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Poultry raisers who are troubled with the existence of sore- 

 head in their flocks would do well to follow the advice concern- 

 ing the use of a preventive treatment, described in the report 

 of the Territorial Veterinarian printed in this issue. 



Division of Forestry 



Honolulu, March 22, 1917. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu. 



Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit the following routine report 

 of the Division of Forestry for the month of February, 1917: 



Forest Reserve Matters. 



On February 12 I made an inspection of the project of con- 

 structing a ditch from Hillebrand Glen to No. 4 Reservoir in 

 Nuuanu Valley, within the Honolulu Watershed forest reserve, 

 and found that the work was progressing in accordance with 

 the terms of the license issued by the Land Commissioner, and 

 approved by this Board. Very fortunately the ditch right-of- 

 way is so located, mostly in the open, that only about six trees 

 have to be cut in constructing the ditch. 



Early in the month I served notice on several residents of 

 Hawaii, in the region of Laupahoehoe, to remove from the land 

 of Piha within the Hilo forest reserve, the wild and semi-wild 

 cattle to which they purported to claim ownership by March 31, 

 stating that after this date drastic measures would be taken by 

 this Division, as authorized by law, to get rid of this stock which 

 is doing damage to the forest. 



Although repeated attempts have been made within the past 

 years to round up these cattle, it has been found that on account 

 of their wild nature and the impassable character of the country, 

 probably the only way to get rid of them finally will be to shoot 

 them. I deemed it best, however, to give those who claimed own- 

 ership to this stock a final opportunity to remove them. 



Tree Planting. 



The planting of koa trees in the open places on government 

 land in Manoa Valley, within the Honolulu Watershed forest 

 reserve, was continued during the month. Along the lower 

 boundary of the reserve, on the dry hillside, a few x\ustralian 

 red cedar and Japanese cedar trees were also planted out. 



The seed of the Benguet pine, Pinus insiilaris, received from 

 the Director of Forestry at Manila, P. I., has germinated very 

 well in the nursery, and several thousand trees will before long 



