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of the Territory. A heavy kona storm broke over the islands on 

 the evening of the 24th and reached its maximum intensity on 

 the 25th with rainfall above normal during the following four 

 days. The heaviest rainfall on Oahu occurred at Waialua, 

 6.90 inches, on December 28; and at Koloa, Kauai, 7.51 inches 

 fell in 24 hours. 



Heavy gales caused much damage to shipping and property. 

 The maximum wind velocity recorded at Honolulu was 34 miles 

 per hour on the 27th and 28th. From the damage done at 

 Schofield Barracks the wind velocity must have reached at least 

 60 miles per hour. 



Streams, ditches and reservoirs are well supplied with water 

 and there is plenty of water in sight for all purposes for the 

 near future. 



Special Reports. 



A special report, relative to a suggested method of fixing 

 water rental rates for future water licenses issued by the Ter- 

 ritory of Hawaii, was made to the Governor of Hawaii at his 

 request. 



A special report showing the quantities and valuation of Ter- 

 ritorial waters on the islands of Kauai, Oahu and Maui was 

 also prepared and submitted to the Commissioner of Public 

 Lands at the request of the Governor of Hawaii. 



Special reports were also made to the Governor of Hawaii 

 relative to the quantities and possible valuations of North Wailua 

 and Waimea waters on the island of Kauai. 



Copies of all of the above reports are attached hereto. 



Special Investigations. 



At the request of Mr. T. F. Sedgwick, acting for the Oahu 

 Loan Fund Commission, an investigation was made to determine 

 the leakage and cause thereof from Reservoir No. 4 in the upper 

 ,Nuuanu valley. 



This investigation proved undoubtedly that the greater part 

 of the loss from this reservoir is due to a break in, or faulty con- 

 struction of, the outlet pipe inside of the dam structure and that, 

 should this leak be eliminated, this dam is practically watertight 

 and is absolutely safe. A copy of the report of this investigation 

 is attached hereto. 



Three days were spent on East Maui endeavoring to locate 

 suitable sites for ditch measurement stations which wnll, in the 

 future, produce accurate data as to the amounts of water diverted 

 from Territorial lands under each of the five large water licenses 

 now in effect. This investigation will be completed in January, 

 1916. 



