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Progress in Forestry During 1916 



The following letter of the Superintendent of Forestry to Hon. 

 L. A. Thurston, chairman of the Committee on Forestry of the 

 Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, which was written at Mr. 

 Thurston's request, tells of progress made in forestry during the 

 present year, and is here reproduced for the benefit of the read- 

 ers of the Forester: 



November 23, 1916. 

 Hon. L. A. Thurston, 



Chairman of Committee on Forestry, 



Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, 

 Honolulu, Hawaii. 



Dear Sir : — In response to your request of October 3 for a 

 statement of the development of forestry during the past year, I 

 take pleasure in submitting the following: 



The activities of the Division of Forestry of the Territory have 

 continued along the same general lines of forest protection and 

 administration and forest extension, but perhaps with greater 

 speed and more expansion than during previous years. 



Forest Protection. 



The chief activity in this direction has been the construction 

 of efficient barriers along the boundaries of government lands in 

 forest reserves where they are in danger from damage by stock. 

 To this end the following new fences were constructed during 

 the calendar year 1916 to date : 



Miles of 



Island Forest Reserve Location New Fence 



Kauai Moloaa Aliomanu .32 



Oahu Lualualei Lualualei 1.40 



Oahu Honolulu Watershed. . . Palolo .41 



Oahu Honolulu Watershed. . . Manoa 41 



Oahu Manoa Ranger Station. .Kahoiwai 7S 



Hawaii Olaa Forest Park 24 Miles 5.52 



Hawaii Upper Olaa Ranger Station . .26 



Total 9.07 



Existing fences on forest reserve boundaries were also repaired 

 during the calendar year 1916 to date, as follows : 



Island Forest Reserve Location Miles 



Oahu Pupukea Pupukea 1.70 



Oahu Lualualei Lualualei 6.65 



Total 8.35 



