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PLANTATION COMPANIES AND OTHER CORPORATIONS. 



The distribution of plants under this heading amounted to 1000 

 in transplant boxes. 



We have on file orders for 70,000 seedlings to be delivered 

 within the next months. 



MAKIKI STATION. 



The sawmill is now in proper working order. We have cut 

 up a number of fence posts, also some sample specimens of tim- 

 ber trees to be found growing on the Islands. Other work done 

 at the station has been principally routine. 



HONOLULU WATERSHED PLANTING. 



The men have been kept busy during the month hoeing and 

 clearing away grass and weeds from the trees lately planted. We 

 are making preparation for more planting to be done in Makiki 

 main valley. 



ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE. 



The writer has been called upon to give advice and make calls 

 as follows : Calls made, 6 ; advice by telephone, 12 ; advice by 

 letter, 6 ; advice given people calling at Nursery, 8. 



Respectfully submitted, 



David Haughs, 



Forest Nurseryman. 



Division of Entomology 



Honolulu, November 12, 1917. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Gentlemen : — During the month of October the insectary 

 handled 27,400 pupae of the melon fly, from which there were 

 bred 634 females and 573 males. Op ins f let chert. 



The distribution of parasites was as follows : 



Opius fletcheri. 

 Oahu : 



Females. Males. 



Moanalua 470 400 



Moiliih 185 175 



Diachasma fullazvayi. 



Oahu : 



Kalihi 50 20 



Nuuanu 10 10 



