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present fence runs up to the Kehena ditch and cattle are not getting into 

 the forest beyond this point. 



On November 12, in company with the Assistant Superintendent, I 

 inspected the government land of Waimano in the Ewa Forest Reserve. 

 The whole forest on this land is in excellent condition and is serving well 

 its function of conserving the runoff. Most of the reserve boundary 

 across the land consists of natural barriers and although the old fence 

 across the valley bottom was found to be out of repair there was no 

 recent evidence of any cattle having entered the reserve. The necessary 

 repairs will soon be made to this fence so as to prevent any possible 

 damage by stock in the future. 



During an inspection of the Hauula Reserve made on November 23, it 

 was discovered that the gate on the fence line in the main valley was 

 off its hinges and that in several places the wires were stretched apart 

 allowing cattle to have access to the reserve. The gate was closed and 

 temporary repairs made to the fence. On my return to town, I called 

 to the Land Commissioner's attention the unsatisfactory conditions found 

 at Hauula. The homesteaders there, by agreement with a former Land 

 Commissioner, have the use of 193 acres of government land adjacent 

 to the reserve as a free pasture on condition they keep the forest reserve 

 fence in good repair. I have suogested to the Land Commissioner that 

 he require the homesteaders to drive out their cattle and repair the fence 

 within 30 days and thereafter to keep the fence in stock-proof condition. 



An agreement has been made with the manager of the Haleakala 

 Ranch whereby, at his suggestion, he will have his cowboys drive out 

 of the Makawao Reserve. Maui, any stock found trespassing therein, the 

 time of the men to be paid for by this Division. This should put a stop 

 to the frequent trespass of tame cattle reported on that reserve. Addi- 

 tional trespass of tame cattle has been reported on the Waianae-kai 

 Reserve, Oahu, and to remedy the situation there an additional ranger 

 will soon be assigned to prevent this in the future. 



Ranger Stone reports the completion on November 30, of a stretch 

 of new fence 3,250 feet long built bv the Hutchinson Plantation on the 

 boundary of the Kau Forest Reserve, Hawaii, across the land of Kaalaiki, 

 Kau, Hawaii. 



ACQUISITION OF LAND. 



In response to the Board's request that the title to 1,006 acres of 

 privately owned land in the Kula Forest Reserve be acq.uired by the 

 Territory, the Governor has replied that an exchange can not be made 

 under the law if the area exceeds 40 acres in area, that there is not 

 sufficient money in the fund for land purchases on Maui which could 

 be used for this purpose, but that the matter will be presented at the 

 next regular session of the Legislature. 



During the month I have attended two meetings of the Agricultural 

 Committee of the House of Representatives on the question of the acquisi- 

 tion of parts of the lands of Kehona 2, Kahualiilii, Rahunanii and Waika, 

 amounting to 4,155 acres, which it is desired to include in the Kohala Mt. 

 Forest Reserve, Hawaii. Condemnation proceedings for Kehena 2 were 

 instituted in 1910 but were never consummated. At the request of the 

 committee I shall accompany some of its members on an examination of 

 the land, leaving Honolulu on December 8. 



On November 20, Assistant Superintendent Kraebel went to Hawaii 

 and began an examination of the lower line of the Hilo Forest Reserve. 

 He was instructed to see what additional lands could be included in the 

 reserve by bringing the line down further makai and to do the preliminary 

 work necessary for the establishment of a permanent boundary and the 

 construction of a stock-proof fence. This work is necessary before active 

 steps can be taken to prevent further cattle trespass in this reserve. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



