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estate value of forest lands included in government forest reserves 

 aside from water values. The matter was informally discussed, 

 the sense of the final conclusion being that the real estate value 

 was nominal. 



September 21, 1915. 



The president presented the application, and Mr. Judd ex- 

 plained that Mr. Hudson desired to obtain immediately mature 

 awa amounting to two tons from the Puna forest reserve to mix 

 with young awa grown by the homesteaders to enable them to 

 make sales. That Mr. Hudson would agree to pay a reasonable 

 price for the awa and to other conditions to be made by the 

 Board. After discussion it was moved by Mr. Dowsett, seconded 

 by Mr. Rice, and unanimously carried that the executive officer 

 be authorized to make an offer to Mr. Hudson of the sale of 

 two tons of mature awa for a price of $100, under conditions 

 that the awa be taken within a period of sixty days and that 

 for each mature awa removed 18 slips be planted, together with 

 such other conditions as may seem best to the Board. 



October 13, 1915. 



President Waterhouse announced that the executive officer has 

 issued a commission to Herbert T. Osborn as field entomologist 

 for the board .for the collection of beneficial insects. Mr. Osborn 

 had been sent for by Mr. Muir to join him immediately and it 

 had been considered advantageous to commission him to do such 

 work for the board. Upon motion of Commissioner Giffard, 

 seconded by Mr. Rice, the commission was confirmed. Unani- 

 mously carried. 



President Waterhouse stated that during the past week, while 

 in Hilo, he had looked over the work of Dr. Elliot, the deputy 

 territorial veterinarian for the Hilo district, and found every- 

 thing very satisfactory; that Dr. Elliot had called his attention 

 to the requirements under the rules of the Board of Health for 

 dairy inspection and stated that it would be an advantage for 

 him to hold a commission from the board as deputy territorial 

 veterinarian for the entire island of Hawaii. After discussion 

 and upon the understanding that there would be no additional 

 expense to the board incurred on account of the increased re- 

 sponsibilities under the commission, it was moved by Mr. Giffard, 

 seconded by Mr. von Holt and unanimously carried that the 

 present commission of Dr. Elliot be cancelled and a new com- 

 mission covering the entire district of the island of Hawaii be 

 issued in its stead. 



Upon request of President Waterhouse, Commissioner von 

 Holt reported for the Committee on Forestry that during the 

 past week he had visited the island of Kahoolawe in company 



