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koa trees were set out on government land near the head of the 

 valley. The koa trees planted in January on the ]\Ianoa Ranger 

 Station have shown up better than any other species and some 

 of them are already two feet high. The Australian red cedar 

 trees planted at the same time are also showing good growth. 



A new consignment of seed of the Benguet pine, Pimis In- 

 sularis, was received from Manila and one pound was sent to the 

 Parker Ranch for germination at the Keanakolu Nursery and 

 planting out on the Alauna Kea Forest Reserve, Hawaii. A 

 small quantity was also sent to Dr. C. P. Durney for experi- 

 mental planting at the sanitarium in Kula, Maui. Five addi- 

 tional boxes of Benguet pine seedlings have also been shipped 

 to ]\Ir. A. A. Wilson for planting out at the high elevation about 

 Wahiawa, Oahu. 



A^iiitauu Valley Thinning. 



At the request of the City Planning Commission, with the ma- 

 jority of members of which 1 personally looked over the trees 

 along the road in the Honolulu Watershed Reserve leading to 

 the Xuuanu Pali, I began toward the latter part of the month 

 and almost completed a thinning of some of the trees, mostly 

 swamp mahogany and ironwood, at points along the road in 

 order to open up vistas opposite waterfalls and other places of 

 interest and to make the road visible at sharp turns in order 

 to avoid danger of collisions. 



Forest Reserve Hearing. 



April 10, at 2:30 p. m., has been set by the Governor as the 

 time for a public hearing at the Government Nursery to consider 

 the setting apart of the Panaewa Forest Reserve in Waiakea, 

 South Hilo, Hawaii, and the elimination of a small piece of land 

 in Nuuanu and a small piece in Makiki, both within the Hono- 

 lulu Watershed Forest Reserve. Since this is a hearing of the 

 Governor and this Board, it is desirable that as many of the 

 Commissioners as possible be present. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD. 



Superintendent of Forestry. 

 REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, April 16, 1917. 



Superintendent of Forestry, 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



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

 done during the month of March : 



