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Division of Forestry 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



Honolulu, December 12, 1917. 



Gentlemen: — I respectfully submit the following routine re- 

 port of the Division of Forestry for the month of November, 

 1917: 



KAUAI TRIP. 



During the first three days of the month I w^as still on Kauai 

 investigating several forest matters. In company with Forest 

 Ranger Hosea K. Lovell I went over a large part of his district 

 inspecting his work and instructing him in his future duties. The 

 trees which he has been planting on the Kamalomalo flats on 

 government land within the Kealia forest reserve are doing nicely 

 and I pointed out to him the method by which this planting should 

 be continued. A fence along the boundary of the Moloaa forest 

 reserve was found to be in need of repair and upon investigation 

 the matter was called to the attention of the holder of the lease 

 which requires that this fence be maintained in good condition. 



The boundaries of the proposed new forest reserve on the ma- 

 kai land of Wailua to include the Nonou ridge, where there yet 

 remains a remnant of good native forest in need of protection 

 for water conservation purposes, were thoroughly gone over and 

 found to include the land which it is desirable to set apart. 



TREE PLANTING. 



Tree planting on government lands has continued with the set- 

 ting out during the month on the Honolulu Watershed forest 

 reserve of 755 koa trees in Manoa valley, and 800 silk oak and 

 500 swamp mahogany trees on the Kealia reserve, Kauai. The 

 recent plantings here and in Makiki valley have also been gone 

 over to clean out the weeds which have come up with recent rainc. 



ARBOR DAY. 



Arbor Day was celebrated on November 16 and large con- 

 signments of trees were sent to the other islands for planting on 

 this day. Owing to the half-holiday on the same day, on account 

 of the Queen's funeral, the planting on Oahu was not so exten- 

 sive as on former occasions. 



A request has been received from the county engineer of the 

 Island of Hawaii to look into the need for tree planting on the 

 watershed area back of the town of Hilo in order to perpetuate 

 the water supply. This matter will receive attention on my next 

 trip to Hawaii. 



