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screens for preparing- the soil, and seed has been sent to Mr. Eaymond 

 for this purpose. 



AEBOK DAY. 



On November 20^ I gave a lunch talk before the Eotary Club on 

 Arbor day, which was celebrated on November 21 by fitting exercises 

 in most of the public schools. The distribution of trees from the Gov- 

 ernment Nursery for planting out on this day on Oahu only amounted 

 to a total of 6292, of which 1390 trees were called for in person by 

 school children. 



ADVICE ON TREE PLANTING. 



On November 10, I accompanied officials of the Outdoor Circle to 

 Schofield Barracks and assisted in giving advice and suggestions to 

 General Hodges and Colonel Dashiell concerning the beautifying of the 

 new officers' quarters by the planting of trees and shrubs. 



Suggestions were also given to Major Holland of Fort Armstrong con- 

 cerning the use of hedge plants for camouflage purposes. 



KAUAI TRIP. 



Prom November 3 to 8, I was on Kauai with the Governor and pres- 

 ident of the Board of Health making an inspection of the Kokee camps. 

 These were found to have been all cleaned up and Dr. Trotter personally 

 gave advice on the ground to the permittees as to the further precau- 

 tions which should be taken to guard the purity of the water in the 

 Kokee streams so that camping could be continued'. A few new sani- 

 tary clauses will soon be suggested by the Board of Health for inclusion 

 in the camping permits, and during the next camping season a Board 

 of Health inspector will make fortnightly rounds of the camps. 



On this same trip arrangements were made to secure a supply of koa 

 seed, which was found in abundance at the head of Waimea canyon at 

 an elevation of 3500 feet. A few dozen seeds were also obtained from 

 the only known tree in existence of the Kauai variety of the Kokia or 

 native red cotton tree, Kol-ia Bockii KauniciisiSj which was found in 

 Kahoaloha valley, mauka of Mana. 



GRASS CUTTING. 



On account of the complaints voiced by Tantalus residents against 

 the use of the Round Top road by grass wagons, all grass cutting on 

 government lands on Round Top and Tantalus has been absolutely 

 stopped. A few wagons will go up there, however, to remove grass 

 cleared off the road by the prison gang and grass taken by permission 

 from privately owned land. The Division of Forestry has no jurisdiction 

 over such grass removal. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that this 

 grass goes to the small dairies in the Kaxjahulu district which have been 

 a standby in furnishing a large part of the milk supply of the Dairy- 

 men's Association. 



Respectfully submitted. 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYl^IjAN. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, November 30, 1919. 



Superintendent of Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



Sir: — I herewith submit a report of the principal work done during 

 the month of November, 1919. 



