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Forest Reserve Changes 



On June 9. 1920, there was held a pubHc hearing at the Gov- 

 ernment Nursery to consider certain changes in five forest re- 

 serves, which had received the approval of the Commissioners 

 on May 4 and 24. No one appeared to object to these changes 

 and on T^ne 21 the Governor signed the proclamations which 

 appear in this issue. 



These changes were as follows : 



1. Addition of 30,000 sq. ft. of land along the Volcano Road 

 acquired by exchange from Fred G. Snow, to Sec. C. of the 

 Olaa Forest Park Reserve, Hawaii. 



2. Withdrawal of 83.10 acres of agricultural land from the 

 Olaa Forest Reserve. Hawaii, near 24 Miles so that it may be 

 leased. 



3. Withdrawal of 3230 sq. ft. of land on Tantalus Heights 

 within the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Oahu, desired 

 by the Land Commissioner for exchange purposes. 



4. Change in lower boundary of Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve, 

 Kauai, to release agricultural land and conform to established 

 fence line across lands of Hanamaulu and Wailua. The net re- 

 duction in area amounts to 658 acres. 



5. Modification of boundary of Kealia Forest Reserve, Kauai, 

 to release agricultural land and make certain lines more definite. 

 The net reduction in area amounts to 885 acres. 



Copies of reports of the Superintendent of Forestry on these 

 projects are printed in this issue. 



With these changes the present total area in the 47 forest re- 

 serves now amounts to 817,114 acres. Of this 557,344 acres 

 or 68% is land belonging to the Territory. 



Forest Reserve Addition 



Olaa Forest Park Reserve. 



Honolulu, April 26, 1920. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Hoiiolulu. 



Gentlemen: — In exchange for 30,000 square feet of land in 

 Sec. C. of the Olaa Forest Park Reserve, District of Puna, 

 Island of Hawaii, which was withdrawn from this reserve by 

 proclamation of the Governor signed December 31, 1918, Mr. 

 F. G. Snow has deeded to the Territory an equal area in the 

 immediate vicinity on the Volcano Road near 22 Miles which 

 is covered with a heavier growth of tree ferns and ohia forest. 



