has planted out a total of 9279 trees consisting of silk oak, swamp 

 mahogany, lemongum and Japanese cedar. 



This recent planting on government forest reserve lands is 

 in addition to that which has been done in Makiki on the Hono- 

 lulu Watershed Forest Reserve for the past three years, .and it 

 is planned to extend it to various forest reserves as opportunity 

 and means are presented. 



Postal reply cards were sent out at the end of the month to 

 all tree planters in the Territory in order to ascertain for the 

 annual report the number and kinds of trees planted during the 

 year 1916 on private lands throughout the islands. 



SANDALWOOD BULLETIN. 



Botanical Bulletin No. 3 of this Division, "The Sandalw-oods 

 of Hawaii," by Mr. Joseph F. Rock, Consulting Botanist, came 

 off the press on December 28, 1916, and has been mailed out 

 to those whom it will interest and to public libraries. 



MAKIKI SQUATTERS. 



The free permits to the native Hawaiians granting them the 

 privilege to reside in lower Alakiki Valley in the Honolulu 

 Watershed Forest Reserve were renewed for the year 1917. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN. 



Honolulu, December 30, 1916. 

 Superintendent of Forestry, Honolulu. 



Dear Sir : — I herewith submit a report of the principal work 

 done during the month of December, 1916: 



NURSERY. 



Distribution of Plants. 



In Boxes Pot 



Transplanted. Grown. Total. 



Sold 280 280 



Gratis ..' 450 740 1190 



450 1020 1470 



