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 DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF FORESTRY. SEPTEMBER, 



1921. 



Honolulu, Octobev 24, 1921. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, H. T. 



Gentlemen: 



I respectfully submit the following report of the Division of For- 

 estry for the month of 8eptember, 1921: 



FOREST PLAXTIXG. 



Owing to dry weather conditions durino- the month it was found 

 advisable to continue tree p'lanting operations in only tiwo places and 

 these resulted in the setting out of a total of 678 trees. At 18 Miles 

 on the Volcano Road, Hawaii, where Ranger Mackenzie has been fenc- 

 ing soime of the portions of iSec. C. of the Olaa Forest Par'k Eesexve, 

 he planted 4 Norfolk Island pines as boundary markers, 6 silk oak, 

 and 129 lemon gum trees. In the Waiahole Forest Reserve, Oahu, the 

 jilanting crew set out 200 Australian red cedar, 66 alsipice, 10 alligator 

 pear, 50 Benguet pine, 25 black myrobalan (Tenninalia cliehula), 128 

 African tulip, 25 Moreton Bay fig and 35 uhiuhi (Mezoneunun Kaiiai- 

 ense). The latter is the indigenous tree from which tapa beaters were 

 fashioned. It is somewhat rare and only a few good specimens are to 

 be found in the native forests. 



•Weather conditions were too dry for planting at Mikilua in the 

 Lualualei Forest Reserve, but an inspection made by me on September 

 29, showed that there were 5000 transiplant trees on hand in the nur- 

 sery and as many holes dug in the field, all ready for planting out as 

 soon as sutiicient rains make the soil moist enough for successful plant- 

 ing. The Makiki tree .planters were engaged during the month in 

 clearing ground for the arboretum in lower Makiki A^alley. 



On 'September 29 and two days, after, I secured a quantity of 

 seed of the Australian red cedar from mature trees at Wahiawa, Oahu. 

 This tree is now much in demand and this is the only local supply of 

 seed to be found at present in the Territory. 



FOREST FEXCING. 



In addition to minor repairs being made to fences on various forest 

 reserve boundaries by the rangers, a new fence begun 'by Ranger 

 Macikenzie and three men on August 24 was completed on September 

 13, around portions of Sec. C. of the Olaa Forest Park Reserve on botli 

 sides of the Volcano Road at 18 Miles, Olaa, Hawaii. The total length " 

 of this fence is .56 miles and the object of constructing it is to protect 

 the remaining native forest from damage hy stock and to allow it to 

 grow up, supplementing by artificial planting. 



Notification has been received from the Commissioner of Public 

 Lands that the forest reserve fence across the land of Ukumehame 



