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Division of Hydrography 



Honolulu, January 4, 1917. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, 

 Hawaii. 



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

 sion of Hydrography during December, 1916, is submitted: 



WEATHER CONDITIONS. 



The month of December was marked by general wet weather 

 over all islands, and a heavy storm on Kauai on December 18 

 which caused much damage to ditches, power plants, etc., and 

 the loss of one life. From 11 a. m. December 18 to 11 a. m. 

 December 19, the rainfall at Wainiha, Kauai, exceeded 25 

 inches. Sharp floods also occurred on Oahu on December 8 and 

 27, which were of short duration. 



SPECIAL REPORTS. 



A considerable part of the time of G. K. Larrison and E. E. 

 Goo, and all of the time of R. C. Rice, R. D. Klise and C. T. 

 Bailey was spent in preparing the report of the Territorial Water 

 Commission which is to be submitted to the Governor of Hawaii 

 in January. All except G. K. Larrison were paid from the 

 Water Commission appropriation for the time expended on this 

 work. 



A paper pertaining to the administration, cooperation, per- 

 sonnel, field work, office work, relations to the public, and rela- 

 tions to the Washington office of the U. S. Geological Survey 

 was prepared. This paper is to be presented at the annual con- 

 ference of district engineers to be held January 15 to 20, 1917, 

 at Denver, Colorado. A copy is attached hereto. 



SPECIAL WORK. 



G. K. Larrison spent December 12-16 on Kauai with the 

 Superintendent of Forestry and the Commissioner of Public 

 Lands, all of whom acted with other members of the Kauai 

 Chamber of Commerce, as a special committee to investigate and 

 report to the Kauai Chamber of Commerce, conditions relative to 

 the proposed Waimea Canyon Park or camping place. 



