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drawal of the 81.17 acres from the Olaa Forest Reserve, and that 

 the Governor be requested to take the necessary steps toward 

 this end. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



Honolulu Watershed Reserve. 



Honolulu, April 28, 1920. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Gentlemen: — As per the accompanying letter of March 13, 

 1920, the Commissioner of Public Lands has requested that a 

 small parcel of land consisting of 3230 square feet adjacent to 

 Lot 14 on Tantalus within the Honolulu Watershed Forest Re- 

 serve, District of Honolulu, City and County of Honolulu, and 

 shown on the accompanying sketch map be withdrawn from the 

 said reserve and returned to his jurisdiction so that it m.ay be 

 exchanged for a parcel of land for "Fern Park" in Kapalama, 

 Honolulu. 



Upon investigation, I find that the only suitable building site 

 for Lot 14, from which any view could be obtained, is the area 

 in question and that buildings were constructed on the area long 

 before it and the surrounding lands were included in the forest 

 reserve. The small area has no native forest upon it and I see 

 no particular objection to legalizing the occupancy of the land 

 by returning it to the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Pub- 

 lic Lands. 



There is a road leading down to the area from mauka, and in 

 order to continue a trail right of way the Parke Estate has 

 agreed, if this withdrawal is made, to construct a trail under 

 my supervision along and below the northwest side of this land 

 to connect up with the government land on the ridge makai of 

 the piece. In this way travel up the ridge will not be interrupted. 

 For the above reason I recommend that the Board approve the 

 withdrawal of the 3230 acres from the Honolulu Watershed 

 Forest Reserve and that the Governor be requested to take the 

 necessary further action. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



