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REPORT FOR JUNE. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, July 13, 1916. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, Hawaii. 



Gentlemen : — The following report of operations of the Divi- 

 sion of Hydrography during June, 1916, is submitted: 



Weather Conditions. 



The rainfall was generally abundant during the month over all 

 of the islands. A short period of dry weather in Kohala, Ha- 

 waii, was broken by generous rains during the latter part of 

 the month. No heavy storms or floods were reported. 



Territorial Water Commission Work. 



The services of Assistant Engineers R. C. Rice and R. D. Klise 

 were used during the month on the collection, tabulation, segrega- 

 tion, etc., of surface and underground water data for the Ter- 

 ritorial Water Commission, and the salaries and expenses of these 

 men were paid from the funds appropriated for this purpose. 

 A large part of the time of the Superintendent of Hydrography, 

 who is chairman of this Commission without additional pay, was 

 also devoted to this work. 



Special Work For the Governor. 



At the request of the Governor of Hawaii a letter was prepared 

 outlining some of the obstacles to be encountered in the distribu- 

 tion of government water to homesteaders. A copy of this letter, 

 which is still to be considered confidential, is attached hereto. 



Plans For the Future Licensing, Distributing, and Fixing the 

 Price of Government Waters. 



A large amount of data have been collected and tentative plans 

 have been made for the future licensing, distributing and fixing 

 the price of Territorial waters. The U. S. Reclamation Service 

 has furnished copies of regulations and rules pertaining to the 

 distribution, notation, etc., of water to water users as well as 

 plans for structures used in this work. The Territory of Hawaii 

 is very much indebted to the Director and Chief Engineer of the 

 Reclamation Service for these plans and regulations, and for 

 much good advice relative to water distribution which was fur- 

 nished in the form of several letters. It is the intention of the 

 writer to make a special report on this subject in the near future. 



