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vember 4, 1914, and to my surprise I found that nothing had 

 been done. The situation was reported to the Commissioner 

 of Public Lands, who has requested the present holder of the 

 lease to comply at once with this requirement. 



Neiv Forest Reserve. 



The public hearing to consider the setting apart of the Panaewa 

 Forest Reserve, containing 1750 acres, in Waiakea, South Hilo, 

 Hawaii, and the withdrawal of a small piece of land in Makiki 

 and of another in Nuuanu within the Honolulu Watershed For- 

 est Reserve, Oahu, was held on April 10, with a full attendance 

 of all commissioners who were in town and of the Governor and 

 Land Commissioner. There being no objections raised, the Gov- 

 ernor on the following day signed the proclamations setting aside 

 this new reserve on Hawaii and withdrawing the two small par- 

 cels of land on the existing reserve. 



Eucalyptus Cuttings. 



On April 11 the Forest Nurseryman and I visited the cuttings 

 in the eucalyptus plantations of the Hawaiian Pineapple Com- 

 pany at Waipio, Oahu, to give advice on the height to which 

 stumps should be cut. We found that blue gum, swamp mahog- 

 any and bloodwood trees eight years old were being cut for fuel 

 and posts, and that the posts cut from the bloodwood trees {Euca- 

 lyptus corymbosa) were particularly good. 



Kahoolazue. 



A verbal report from Mr. Eben Low made to me on April 20, 

 soon after he had returned from his stay of five weeks on the 

 Island of Kahoolawe, asserts that during this time 103 sheep 

 were captured and removed from the island and that 127 goats 

 were exterminated. Mr. Low estimates that there are still about 

 30 to 40 sheep and 600 goats on the island. This recalls the fact 

 that the application of Mr. Wm. Gillies to be allowed to go to 

 Kahoolawe for the purpose of cleaning oflF the goats is still 

 pending before the Board. 



This Division has purchased 100 dry coconuts which are now 

 being sprouted at the ]\Iakiki Niursery so that they may be taken 

 over to Kahoolawe and planted in some of the sandy coves in 

 order to provide sustenance for whoever may possibly be stranded 

 on the island in the future. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



