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DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



Honolulu, Sept. 29, 1915. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit the following routine re- 

 port for the Division of Forestry for the month of August, 1915 : 



HAWAII TRIP. 



The first six days of the month were spent on Hawaii finish- 

 ing up an official investigation of several matters which required 

 attention. One of these was the proposed elimination of a por- 

 tion of the land of Humuula in the Hilo forest reserve for home- 

 steading purposes. As pointed out in my special report of Au- 

 gust 14, which has been approved by the board, the land in my 

 opinion is necessarily a part of the reserve and should not be 

 eliminated. 



V.'hile investigating Humuula I had a chance to make a par- 

 iini :V;udv of the situation on the government land of Piha, also 

 •n t'le I:ilo reserve, which involves the question of whether a 

 jstroyed forest should be released for stock grazing 

 > J c ed by fencing and allowed to come back into heavy 

 forest. Since there is much further information in regard to 

 fencing and the present uses of adjacent land which must be ob- 

 tained in order to decide on a course which will be wisest in the 

 long run, I desire to investigate still further l)efore presenting 

 my final recommendation to the board. 



The Olaa forest park reserves. Sections A and B, along the 

 Volcano road were examined and it was ascertained that they 

 were both in need of protection by fencing. Section A includes 

 the last large section of native ohia and tree fern forest along 

 the road at 24 Miles, and about 5.6 miles of fencing are needed 

 to protect it from cattle and other destructive animals. The go\-- 

 ernment surveyor has already been requested to locate and fiag 

 the boundaries preparatory to fence construction. Section B is 

 the koa grove at 29 Miles, reserved at the time when the Olaa 

 summer lots were laid out, and is a scenic attraction to tourists. 

 Here a pig-proof fence is necessary to give adequate protection, 

 and a call for bids for the construction of a fence .44 mile long, 

 according to .specifications ai)provcd by the board, is being adver- 

 tised. The B. P. iiishop I'lstate has signified its willingness to co- 

 oi)erate to the extent of paying onc-iialf the cost of the fence 

 along the reserve where, for a distance of 707 feet, the boundary 

 adjoins the estate land of Kcauhou. 



The last area visited on Hawaii was at Kapapala, where it 

 has been requested to add 270 acres of government land to the 

 Kau forest reserve. Cooperative tree i)lanting is proposed for 



