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reserved out of the Olaa summer lots, and is now one of the 

 attractions to tourists who visit the volcano, on account of the 

 natural grove of koa trees, which is about the only one in this 

 immediate vicinity, on account of the beautiful tree ferns, and in 

 particular on account of an immense koa tree of peculiar growth. 

 Under authority previously granted me by the Board, I have 

 had this section of the Olaa Forest Park reserve enclosed with a 

 Page woven- wire, 13 bar, hog-proof fence. The construction of 

 this fence was completed on December 9 so that now the section 

 is absolutely protected from all stock. The fence was satisfac- 

 torily constructed by the contractor, Mr. A. J. W. jMacKenzie. 

 The total cost of the fence was $260.27, of which the Bernice P. 

 Bishop Estate paid $39.40 as their share of half the cost of the 

 fence along the Keauhou boundary. 



Section A. 



This part of the Olaa Forest Park reserve consists of 374 

 acres of a splendid ohia lehua and tree fern forest at 24 Miles. 

 Here is situated the most interesting native forest on the drive 

 from Glenwood to the volcano, and it is w^ell worth preserving 

 in its natural condition. Cattle from the dairies in the region of 

 Glenwood are beginning to work in to the edges of this reserve, 

 and unless it is soon protected by fencing the forest will begin 

 to die back. In order to preserve this forest, therefore, it is 

 necessary that its boundaries be fenced immediately. The gov- 

 ernment surveyor has recently had the boundary lines re-run, 

 brushed out and flagged preparatory to the construction of a 

 fence. The total distance of the boundaries of the four pieces 

 of land in this reserve is approximately 29,641 feet or about 

 5.62 miles. 



Attached herewith are specifications for a proposed fence 

 around the boundaries of Section A of the Olaa Forest Park 

 reserve, and, if they are acceptable to the Board, I recommend 

 that I be authorized to advertise for bids for the construction 

 of this fence and proceed with the work. The Board already has 

 a sufficient quantity of durable wire for this fence, and, since 

 the posts will be cut locally, practically the only cost will be for 

 the labor of cutting and setting the posts and stringing the wire. 

 In order to guarantee efficient work on this job, I propose to re- 

 quire the successful bidder to furnish a satisfactory bond with 

 the contract. 



Section C. 



This part of the Olaa Forest Park reserve consists of 56 separ- 

 ate pieces of land in the form of strips 150 feet wide and from 

 150 feet to 2000 feet long along both sides of the Volcano road 

 between 18 Miles and about 23^ Miles. These strips were 

 reserved out of the Olaa lots which were sold by the government 



