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REPORT FOR APRIL. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, June 15, 1916. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Hono- 

 lulu, Hawaii. 



Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit the following routine re- 

 port of the Division of Forestry for the month of April, 1916: 



FOREST FENCING. 



Two bids for fencing the four parts of Section A of the Olaa 

 Forest Park Reserve, near 24 Miles on the Volcano road, Ha- 

 waii, were received and opened on April 1. One was for $3895 

 and the other $1975. The contract was awarded to the lowest 

 bidder, I. Erickson, and work on the project began on April 15. 

 The wire was furnished by this division from the supply on hand, 

 and posts are being obtained from local ohia trees. The total 

 length of the fence will be 5.62 miles, and it will protect the 

 magnificent tree fern and ohia forests from dairy stock which 

 now runs at will in this region. The fence is to be completed by 

 September 6, 1915. 



The repairs to the Lualualei Forest Reserve boundary fence 

 on Oahu have progressed during the month and several miles 

 have been strengthened and made stockproof and the cattle 

 driven from the reserve. 



RULES II AND III. 



Rule H of this division, covering the general administration 

 and protection of forest reserves, was approved by the Governor 

 on April 5, and Rule III, relating to trespassing on the Nuuanu 

 Watershed, was approved by the Governor on March 31. The 

 publication of both rules began on April 13, and they now have 

 the full force and effect of law. Copies of the rule have been 

 printed and distributed. 



KAUAI TRIP. 



From April 6 to 12 I was on Kauai with the Governor, at his 

 request, and with him investigated a complaint against Ranger 

 Lovell. It appears that after an attempt had been made to turn 

 stock into a part of the Kealia Forest Reserve, the ranger had put 

 a lock on the boundary fence gate. A key had been given to the 

 reservoir keeper, who must pass through this gate, but the con- 

 trollers of the adjacent land, who also have occasion to pass along 

 this road, complained of being shut out. The matter was settled 

 by giving additional keys to responsible parties who must neces- 



