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G. K. Larrison spent nearly all of the month of Avigust at 

 Waimea, Hawaii, assisting the Attorney General's department on 

 the Waikoloa water case being tried at that place. 



KAUAI. 



Construction work on the three new stations being established 

 in the Waimea gorge on the three main branches of the Waimea 

 river was started. In addition to this work 32 stream and 

 seven rain-gaging stations were visited, and 14 stream measure- 

 ments were made. 



An examination was made of the Waimea water supply system 

 and recommendations relative to its improvement were made to 

 the health authorities. 



OAHU. 



In the absence of G. K. Larrison, R. C. Rice, offtce engineer, 

 held a conference with His Excellency the Governor of Hawaii, 

 relative to the leasing of government water in the vicinity of 

 Anahola, Kealia, Kapaa and Lihue, on the- Island of Kauai. 

 Conferences were also held with His Excellency relative to the 

 proposed expenditure of $20,000 by a commission appointed by 

 the Mayor of Honolulu to investigate the city's water resources. 



A new garage with concrete floor, large enough to hold two 

 automobiles, oil tanks and other equipment, was constructed on 

 the premises of Judge C. W. Ashford, 1087 Beretania street, 

 under an agreement that no rental is to be paid previus to July 1, 

 1917. 



A large amount of minor repair and maintenance work was 

 done on the stream, ditch and rainfall gaging stations on this 

 island. Twenty-four stream and ditch and four rainfall-gaging 

 stations were visited, and eleven stream and ditch measurements 

 were made. 



MAUI. 



Thirty-eight stream and ditch and three rainfall-measurement 

 stations were visited, and 16 stream measurements were made. 

 In addition to this a considerable amount of small repair and 

 maintenance work was done. 



HAWAII. 



Seven stream measurements were made on the Waikoloa 

 stream, and a large amount of survey and level work was done — 

 all in connection with the Waikoloa water case. 



