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Rule XIII of the Division of Entomology forbids the transporta- 

 tion of this plant in any form from one island to another, and 

 authorizes agents of the board to destroy it wherever found. 

 The owner of the land in Palolo Valley, where the thimbleberry 

 bushes were discovered and destroyed, has been notified and re- 

 quested to cooperate in eradicating this plant pest from this re- 

 gion. The thimbleberry has also been recently found back of Sugar 

 Loaf on Tantalus, and will be eradicated at once. All infested 

 areas after the destruction of the bushes, will be kept under ob- 

 servation to prevent young plants coming up from the roots or 

 seeds. 



RULES II AND III. 



A part of the month was occupied in drafting and getting 

 ready for presentation to the Board, Rules II and III of this 

 division, which subsequently have been approved by the Gov- 

 ernor and published. 



Rule II is a general rule for the protection and administration 

 of government lands in the forest reserves throughout the Ter- 

 ritory, and gives the necessary authority to prevent acts of tres- 

 pass and destruction which are detrimental to the best interests 

 of forestry. The promulgation and enforcement of this rule 

 will accomplish much toward the better administration and pro- 

 tection of our forest reserves. Hitherto the division has acted 

 in this respect without the authority which this new rule gives. 

 The provisions of this rule are largely based on the regulations 

 of the U. S. Forest Service, which have been in effect on the 

 mainland national forests for many years with success. 



Rule III is local in its application and was promulgated in the 

 effort to prevent the contamination of the water in the three 

 upper reservoirs in Nuuanu Valley within the Honolulu Water- 

 shed Forest Reserve. 



Both rules were published in the May number of the Forester. 



FUEL STUDY. 



During the month the contemplated study of the supply and 

 demand for fuel wood in the Territory was begun, and a list of 

 questions was sent out to 70 wood users and dealers, including 

 all of the sugar plantations and larger ranches in the Islands. 

 An endeavor is being made in this study to ascertain the total 

 amount and kinds of wood used for fuel during the year 1915, 

 the place where produced, the place and cost where used, and the 

 ways and means of cheapening this commodity. Those address- 

 ed in this study have been very ready in their replies, and the 

 results when compiled can not but help in the solution of this 

 important fuel supply problem. 



