339 



Collections. 



Government Realizations : 



Collections on account of plants sold amounted to $ 7.15 



Preservation Forest Reserves : 



Sale of 2 tons of Awa Root in Puna Forest Reserve, Ha- 

 waii, under permit approved Sept. 25, 1915 100.00 



Rent of premises at Half Way House, Tantalus, for July. 



August and September 30.00 



For use of two acres of land Pauoa Valley, for July, 



August and September 5.00 



For use of land and gathering ti leaf, on Kalawahine, 



Pauoa Valley, July, August and September 12.50 



$147.50 



Plantation Companies and Other Corporations. 



Under this heading 38,000 trees in seed boxes were distributed. 

 From present indications, it would seem that a great deal of tree 

 planting will be undertaken during the coming rainy season. 

 Many inquiries are being received in regard to trees for wind 

 breaks, firewood and other purposes. 



Collection and Distribution of Seed. 



From the Board of Trustees, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, 

 New Zealand, we received a letter of thanks for a collection 

 of seed which we gave to Mr. Tribe, a member of the Park 

 Trustees when he passed through Honolulu a short time ago. 

 The letter also stated that they were sending us a collection of 

 seed of their native flora. 



A request for forest tree seed was received from The Director, 

 Agricultural Station, ITvoloina, near Tamatave, Madagascar, 

 from Prof. C. J. Hunn. University of Porto Rico, College of 

 Agriculture, Mayaguez, a full list of sample packets. Seed has 

 been forwarded as requested. At the nursery we have had sev- 

 eral requests for seed samples from tourists and others passing 

 through Honolulu. Those we gave sample packets with the un- 

 derstanding that they send us seed in return. The seed boys have 

 been kept busy collecting seed in and around the city and on 

 Tantalus. 



Makiki Station. 



At this station the greater part of the trees to be used during 

 the coming planting season are kept. Caring for these, also 

 transplanting, sterilizing and mixing soil, has constituted the prin- 

 cipal work done during the month. 



