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Jail nary Plans. 



Kauai. — Collect and segregate all cooperative rainfall and 

 ditch flow data available from private corporations. 



Establish new measurement stations on the Kekaha and W'ai- 

 mea ditches. 



Relocate the measurement station on the Lihue ditch to a 

 more satisfactory location. 



OaJiu. — Only routine operation and maintenance work will be 

 done. 



Maui. — Complete repair work on East Maui and construct 

 new continuous record measurement stations on the Olowalu and 

 Ukumehame streams, which are owned by the Territory of 

 Hawaii. 



The East Maui Irrigation Company is considering the installa- 

 tion of a large number of stream measurement stations on the 

 lower boundary of their ''fee simple" land which lies above the 

 Territorial lands which furnish water to the ditches of this com- 

 pany under three water licenses, two of which terminate in 1917 

 and 1919, respectively. The W'ailuku Sugar Co. is also planning 

 an intensive study of its water supply and distribution system. 



A consultation with the officials of these corporations will be 

 held early in the month, relative to handling this work by coop- 

 eration with this division. 



Hazvaii. — Mr. Austin will complete his field work in the Ko- 

 hala and Hamakua districts and his report will be submitted 

 to the proper Territorial officials. 



X'ery respectfully, 



G. K. Larrison, 

 Superintendent of Hydrography. 



COMMISSION BUSINESS. 



Extracts from Minutes of recent meetings of the Board of 

 Agriculture and Eorestry. 



November 4, 1915. — President \\'aterhouse presented the spe- 

 cial report of the Superintendent of Forestry recommending the 

 appointment of E. H. Hippie as forest ranger for Palolo, Manoa 

 and Nuuanu valleys at a salary of twenty-five dollars a month. 

 On motion of Mr. Rice, seconded by Mr. Dowsett and unani- 

 mously carried, the recommendation was adopted to become 

 effective on and after November 15, 1915. 



President Waterhouse presented the special report of the 

 Superintendent of Forestry recommending the appointment of 

 John Pililaau as forest ranger for the Waianae district, Oahu, 

 at a salary of twenty dollars per month to take eft'ect December 

 1, 1915. On motion of Mr. von Holt, seconded bv Mr. Rice and 

 unanimously -^^arried. the recommendation was adopted. 



