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visited. Mr. Hardy spent 27>^ days in the field and Mr. Horner 

 23 days. Heavy rainfall made trails and roads almost impassa- 

 ble during the month. 



Oahii. 



On November 4, 7, and 25 to 29 the undersigned made recon- 

 naissances of streams in the Kaneohe, Heeia, Kahana, Punaluu, 

 Kaluanui, Kaipapau, Laie and Malae Kahana valleys on wind- 

 ward Oahu. it is estimated that sixteen stream gaging stations 

 will be established in these basins during the calendar year 1914. 

 Cooperation has been promised by the Heeia Agriculture Com- 

 pany and the Kahuku Plantation Company. Nineteen stream 

 measurements were made and five rain gaging stations were 

 visited by Mr. J. C. Dort, office engineer, and Mr. G. R. White, 

 field assistant. From November 24 to 31 Mr. White constructed 

 new weirs on the Makawao ditch, the Pohakea and Kahanaiki 

 streams, built foot bridges for tiood measurements on the ]\laka- 

 wao and Kaimi streains, and improved the cross sections of all 

 stations in the Kailua and Kahanaiki valleys by removing bould- 

 ers and other obstructions. 



Maui. 



On ]\Iaui Mr. C. T. Bailey, assistant engineer, in charge, as- 

 sisted by Mr. E. O. Christiansen, assistant engineer, made 29 

 stream gaging measurements. Construction work on the new 

 clock register stations on East Maui was delayed by floods. The 

 station on the Honomanu was completed, and most of the "above 

 water" construction was finished on the Wailuanui, West Wai- 

 luaiki. East Wailuaiki, and East Kopiliula streams. 



\>ry respectfully, 



G. K. Larrison, 

 Superintendent of hlydrography. 



SUGGESTED COCONUT INDUSTRY 



{Honolulu Star-Bulletin, November 19.) 



The long dormant undertaking of coconut raising in the Ha- 

 waiian Islands as an industry bids fair to be revived if the present 

 plans of Alexander Z. Rothschild, a prominent manufacturer of 

 San Franciesco, who arrived in Honolulu in the Siberia Monday 

 evening, materialize. The utilization of the husk of the coco- 

 nut forms the basis of a new industry the investigation of which 

 has called Mr. Rothschild to this city, and although he is not now 

 ready to give out what this new industry involves, or what prod- 

 ucts will be derived from it, he intimates that he is backed up by 

 sufficient capital to start a factory here in case he can come to 

 favorable terms with persons who would be willing to enter into 

 the business of growing the nuts. 



