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FEDERAL INSPECTION. 



Mr. N. C. Grover, chief hydraulic engineer of the U. S. Geo- 

 logical Survey, arrived at Hilo on the S. S. Great Northern, 

 March 12, and spent the remainder of the month inspecting the 

 work in the Territory. Mr. Grover visited Kauai, Maui and 

 Hawaii, as well as Oahu, and conferred with many local officials 

 and water users. 



OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK. 



Kauai. Several miles of mountain trails, which had been 

 damaged by the December and January storms, were cleared and 

 repaired. Minor repairs were made at the three new Waimea 

 River stream-gaging stations, and the Wainiha River gaging sta- 

 tion was enlarged, furnished and provisioned in order that it may 

 be used as a camping place. Work was started on the repair- 

 ing and enlargement of the Waioli River gaging station. 



W. V. Hardy, assistant engineer, spent four days with N. C. 

 Grover, chief hydraulic engineer of the U. S. Geological Survey, 

 and G. K. Larrison, superintendent of hydrography, on an in- 

 spection trip around the island. W. V. Hardy spent twenty-two 

 days in the field, during which he visited seventeen stream and 

 two rain-gaging stations, and made twelve stream and ditch meas- 

 urements at regular stations, and one miscellaneous stream meas- 

 urement. He spent five days in the office on computations and 

 general office work. 



D. E. Horner, field assistant, spent twenty-eight days in the 

 field and one day in the office. He visited sixteen stream and 

 seven rain-gaging stations. 



Oahu. A large amount of operation and maintenance work 

 was done. All of the fifty-one stream and ditch-gaging stations 

 were visited and twenty-four stream and ditch measurements 

 were made at regular stations, and five miscellaneous stream 

 measurements were made. Five rainfall-measurement stations 

 were visited. 



Maui. R. D. Klise spent fourteen days in the field, visited 

 twenty-one stream and ditch and one rain-gaging stations, and 

 made six stream and ditch measurements at regular stations. Re- 

 pairs were made at the W. Wailuaiki and Hanawi stations which 

 were damaged by January floods. 



G. K. Larrison accompanied N. C. Grover, chief hydraulic en- 

 gineer of the U. S. Geological Survey, on an inspection trip cov- 

 ering the last four days of the month, and visited twelve stream- 

 measurement stations. 



Hazvaii. General conditions pertaining to stream flow and 

 rainfall were investigated in connection with an inspection trip 

 made around the island with N. C. Grover, chief hydraulic en- 

 gineer, U. S. Geological Survey. 



