseries at Hilo, Hawaii, and at Home- 

 stead, Kauai. 



Trip to Maui. 



From November 19 to 22 I accompanied the President of the 

 Board on a trip to the Kula District on Maui to look into forest 

 matters that await action before the Board of Commissioners. 

 During the remainder of the month I have been in Honolulu, 

 occupied with routine work. 



Seed Introdnciions. 



There have recently been received from Mr. Joseph F. Rock, 

 consulting botanist of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 consignments of forest tree seeds from the Philippines, where he 

 had stopped for a time en route to Europe. Some of the seed 

 sent is from trees never before tried in Hawaii. It is being given 

 special care in the nursery. When large enough to plant out 

 the seedlings will be planted in carefully selected places where 

 they can be watched and studied. 



Routine Jl'ork at the Xursery. 



The regular routine work at the Government Nursery goes on 

 as usual. Mr. Haughs' report, transmitted herewith, gives the 

 details of what has been accomplished the past month. 



\"ery respectfully, 



Ralph S. Hosmer, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



