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inoisture. In no part of this area -were there any trails, proving the total 

 absence of stock. All of this excellent cover is a result of the complete 

 protection which has been given this forest since the fence was repaired 

 in 1915. 



The wild goats on the higher elevations in this reserve are fast being 

 exterminated. From one to two years ago it was possible to shoot 25 

 goats in a day with ease. On this trip after a hard morning 's work only 

 nine goats fell to three rifles and only a few other goats were seen. 



The damage done to government property in Mikilua Valley by mis- 

 chievous soldiers while off duty was reported to you on April 22. 



NEW WAIMANALO RESERVE. 



Progress was made on the establishment of this new reserve during the 

 month by field investigation and the setting of three forest monuments on 

 the proposed boundary, two at the east end and one near the Kailua-Wai- 

 manalo gap. Field work on this project will be rushed so that the survey 

 may be completed at an early date. 



PROTECTION FROM TRAMPERS. 



At the request of the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club I delivered a 

 talk on "Hawaiian Forests and Trails" at a regularly assembled luncheon 

 meeting of the club on April 28. This was printed in toto in the April 30 

 edition of ' ' The Honolulu Star-Bulletin ' ' and will appear in the delayed 

 April * * Forester, ' ' At the conclusion of the talk, the club unanimously 

 voted to plan its excursions so as to interfere as little as possible with 

 forest protection. 



The opportunity is embraced at this time to remind the Commissioners 

 that recommendations for giving greater protection to the most important 

 watershed of the city on the higher mountain slopes back of Palolo and 

 Manoa Valleys still await final action. These were submitted on April 19, 

 1920, in the form of a report accompanying a proposed Rule V of this 

 Division. It is safe to say that forest conditions on this area are not 

 being improved by continued tramping over it. 



MAKIKI TRAIL. 



As directed by the Board on March 23, I relocated the trail leading up 

 from Makiki Valley to the Tantalus Ridge back of the Makiki Heights 

 lots and also ran out a short-cut trail to connect up at the road junction 

 with the trail leading up back of Lunalilo home. This new trail has been 

 cleared and graded and is an improvement to the general trail system in 

 this region. 



PAMAKANI ON OAHU. 



On April 28, I was informed by Mr. 0. H. Swezey that he had seen the 

 pamakani weed (Eupatorium macrophyUiun) in Hahaione Valley, Mauna- 

 lua, Koolaupoko, Oahu. The spread of this w^eed, which has ruined many 

 hundreds of acres of good grazing land on Maui, is so undesirable on Oahu 

 that I at once informed Mr. George M. Collins of the Bishop Estate of the 

 discovery and he in turn has asked the lessees of Maunalua to extirpate this 

 w^eed. Its presence at Maunalua can be accounted for only by wind dis- 

 persal of the seed from Maui or Molokai. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Advice was given the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in connection with a 

 shipment of yellow pine lug box shooks received from the coast in a baTlly 

 stained condition. 



