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a dangerous time was considered to be negligence and the District Fire 

 Warden was instructed to present all of the facts to the County Attorney 

 with the request that, if in his judgment the evidence was sufficient, a 

 charge be brought against ]\Ir. Gamalielson for violation of Section 496, 

 R. L. H. 1915, This was done and on April 11, Mr. Gamalielson pleaded 

 guilty to the charge and was given a suspended sentence of 13 months. 



Publicity was given to this case in the effort to prevent similar occur- 

 rences in the future. In addition to this, the provisions of Section 497, 

 requiring permits to start fires for the period from May 1, to December 31, 

 1921, in the region in East Hawaii from Waipio Valley to Kau, were put 

 into effect by the publishing of the attached ''By Authority" notice in 

 five Hilo newspapers. 



CITY FORESTER. 



At the request of the Outdoor Circle, which has made an arrangement 

 with the utility companies having wires on the public streets of Honolulu 

 for the employment of an expert who will be charged with the duty of 

 taking better care of the street trees of this city, I communicated on 

 March 22 with the Forester at Washington, D. C, and asked him to send 

 me the name and qualifications of the best trained man who could fill this 

 new position in a competent manner. The Forester has replied that he 

 will comply with the request to the best of his ability. 



RECLAIMING GRASSLAND. 



On March 17 an experiment was initiated in the Honolulu Watershed 

 Forest Reserve in Nuuanu Valley below Luakaha to determine whether 

 areas covered with Hilo grass (Paspaliim conjugatum) may readily be re- 

 placed by a growth of haole koa (Leucaemia glauca). The experiment has 

 been described in detail in the March ''Forester" and consists, in brief, 

 of nine plots each one-hundredths of an acre in size. Three of these Avere 

 left untreated as check plots, three were denuded of the grass by burning, 

 and three were burned and plowed. On the plots thus treated seed of 

 the haole koa was sown broadcast in proper series at the rate of 10, 20, 

 and 30 pounds per acre. If positive results are secured from this experi- 

 ment, which will have to run for at least two years, steps can then be 

 taken to reclaim larger areas which are at present dispossessed (>f forest 

 growth by this pernicious introduced grass. 



FUEL VALUE OF ALGAROBA WOOD. 



On March 29, I shipped to the Forest Products Laboratory of the TJ. S. 

 Forest Service at Madison, Wisconsin, four samples, each 2x2x6 inc^hes in 

 size, of algaroba wood (Prosopis juliflora) so that they could be tested for 

 specific gravity and calorific power. The assistant director of this Inbora- 

 tory very kindly offered to make the tests the results of which are nt-eded 

 to answer questions frequently received in this office concerning the fuel 

 value of this valuable wood. 



Respectfully submitted. 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forest:ry. 



