336 



Plants 14 packages 



Fruit 32 ^^ 



Vegetables 1 



Total refused 47 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn, 

 Superintendent of Entomology. 



DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



Honolulu, Oct. 15, 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 September, 

 1915: 



Forest Fires. 



Three grass fires occurred during the early part of the month 

 in the region of Lihue on the eastern slope of the Waianae Moun- 

 tains, Oahu, but only one of them did any damage, a small 

 amount, to tree growth. The first occurred on September 5 and 

 was extinguished the same day. The second, on September 6 

 and was put out the following day only after a fire line had been 

 dug around it. The third, at which I was present, started at 

 noon on September 8 and was extinguished within 40 minutes. 

 The second fire burned over several acres on the higher slopes 

 while the other two, which occurred only in grass and lantana. 

 burned over a few acres. The dry conditions made it possible 

 for the fires to burn very readily and unfortunately the origina- 

 tor of none of them was apprehended. They were all on private 

 lands and were extinguished by laborers working in the adjacent 

 pineapple fields of the Hawaii Preserving Company, who had 

 strict orders promptly to leave their work and rush to every 

 fire at the first sign of smoke. Foreman A. McAngus and Time- 

 keeper Claude P>ailey of the above company deserve great credit 

 for the prompt and cfticient manner in which they supervised the 

 extinguishment of these fires. The copious rains wliich began 

 on September 20 removed any further fire danger. 



The continued dry conditions in North Kohala. Hawaii, and 

 the occurrence of an extensive grass fire in that region, mentioned 

 in my August report, made it seem advisal)le, on the recom- 

 mendation of District Fire Warden S. F. Woods, to require per- 

 mits for burning brush for a ])criod. A notice to this effect was 

 accordingly published in "Tlic Kohala Midget" on September 22. 



