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214 acres of government land, but it is important as an outpost of the 

 forest on the Koolau Kange to the west, and for this reason should 

 receive the best possible protection from the ravages of stock, especially 

 in view of the fact that it is somewhat exposed to ithe strong trade 

 winds. Wild goats from the Waimanalo pali have in the past encroach- 

 ed on this reserve, but these have been largely killed or driven away 

 from the reserve by constant hunting and very few now remain. Owing 

 to breaks in the fences tame cattle -from the adjacent ranches have also 

 encroached on the reserve, but this is now impossible because the exist- 

 ing fences on the boundaries of adjacent lands, amoun<ting to 1.42 miles, 

 are now in stock-proof condition, and because of the construction of a 

 new fence .40 mile long across the bottom of the valley adjacent to 

 vacant public land. The Maunalua Kanch Co. cooperated in the repair 

 of the fence on the Maunalua boundary and along the new fence a 

 triple row of red gum trees was planted after the 14 head of cattle at 

 large in the reserve had been driven out. 



HAWAII TEIP. 



One-half of the month was spent on Hawaii, as reported elsewhere, on 

 the work of controlling the fern weevil at 29 Miles, in order to pre- 

 vent its encroachment on the neighboring forest, and on the work of 

 beginning the investigartion of the infestation in and about Hilo. 

 Negotiations w^ere also begun for the construction of additional fencing 

 along the volcano road in cooperation with the owner of adjacent 

 private land. 



FOREST PROTECTION. 



At the request of Mr. Sorenson of the 0. R. & L. Co., I supplied him, 

 after a check field trip to Kahuku on January 7, with the approximate 

 location of a line across the upper lands of Kahuku, recommended by 

 my predecessor in 1910, as the proper line on which a fence should be 

 constructed for the protection of the important forest cover on the 

 mountains in this region. 



FOREST FIRE. 



On the night of January 25, a fire in Halawa was reported to me by 

 telephone and I at once communicated with Fire Warden James Gibb 

 of Aiea, who assured me that it was only a grass fire on a ridge which 

 w^ould burn out as soon as it reached the damper vegetation. This 

 proved to be the case, for on inspecting the area the next morning the 

 fire was completely out. It burned over approximately 25 acres of steep 

 open grass land between the pineapples and the forest. 



Respectfully submitted. 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN. 



Honolulu, February 5, 1920. 

 Superintendent of Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



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

 of Januarv, 1920. 



